Comments on: Hodgdon Equivalents for ADI Product Codes

By: Skippy

Skippy — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:03:49 +0000

Adi/Thales equivalent to IMR8208 is called

BENCHMARK 8208

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:50:31 +0000

what is the adi/thales equivalent for the hodgson us869 referred to in the barnes manual.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:16:09 +0000

If you don’t believe the above chart go to the Hodgdon site and look at the MSDS data and it CLEARLY shows the ADI names.

By: db

db — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:13:28 +0000

try this link to the ADI site: http://www.adi-limited.com/handloaders-guide/equivalents.asp

By: Matt Groom

Matt Groom — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:08:27 +0000

Thanks. I found this in the ADI Handloaders Guide (PDF Link at the top) too.

It’s a pretty good layout, but I’ve done numerous tests with BL-C2 and AA2230 and gotten very different pressures and velocities. Both of these powders are Ball Powders, so I don’t know why I got such different numbers with these two if they’re equivalent.

By: Matthew Groom

Matthew Groom — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:47:45 +0000

How did you know I was looking for a chart like this? Does anyone make a burn rate chart that has all the different names of the same powders on it, instead of stacking them right on top of each other? I’ve seen the Hodgdon, Western Powders, and Nammo charts, with the Nammo chart being the best layout. All of them are incomplete and don’t list certain powders. Does anyone make a better burn chart that says when two differently named powders are actually the same?

By: Thales Australia Limited

Thales Australia Limited — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:03:53 +0000

ADI Limited have changed our name to Thales Australia Limited. Thales have yet to released the IMR8208XBR propellant in Australia to the sporting shooters market and thus it does not have an equivalent name.

Thales also manufacture Trail Boss, which has retained its name in Australia.