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Contact: Chris Hodgdon
Marketing/Sales
Hodgdon Powder Company
Phone: 913-362-9455 ext 120
Fax: 913-362-6455
chris@hodgdon.com
For Immediate Release
Hodgdon Gunpowder Factory Workers Swarm NRA Show
Hodgdon Powder Company, under the tutelage of owners J.B. and Bob Hodgdon, chartered a bus for the employees of the Gunpowder factory to come with their families to the NRA show held April 13-15 2012 in St. Louis. Over 50 employees and family members made the trip, each wearing a commemorative T-Shirt celebrating the visit.
“Hodgdon Powder Company employees are passionate about gunpowder because shooting is their hobby also” said Rick Basore, Production Manager at the Hodgdon factory. “You can be assured when you buy Hodgdon Gunpowder that it will perform because the employees at the factory expect the same every weekend when they are out shooting”.
For Immediate Release
Shawnee Mission Kansas, November 2011. Hodgdon® The Gunpowder People® proudly announces its 9th Annual Manual. The 2012 Hodgdon Annual Manual features so much more than any typical manual: 100+ pages of rifle and pistol data with well over 5,000 shown loads, information on 30 Hodgdon, 19 IMR® and 10 Winchester® brand powders, new 300 AAC Blackout data, lead free bullet recipes for 21 rifle cartridges, and seven highly anticipated articles on such topics as economical handloading with lead free “green” bullets by some of the top industry outdoor writers.
Hodgdon’s 2012 Annual Manual© is the most compressive yet
Shawnee Mission Kansas, November 2011. Hodgdon® The Gunpowder People® proudly announces its 9th Annual Manual. The 2012 Hodgdon Annual Manual features so much more than any typical manual: 100+ pages of rifle and pistol data with well over 5,000 shown loads, information on 30 Hodgdon, 19 IMR® and 10 Winchester® brand powders, new 300 AAC Blackout data, lead free bullet recipes for 21 rifle cartridges, and seven highly anticipated articles on such topics as economical handloading with lead free “green” bullets by some of the top industry outdoor writers.
The 2012 Hodgdon Annual Manual is the complete resource for the hot new Hodgdon propellant called CFE™223 or “Copper Fouling Eraser” that greatly deters copper fouling, shown in 27 different cartridges and 147 loads.
Look for Hodgdon’s most inclusive Annual Manual yet at favorite newsstands and gun stores in early 2012. Cost is only $8.99 retail or $11.99 by ordering direct from Hodgdon at 913-362-9455 or Hodgdon.com
October 2011
For Immediate Release
Shoot more...clean less with NEW Hodgdon® CFE™223 Powder
Shawnee Mission Kansas, October 2011 – Imagine a powder that greatly deters copper
fouling while you shoot! It’s here, Hodgdon® introduces CFE™223 powder. Originally
developed for U.S. rapid fire military systems, CFE™223 incorporates this
proprietary chemistry named “Copper Fouling Eraser.” Match shooters, Varmint
hunters, and AR enthusiasts will benefit considerably with longer periods
of top accuracy with less barrel cleaning time.
Reload data for CFE™223 is available in 27 different cartridges with 147 loads. Maximum velocities are obtained in the 204 Ruger, 5.56 NATO/223 Remington, 22-250 and 7.62 NATO/308 Winchester at hodgdon.com in the Reloading Data Center. CFE™223 is a Spherical powder that meters flawlessly; it will be available in one and eight pound containers at dealers everywhere beginning January, 2012. For more information call 913-362-9455 or mail 6231 Robinson, Shawnee Mission KS 66202.