Hodgdon Powder Company, The Gunpowder People®, is pleased to announce the release of the 2026 Hodgdon Annual Manual.

This reloading manual features data for Hodgdon, Accurate Powder®, IMR®, Ramshot® and Winchester® Smokeless Propellants. In total, more than 12,000 loads are represented in this title, with updates for more than 116 rifle and pistol cartridges and more than 1,000 shotshell loads. Along with comprehensive load data, the 2025 Hodgdon Annual Manual offers authoritative articles by leading firearms industry writers from Shooting Times magazine.

“This year’s Annual Manual reflects our continued commitment to both new and experienced reloaders,” said Aaron Oelger, vice president of marketing. “For 2026, we expanded our educational focus with a series of Reloading 101 articles for beginners and advanced Reloading 301 features for seasoned handloaders. This edition also includes a memorial honoring JB Hodgdon, whose influence continues to guide our work.”

This manual also includes articles on the following topics:

·Reloading newer cartridges such the 22 ARC, 22 GT, 25 Creedmoor, 30 Nosler, and 338 ARC

·Loading subsonic cartridges

·Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Pyrodex

·A special reprint of RCBS Founder Fred Huntington’s classic 1967 essay ‘Why Reload’

Customers can purchase the 2026 Hodgdon Annual Manual wherever popular magazines are sold or can order on the Hodgdon website at www.Hodgdon.com for $14.99 (shipping included).

About Hodgdon Powder Company, Inc.

Established in 1947 by Bruce and Amy Hodgdon and sons J.B. and Bob, Hodgdon Powder Company is now the largest US consumer supplier of smokeless and blackpowder substitute propellants. The company distributes gunpowder under the Hodgdon®, IMR®, Ramshot®, Acccurate®, Winchester®, Pyrodex®, Triple Seven® and Blackhorn 209® brands.

Learn more about the brands at these websites – www.HodgdonPowderCo.com and connect with Hodgdon on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.