Eliminate Copper Fouling with Hodgdon CFE Pistol Powder

For high-volume competitive shooters, high-stakes tactical training, and dedicated handloaders, cleaning stubborn metal buildup out of a handgun barrel is a frustrating, time-consuming chore. Conventional powders trigger severe copper deposition with every shot, slowly stealing your precision, shrinking your bore, and forcing you away from the firing line for tedious scrubbing.

Hodgdon CFE Pistol Powder changes everything. This premium smokeless propellant features pioneering, military-grade Copper Fouling Eraser (CFE) technology, an elite chemistry designed to fundamentally deter jacket fouling inside your barrel. By choosing this advanced ball powder, you aren’t just buying reloading supplies—you are investing in sustained, spectacular accuracy, significantly longer shooting intervals, and dramatically reduced maintenance time.

Why Hodgdon CFE Pistol Powder is a Reloading Game-Changer

1. Proprietary Copper Fouling Eraser (CFE) Technology

Originally formulated for rapid-fire military weapon systems, Hodgdon’s legendary CFE additive interacts chemically at the molecular level with the heat of ignition. It prevents copper jacket material from fusing directly to your rifling. Instead of accumulating layer after layer of accuracy-killing copper, the fouling is cleanly swept out with subsequent shots. This means your handgun barrel stays pristine through hundreds of rounds, maintaining match-grade groupings from your first shot to your last.

2. Flawless, Match-Grade Metering Consistency

As a true spherical (ball) powder, Hodgdon CFE Pistol features perfectly uniform, micro-granular geometry. Unlike coarse, irregular extruded powders that catch, chop, or bind inside a volumetric powder measure, this powder flows like liquid sand. This exceptional flow ensures perfectly uniform charge weights with virtually zero variance. When your progressive reloading press throws identical charges drop after drop, you achieve single-digit standard deviations in velocity, translating directly into repeatable precision on target.

3. Maximum Clean-Burning Velocity

Hodgdon CFE Pistol occupies a highly versatile medium burn rate position on the handgun propellant chart. It is engineered to generate impressive, robust velocities at safe SAAMI working pressures. While it burns exceptionally clean at standard-to-hot velocities, it also leaves minimal carbon residue, ensuring your semi-automatic slides, feed ramps, and triggers cycle smoothly without sluggish buildup.

Optimized Applications & Caliber Compatibility

Whether you are loading target ammunition for weekend matches or assembling high-performance defense rounds, this versatile double-base propellant is a top-tier performer across the most popular handgun cartridges:

• 9mm Luger: Exceptional performance with 115gr, 124gr, and 147gr bullets, easily meeting Minor power factors with smooth felt recoil.

• .45 ACP: Provides the perfect pressure curve to push heavy 230gr projectiles to optimal velocities with clean burn profiles.

• .40 S&W & .38 Super: Highly favored by competitive action shooters seeking predictable, flat-shooting performance and excellent case-fill density.

Product Specifications

• Brand: Hodgdon Powder Company

• Powder Type: Spherical / Ball Smokeless Propellant

• Burn Rate: Medium Pistol

• Primary Application: Handgun Reloading (Target, Competition, Self-Defense)

• Container Size: Available in 1 lb and 8 lb canisters

• Flash Suppressant: Integrated low-flash chemistry

Safety Reminder: Always consult the official, updated Hodgdon Reloading Data Center for exact starting and maximum grain charges before assembling your handloads. Never exceed manufacturer-recommended pressure limits.