WARNING! Hodgdon News - H4227 Product Recall

[Ornery Orr]

Hodgdon has a powder recall on H4227. 1 pound containers, lot #10328054230.  It seems that they contain H4198 instead of H4227.  Go to www.hodgdon.com for more details.  Don't know if anybody uses this or not, just don't want anyone to get hurt.

Moderators:  If possible, this should be put into every forum.

[Marshal Halloway]

This is information from June 2005.

PRODUCT RECALL

June 7, 2005

HODGDON POWDER COMPANY, INC.
  SMOKELESS POWDER

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: H4227 SMOKELESS POWDER – 1 LB. CONTAINER, LOT NUMBER: 10328054230

WARNING: Hodgdon Powder Company, Inc. has determined that a small number of one pound (1 lb.) containers of a small lot number of Hodgdon’s H4227 smokeless powder canned on March 31, 2005 contains Hodgdon H4198 powder instead of H4227 powder.

Use of this product when loaded in cartridges and/or shotshells using standard loading data can cause a low pressure, unsafe condition, which could cause a projectile to become lodged in a firearm barrel, which upon the firing of a subsequent load, may cause personal injury to the user and/or bystander and damage to the firearm.

Users should immediately cease using this product and return it to Hodgdon Powder Co., Inc. as indicated below:

RETURN OF PRODUCT AND REPLACEMENT:
  All persons in possession of Lot #10328054230 of Hodgdon’s H4227– 1 lb. containers of smokeless powder should immediately call 1-800-622-4366 (toll free) for instructions from Hodgdon’s Customer Service Dept. as to the return of this product.

Hodgdon will send you a D.O.T. approved return shipping carton at no cost to you for use in returning the product. We will also send you a replacement product at no charge.

[Ornery Orr]

Thanks for dressing it up Marshal.  The post looks better now.