Alliant Pistol/Shotshell
Alliant 20/28
Purpose-built for 20 and 28 gauge clay target shooting, particularly skeet and sporting clays.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Alliant |
|---|---|
| Product family | Alliant Pistol/Shotshell |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell |
| Grain form | flake |
| Burn-rate position | 33 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 20 gauge, 28 gauge |
Alliant states it is designed for all modern 20 and 28 gauge components, burns very cleanly and has proven lot-to-lot consistency. Made in the USA.
Burn rate
Mid-range shotshell speed, between Green Dot and Unique.
Chart agreement: consistent across the three charts that list it Ranked by: Hodgdon, Alliant, Wolfe/LoadData.
Powders charted near it — neighbours on the chart are not substitutes, and adjacency tells you nothing about what charge either one takes:
- Ramshot Zip (position 30)
- Hodgdon HP-38 (position 31)
- Winchester 231 (position 32)
- Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star (position 34)
- Winchester WinClean 244 (position 35)
- Alliant Unique (position 36)
Sources
Other Alliant powders
Verify the charge, not just the recipe
Good data gets you a safe starting point. It does not tell you what actually went into the case on stroke 340 — a bridged measure, a double charge, a squib. That is what an RCM Laser Powder Check is for.