Alliant Pistol/Shotshell
Alliant Blue Dot
Alliant's magnum lead shotshell powder, also used for magnum handgun loads.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Alliant |
|---|---|
| Product family | Alliant Pistol/Shotshell |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell, pistol |
| Grain form | flake |
| Burn-rate position | 57 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 10 gauge, 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, .44 Magnum, .41 Magnum |
Alliant calls it consistent and accurate and the powder of choice for magnum hunting loads. Always work from Alliant's current published data for this powder rather than older tables.
Burn rate
Slow for a shotshell powder; between Herco and Pro Reach.
Chart agreement: consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it Ranked by: Hodgdon, Alliant, Vihtavuori, Shooters World, Wolfe/LoadData.
Powders charted near it — neighbours on the chart are not substitutes, and adjacency tells you nothing about what charge either one takes:
- Vihtavuori 3N38 (position 54)
- Winchester 572 (position 55)
- Shooters World Major Pistol (position 56)
- Accurate No. 7 (position 58)
- Alliant Pro Reach (position 59)
- Hodgdon Longshot (position 60)
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.