Alliant Pistol/Shotshell
Alliant Bullseye
Alliant's classic fast-burning pistol powder, aimed principally at handgun target loads. The company singles out .45 ACP target shooting as its signature use.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Alliant |
|---|---|
| Product family | Alliant Pistol/Shotshell |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | pistol |
| Grain form | flake |
| Composition | double-base |
| Burn-rate position | 16 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | .45 ACP, .38 Special, .32 S&W Long |
One of the highest-nitroglycerin formulations Alliant publishes, which is why it is firmly double-base. Alliant describes it as fast burning, consistent and economical, and it is among the longest-running products in the line.
Burn rate
One of the fastest handgun powders Alliant lists; positioned between Red Dot and Promo.
Chart agreement: DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders Bullseye FASTER than Promo and Clay Dot; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, orders them the other way. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine. 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:
- Hodgdon Clays (position 13)
- Alliant Clay Dot (position 14)
- Hodgdon Hi-Skor 700-X (position 15)
- Alliant Sport Pistol (position 17)
- Hodgdon High Gun (position 18)
- Hodgdon Titegroup (position 19)
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.