Alliant Pistol/Shotshell
Alliant e3
A competition-grade 12 gauge target shotshell powder. Alliant markets it for clay target work where clean burning and reduced charge weight matter.
A competition-grade 12 gauge target powder and, by Alliant's account and most users', the cleanest thing they make for clays. It is very fast and very charge-efficient, so you use little of it per shell — the economic argument, and also the reason to keep your eyes on the press. It is stable across the weather you actually shoot clays in, which is what a year-round registered-target shooter wants. Twelve gauge target work only; there is no case for it elsewhere.
- 12 gauge trap
- 12 gauge skeet
- registered clay target loads
Who has Alliant e3 today
Checked October 10Out of stock at every store we track
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 4 lb | $119.99 | $37.86 est. | Out |
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 8 lb | $305.95 | $42.17 est. | Out |
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 1 lb | $35.95 | $67.39 est. | Out |
“In hand” is the shelf price plus that store’s hazmat fee and shipping, spread over one container. Stock is checked once a day — confirm on the store’s page before ordering. Compare all powders →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Alliant |
|---|---|
| Product family | Alliant Pistol/Shotshell |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell |
| Grain form | flake |
| Lee VMD (bulk density) | 0.1489 cc per grain · 0.43 g/cc |
| Temperature stable | Yes — claimed by the manufacturer |
| Burn-rate position | 7 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 12 gauge |
Grain shape
Extremely thin-web cut flake — almost no wall for the flame to cross, so it lights and finishes early, producing the soft quick pressure curve a light target payload wants. Degressive to a fault: fine behind the payload it was designed for, no forgiveness if the charge is wrong.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Alliant describes it as its cleanest-burning 12 gauge shotshell powder and emphasises environmental stability for consistent year-round performance. Made in the USA.
Burn rate
Second-fastest on Alliant's list, just behind Extra-Lite and ahead of Red Dot.
Chart agreement: consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it Ranked by: Hodgdon, Alliant, Vihtavuori, Wolfe/LoadData.
Powders charted near it — neighbours on the chart are not substitutes, and adjacency tells you nothing about what charge either one takes:
- Alliant Extra-Lite (position 4)
- Shooters World Sparta 100 (position 5)
- Accurate Nitro 100 NF (position 6)
- Hodgdon Perfect Pattern (position 8)
- Hodgdon Titewad (position 9)
- Ramshot Competition (position 10)
Sources
The specifications above come from Alliant's own published documentation, linked below. The two “RCM's read” sections are ours, not theirs — our assessment of what this powder is like to load, drawn from its published characteristics and from what handloaders consistently report. No manufacturer endorses them and no source below backs them. If you think we have one wrong, tell us — we would rather fix it.