Alliant Pistol/Shotshell
Alliant Green Dot
A versatile target and field shotshell powder. Alliant highlights handicap trap and light 20 gauge target work.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Alliant |
|---|---|
| Product family | Alliant Pistol/Shotshell |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell, pistol |
| Grain form | flake |
| Burn-rate position | 22 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 12 gauge, 20 gauge |
Alliant cites precise burn rates for tight, uniform patterns and lower felt recoil, and describes the current version as cleaner burning than the original.
Burn rate
Moderately fast; slower than Sport Pistol, faster than 20/28.
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:
- Hodgdon Titegroup (position 19)
- Alliant American Select (position 20)
- Accurate Solo 1000 (position 21)
- Winchester Super Target (WST) (position 23)
- Hodgdon Trail Boss (position 24)
- Winchester Super Handicap (position 25)
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.