Alliant Reloder
Alliant Reloder 23
A temperature-stable standard and magnum rifle powder aimed at long-range target shooting across a wide range of conditions.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Alliant |
|---|---|
| Product family | Alliant Reloder |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Temperature stable | Yes — claimed by the manufacturer |
| Burn-rate position | 172 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | .300 Winchester Magnum, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30-06 Springfield |
One of Alliant's TZ technology powders, described as giving exceptionally consistent velocities across temperature extremes. Contains a proprietary de-coppering additive; Alliant states the formulation contains no DNT or DBP. Made in Sweden for Alliant.
Burn rate
Immediately slower than Reloder 22, with similar performance characteristics per Alliant.
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:
- Norma MRP (position 169)
- Alliant Reloder 22 (position 170)
- Norma MRP-2 (position 171)
- Vihtavuori N165 (position 173)
- IMR 7828 SSC (position 174)
- Alliant Reloder 25 (position 175)
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.