Alliant Reloder
Alliant Reloder 26
A high-performance magnum rifle powder built for very high velocities in magnum cartridges.
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 | 181 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 7mm Remington Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, .28 Nosler |
Uses Alliant's EI technology and has a high bulk density that permits larger charges. Alliant states it gives a consistent, controlled response to temperature changes and that the formulation contains no DNT or DBP. Contains a de-coppering additive. Made in Switzerland.
Burn rate
Alliant places its burn speed between Reloder 22 and Reloder 33.
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:
- Vihtavuori N170 (position 178)
- Accurate MAGPRO (position 179)
- IMR Enduron 7977 (position 180)
- Hodgdon H1000 (position 182)
- Ramshot Grand (position 183)
- Ramshot Magnum (position 184)
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.