Alliant Reloder
Alliant Reloder 33
A very slow magnum rifle powder formulated for long-range .338 Lapua and other large magnum rifle cartridges.
A specialist: very slow, aimed at .338 Lapua Magnum and the big .338 ultra magnums for long-range shooting. In those cases it does what nothing faster can, and Alliant's emphasis on lot-to-lot consistency matters when a small velocity shift is a miss at distance. Outside very large capacity cases it is useless — poor fill, incomplete burn, erratic ignition. Expect the usual overbore consequences in barrel life and be honest with yourself about whether you need this much powder.
- .338 Lapua Magnum
- .338 Remington Ultra Magnum
- long-range heavy magnum loads
Who has Alliant Reloder 33 today
Checked October 10Out of stock at every store we track
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 8 lb | $255.95 | $35.92 est. | Out |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 8 lb | $464.99 | $62.80 | Out |
| Bruno Shooters Supply$26.95 hazmat + $19.95 ship | 8 lb | $514.99 | $70.24 | Out |
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 1 lb | $39.95 | $71.39 est. | Out |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 1 lb | $65.99 | $103.44 | Out |
| Bruno Shooters Supply$26.95 hazmat + $19.95 ship | 1 lb | $70.99 | $117.89 | 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 Reloder |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Burn-rate position | 192 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | .338 Lapua Magnum, .338 Remington Ultra Magnum |
Grain shape
Long extruded grains with a very thick web; that wall is what makes the burn last long enough to be useful behind a heavy .338 bullet, and it only pays off with enough case volume and barrel length to use it. Grains this long bridge badly — drop tube and trickle.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Alliant emphasises superior lot-to-lot consistency. Suited only to very large capacity cases.
Burn rate
Second-slowest in Alliant's line, ahead only of Reloder 50.
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:
- Vihtavuori N568 (position 189)
- Ramshot LRT (position 190)
- Vihtavuori N570 (position 191)
- Vihtavuori 24N41 (position 193)
- Hodgdon H50BMG (position 194)
- Hodgdon US 869 (position 195)
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.