Alliant Reloder
Alliant Reloder 50
Designed specifically for long-range .50 caliber rifle shooting.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Alliant |
|---|---|
| Product family | Alliant Reloder |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Burn-rate position | 197 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | .50 BMG |
Alliant cites superior velocity, cleaner burning with less residue, lot-to-lot consistency, and a density created specifically for the .50 caliber application.
Burn rate
The slowest-burning powder on Alliant's published list.
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:
- Hodgdon H50BMG (position 194)
- Hodgdon US 869 (position 195)
- Shooters World SW 50BMG (position 196)
- Vihtavuori 20N29 (position 198)
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.