What is Alliant varmint powder used for?

A spherical powder designed for light rifle varmint calibers, this powder delivers improved velocity and density for easier metering. Because it’s designed for specific cartridge and applications, it will allow reloaders to create a load similar to factory loaded ammunition.

Is Alliant powder still being made?

Alliant Powder continues a long and proud tradition of producing America’s best and most popular smokeless powders.

What is Alliant 1200R good for?

Alliant Power Pro 1200R is a smokeless double-based spherical powder designed for rifles that use . 223 ammunition. It’s a rifle powder designed for high-volume shooters. The propellant is great for high volume progressive loading.

What is Alliant 50 powder used for?

Alliant Reloder 50 is designed for long range, 50 caliber rifle shooters. With superior velocity and the ability to burn cleaner (with less residue), RL50 Powder delivers lot-to-lot consistency and a density created specifically for the 50 caliber application.

Who makes Power Pro varmint?

Alliant Power Pro Varmint Powder (8# keg)

Why is there gun powder shortage?

A million new gun owners, the political climate and the COVID pandemic have all combined to create shortages of ammunition, bullets, primers and powders. In fact, it’s almost impossible to find exactly what you are looking for in any of these categories.

What is LRT powder?

Western Powders has introduced a new spherical powder designed for large magnum cartridges such as the . 338 Lapua Magnum. This new powder, Ramshot LRT, has an extremely slow burn rate. Being a spherical (ball) powder it meters well.

Who makes Power Pro powder?

Alliant Powder’s
Alliant Powder’s Power Pro® 1200-R is made for high-volume shooters who burn through .

What is H335 powder good for?

This spherical powder originated as a military powder and is perfect for the 5.56 NATO/223 Remington. Multiple applications in the 222 Remington and other varmint cartridges. Prairie dog shooters will find this a favorite, as J.B. Hodgdon has for years!

Did Alliant powder buy Hercules powder?

In 1995, Hercules, Inc. sold its subsidiary Hercules Aerospace Co. to Alliant Techsystems Inc. The sale included all of what remained of Hercules’ gunpowder lines. By the end of the 1990s, Hercules Inc., had sold off a significant number of its divisions that had not been profitable for the company.

Why is there a powder shortage?

With expanded government regulation, shipping explosive and energetic materials has become more challenging, which also impacts available supply. Lastly, rapidly changing consumer preferences for different powder types has impacted both demand and supply.

What is Ramshot LRT powder good for?

As one of the slowest spherical powders ever developed, LRT, was created for high performance at extreme ranges. Designed specifically for the 338 Lapua Magnum using heavy, high ballistic coefficient bullets. LRT offers high load densities and low standard deviations for superior accuracy.

Who makes Ramshot powder?

Hodgdon Powder Company
Hodgdon Powder Company Acquires Ramshot Powder, Accurate Powder and Blackhorn 209 from Western Powders. Hodgdon Powder Company is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Ramshot and Accurate smokeless powder brands and the Blackhorn 209 muzzleloader brand from Western Powders.