Shooters World Shotshell
Shooters World Sparta 100
A fast, low-density disc propellant for light shotshell target loads and some handgun applications.
Limited US availability. Catalogued by the maker but hard to obtain through normal US retail channels.
Official Shooters World load data →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Shooters World |
|---|---|
| Product family | Shooters World Shotshell |
| Status | Limited US availability |
| Application | shotshell, pistol |
| Grain form | flake |
| Composition | double-base |
| Burn-rate position | 5 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 12 Gauge, 45 ACP, 38 Special |
Lovex equivalent D013-01. Still listed in the Shooters World Lovex cross-reference table but not on the current Shooters World products page, and Shooters World's US shotshell offering has largely shifted to the Vectan line - treat availability as intermittent and verify with a dealer. Shooters World deliberately keeps the Lovex designation on the label so European Lovex data and US SAAMI data can be cross-referenced; the name-to-number table is published on the Shooters World Lovex reloading-guide page.
Burn rate
Very fast - at the quick end of the shotshell and target-pistol range.
Chart agreement: consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted Ranked by: 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 N310 (position 3)
- Alliant Extra-Lite (position 4)
- Accurate Nitro 100 NF (position 6)
- Alliant e3 (position 7)
- Hodgdon Perfect Pattern (position 8)
Sources
Other Shooters World 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.