Vectan
Nobel Sport Vectan AS
A fast-burning flake powder for light 12-gauge target loads and lighter lead-shot high-velocity field loads.
The fastest of the Vectan shotshell flakes, identifiable by mixed pink and light-green flakes, for light 12-gauge target loads and lighter high-velocity lead field loads. Nobel Sport and Shooters World put it with WST, Red Dot and American Select, which is the right neighbourhood to think in. Good data, narrow supply: Vectan is French Nobel Sport propellant and Shooters World is the sole US distributor and data publisher, so both the supply and the load data hang on one importer.
- light 12-gauge target loads
- high-velocity lead field loads
- trap and skeet
Who has Nobel Sport Vectan AS today
Checked October 10In stock at 1 store — lowest in hand $59.36/lb (4 lb at Graf & Sons)
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 4 lb | $199.99 | $59.36 | In stock ↗ |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 1 lb | $52.99 | $90.44 | In stock ↗ |
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Official Nobel Sport Vectan load data →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Nobel Sport Vectan |
|---|---|
| Product family | Vectan |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell |
| Grain form | flake |
| Composition | single-base |
| Typical cartridges | 12 Gauge |
Grain shape
Flake and steeply degressive - all of its surface is burning from the first instant, which is what a light shot charge wants and what makes a heavy drop dangerous rather than merely fast.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Identified by its pink and light-green flakes. Nobel Sport and Shooters World place it in the same burn band as Winchester WST, Red Dot and American Select. Vectan is French-made Nobel Sport propellant; Shooters World is the current US distributor and publishes the US load data.
This powder is obscure enough in the US that its practical character is thinly documented. The note above is deliberately short rather than padded.
Sources
The specifications above come from Nobel Sport Vectan'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.