Vectan
Nobel Sport Vectan Ba6-1/2
The slowest Ba-series powder, designed for magnum handguns and also usable in small rifle cases and 30-caliber subsonic loads.
Official Nobel Sport Vectan load data →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Nobel Sport Vectan |
|---|---|
| Product family | Vectan |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | pistol, rifle |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Composition | single-base |
| Typical cartridges | 38 Special, 357 Magnum, 44 Magnum, 500 S&W Magnum, 22 Hornet, 300 AAC Blackout |
Single-base stick grain. Vectan is French-made Nobel Sport propellant; Shooters World is the current US distributor and publishes the US load data.
Sources
Other Nobel Sport Vectan 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.