Vectan
Nobel Sport Vectan Ba9
The general-purpose middle of the Ba series - a clean-burning handgun powder covering most common auto and revolver cartridges.
The general-purpose middle of the Ba series and the most broadly useful of them - near Unique, Universal and WSF, covering essentially every common auto and revolver cartridge including 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Shooters World describes it as clean burning and specifically adapted to handgun work. If Vectan had real US shelf presence this is the one you would see everywhere; it does not, so for most US loaders it stays a curiosity.
- 9mm Luger
- 45 ACP
- 38 Special
- 44 Remington Magnum
- 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Who has Nobel Sport Vectan Ba9 today
Checked October 10In stock at 1 store — lowest in hand $49.49/lb (5 lb at Graf & Sons)
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 5 lb | $209.99 | $49.49 | In stock ↗ |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 1 lb | $51.99 | $89.44 | In stock ↗ |
“In hand” is the shelf price plus that store’s hazmat fee and shipping, spread over one container. Stock is checked once a day — confirm on the store’s page before ordering. Compare all powders →
Official Nobel Sport Vectan load data →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Nobel Sport Vectan |
|---|---|
| Product family | Vectan |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | pistol |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Lee VMD (bulk density) | 0.0919 cc per grain · 0.70 g/cc |
| Composition | single-base |
| Typical cartridges | 9mm Luger, 38 Special, 38 Super, 357 Magnum, 40 S&W, 44 Special, 44 Magnum, 45 ACP, 45 Colt, 7.62x25mm Tokarev |
Grain shape
Single-base extruded stick with a mid-range web. As a rod it holds burning surface better through the burn than a flake of the same speed, but it will bridge in a rotary pistol measure - check drops rather than assuming ball-powder consistency.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Single-base stick grain, described by Shooters World as clean burning and particularly adapted to handgun reloading. 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.