Vectan
Nobel Sport Vectan STL
A slower shotshell powder designed around non-toxic shot - steel, copper and similar - across a wide gauge spread.
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 | 10 Gauge, 12 Gauge, 16 Gauge, 20 Gauge |
Identified by small light-gray granular flakes that Nobel Sport describes as easy to scale and meter. First of the four-powder ST family. 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.