Nobel Sport Vectan STXL

Specifications

Identified by gray granular flakes. Nobel Sport emphasizes consistent ignition, clean burning and stable pressures across a wide load range. Vectan is French-made Nobel Sport propellant; Shooters World is the current US distributor and publishes the US load data.

Sources

• Nobel Sport Vectan product page
• shootersworldpowder.com/products/
• shootersworldpowder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/00BVECTAN.pdf

Other Nobel Sport Vectan powders

• Nobel Sport Vectan A1
• Nobel Sport Vectan AO
• Nobel Sport Vectan AS
• Nobel Sport Vectan Ba10
• Nobel Sport Vectan Ba6-1/2
• Nobel Sport Vectan Ba7-1/2
• Nobel Sport Vectan Ba9
• Nobel Sport Vectan Ba9-1/2

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