Vectan powder....anybody using?

[levers4life]

There's a local online estate auction here with quite a bit of Vectan rifle powder. Can anyone share experiences? Applications?
There is Ba 6 1/2, Ba 7 1/2 and Ba 9 1/2 available. So far, the price is right....

 

[KNOTFERSAIL]

Looks like all 3 would be worth having on the shelf if the price is right. I load powders very similar to all three in burn rate.

https://www.theballisticassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Powder-Relative-Burn-Rate-7-5-2021-Viewing.pdf

 

[Rosebud]

Load it and report your findings. Nothing wrong with powder that comes from European countries. They were making it before we were. Plus half what Hodgden makes comes from somewhere else.

 

[Charles De Salme]

Not much help for rifle but I load Vectan powder for my 9mm in competition. I've used at least 30lbs of GM3 and still have another 10lbs left. It's very popular in Europe. Unfortunately, to my knowledge, they quit importing Vectan powder to the USA.

 

[TonyRumore]

I have over 200 different powders on hand including some Vectan. A24, Ba10, Ba9-1/2, AO, Ba7-1/2, Ba6-1/2, and Tubal 8000.
I have only used Tubal 8000 and that was in a 243 Catbird (6mm/270imp). It did alright, but Re-23 worked better.

Tony

ETA: A24 is like Clays/WST, Ba10 is like Bullseye, Ba9.5 is like Red Dot/700X, AO is like Herco/800X, Ba6.5 is like H110/296, Tubal 8000 is like Re22.

 

[david205]

mainly have only used it on a shot gun so i really cant tell if it's suitable on a rifle.