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Vectan Powder #15852678 03/01/21
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 15,885 N. La. Oldman03 OP Campfire Ranger
OP Oldman03 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 15,885 N. La.	A friend ran across some Vectan reloading powder the other day. Has anyone tried any of it? Old Turd- Deplorable- Unrepentant Murderer- Domestic Violent Extremist Just "Campfire Riffraff and Trash" This will be my last post! Flave 1/3/21

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Re: Vectan Powder #15852922 03/02/21
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 603 C chamois Campfire Regular
chamois Campfire Regular C Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 603	It is quite popular in Europe and I have used it a lot with good results. In the past it was common to see large swings from lot to lot but not anymore. Let me know if you have any more specfic question about ist use, Alvaro

Re: Vectan Powder #15852983 03/02/21
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,749 Southern Oregon USA S Seafire Campfire 'Bwana
Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,749 Southern Oregon USA	Seen it but never adventuresome enough to use it... I prefer stuff that is good old American made or packaged... Are you running short on powder there Randy? "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: Vectan Powder #15853027 03/02/21
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,055 A stones throw from Henry's Fo... C ClarkEMyers Campfire Regular
ClarkEMyers Campfire Regular C Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,055 A stones throw from Henry's Fo...	In my experience SP2 is the best in the world for a particular niche application. I prefer to use powders from Hodgdon in general because I am inclined to believe the more data the better and the easier to get more the better. That is my current stock of SP2 may be all I ever see again before I die - I'm 76. Be that as it may Vectan is as good as anything from St. Marks or IMR IF you are satisfied with the data you currently have. I wouldn't be inclined to buy the powder then look for data. Last edited by ClarkEMyers; 03/02/21. Reason: typo

Re: Vectan Powder #15853083 03/02/21
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 15,885 N. La. Oldman03 OP Campfire Ranger
OP Oldman03 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 15,885 N. La.	Thanks for the responses. No John, I'm fine. A friend asked me about it and I had never heard of it. Was curious, more than anything. This friend bought a lb. and was going to try it out. He got SP9, which the burn rate charts say is about the same as CFE 223 or Varget. Old Turd- Deplorable- Unrepentant Murderer- Domestic Violent Extremist Just "Campfire Riffraff and Trash" This will be my last post! Flave 1/3/21

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Re: Vectan Powder #15853106 03/02/21
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,169 T TheKid Campfire Outfitter
TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,169	I bought a variety of it a while back when it was both available and 2/3 the price of Hodgdon. Just got around to loading some last weekend in the 222mag. Haven’t shot any yet but I’m hoping for good results.

Re: Vectan Powder #15853477 03/02/21
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 777 The real northern Maine and 18... G Gojoe Campfire Regular
Gojoe Campfire Regular G Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 777 The real northern Maine and 18...	I bought 4 lbs of TU7000 and have posted here for input. Not too much comment. I think as time goes on it might be more popular due to availability. Graff and Sons have data for downloading on their sight. They will vote our way into socialism, We will have to shoot our way out. Every major horror in the world was perpetrated in the name of altruism. Just how big is Aroostook County you ask?

Re: Vectan Powder #15853566 03/02/21
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,921 seattle, wa, usa O okie john Campfire Tracker
okie john Campfire Tracker O Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,921 seattle, wa, usa	It's a lot like 4350. I don't have enough real results to share yet but I like it well enough thus far that I'll probably stick with it once it becomes widely available again. There are a couple of threads on it here. I emailed Barnes and Nosler looking for data but neither have done any work with it yet, so I use data from https://www.grafs.com/uploads/technical-resource-pdf-file/20.pdf and https://www.lhs-germany.de/en/powder/smokeless-powder/vectan/tubal-7000/ It seems pretty conservative but I'm getting a solid 2,700 fps with the max charge in a couple of 30-06s with 180-grain bullets. Okie John Originally Posted by Brad If Montana had a standing army, a 270 Win with Federal Blue Box 130's would be the standard issue.

Re: Vectan Powder #15854841 03/02/21
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 603 C chamois Campfire Regular
chamois Campfire Regular C Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 603	By the way, Ramshot Magnum is their Sp12 in different package, Big Game is their Sp11 in a different package.

Re: Vectan Powder chamois #15855666 03/02/21
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,396 East of Eden & a bit North 3 358WCF Campfire Regular
358WCF Campfire Regular 3 Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,396 East of Eden & a bit North	Originally Posted by chamois By the way, Ramshot Magnum is their Sp12 in different package, Big Game is their Sp11 in a different package. Are you sure? Source? Sacred cows make good burgers when you know what temperature to cook them at.-Rev. Billy

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Re: Vectan Powder chamois #15856328 03/02/21
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,921 seattle, wa, usa O okie john Campfire Tracker
okie john Campfire Tracker O Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,921 seattle, wa, usa	Originally Posted by chamois By the way, Ramshot Magnum is their Sp12 in different package, Big Game is their Sp11 in a different package. This could be most excellent news. It would great to build up a chart of all the powders that are marketed and sold under different names. Okie John Originally Posted by Brad If Montana had a standing army, a 270 Win with Federal Blue Box 130's would be the standard issue.

Re: Vectan Powder #15878757 03/09/21
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 955 cas6969 Campfire Regular
cas6969 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 955	It's a great marketing slogan... "VECTAN, the powder to buy when you can't buy anything else." I have a bunch of pistol powder I bought last time around (the big O'bummer shortage). I stopped using it as soon as my standby was available, because I didn't like guessing, and that's what I was doing. I could only find loads for one caliber, and I "adapted" them to another. Didn't blow up, didn't shoot great, didn't instill me with a lot of confidence. Maybe there's more data available now, dunno.

Re: Vectan Powder #15882694 03/10/21
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 13,093 Kodiak & AZ D dennisinaz Campfire Outfitter
dennisinaz Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 13,093 Kodiak & AZ	I have used sp7 and sp9. I bought a case a while back. Ball powder. Works great in under bore cartridges. I use in 30-30 and 458 NRA Benefactor Member Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

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