trooper Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Hi folks, With powder hard to find I came across a goodly amount of Vectan A-1, (and at a favourable price!) and so i grabbed it. It would SEEM to be a suitable powder for 45 ACP/Colt.... but, as we tend to do, I am looking for any personal experiences with it. I load both calibres with a 200gr RNFP..and what data I can find seems to suggest about 4.4 gr or so for our sort of loads.... Anyone have experience with it? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Spade Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 I found some Vectan Ba9 at my local gun shop. I loaded 45 acp and shot it at the Ides of March wild bunch match yesterday. Worked great and it shoots pretty clean. I went to their website and found the load data. They showed 5.9 as the minimum load, I backed it off to 5.7 and it wouldn't cycle the gun. Wound up loading I think 6.1 to meet power factor out of my gun. Will probably have to work up your own load with it as there isn't a lot of data available but I do like the powder and the price. Paid $25 a bottle here in florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 I paid AUD $140 each for two 2kg (4.4 lb) bottles...and was delighted with the price! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Trooper I will check on Quickload later today. Will post results here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Trooper: Vectan A1 loads that look reasonable for MV and pressure: 45ACP 200 or 230 grain bullet: 4.5 grains 45 Colt 200 or 230 grain bullet: 6.0 grains Both loads are about 60% of max chamber pressure so hopefully won't cause any problems as a starting point. Based on Quickload data. No absolute guarantees but what I would use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Thankee sir! That 45 ACP load falls right where the (limited) data I found would suggest... on that basis I shall feel failry confident the 45 Colt load is also a decent starting point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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