Load data help, PLEASE!!!

[fusil]

Bonjour,
I'll get straight to the point.......
The only powder readily available here in France is Vectan. I'm searching for data for cast boolits. I'm going to start casting 140gr SWC & 125gr RF for my 38's.
I only want to shoot light loads and can't find any in the data manuals.:(

How do you safely work up/work down a load?:confused:
Merci,
fusil
:drinks:

[Cherokee]

Vectan is in the burinng rate area of 231, HP38, 452. Assuming 38 Special, I have found 231 works great for me and you don't need much. I load between 3 and 3.5 gr for general use. To work up, I would start at 3.0 gr and see how it goes for you. Hopefully your data manual will have data for 231 Winchester powder.

[tumordude]

Check the Hodgdon web site they should have loads for 231 and HP38.

[Buckshot]

.............Vectan is the name of a powder company (like IMR) and not the name of an individual type of powder (like 4198).

Hopefully you have a chronograph?

BA10 is very similar to Bullseye. A normal target load in the 38 Special with a 148gr slug is 2.5 / 2.7grs. Since it is a very energetic powder, let's assume BA10 (or this lot of it) may be a bit faster so start with 1.8 grs and work up at 0.1gr at a time.

BA9 is similar to Unique. Assume faster.

A1 is a bit slower then Unique.

A0 is a bit faster then Herco

Those should be good for your 38's

I'd also think that a phone call to the Vectan distributer or Corp Offices should get you SOME kind of load data, with actual lab data?

................Buckshot

[mike in co]

once you have a powder, i have a vectan load manual....tell me more and i will try to help

mike

38 spcl ba10,as,a1,ba9,a0 sor lead.

[fusil]

Bonjour Buckshot,
I called and emailed Vectan and was told to look on the web-site....which I did and the load data section is off line.
I have a French manual but it aint got any data for the weight boolits I'm casting...DOHH!!
Merci tout le monde,
fusil