Originally Posted by Daimler1989

Hi,

I started to use Vectan powders about 35 years ago and still use them. Ba10 is a very good powder for bullseye loads of .38 Special, .44 Special and .45 ACP. Ba9 is a good choice for .38 Special and +P, mid-load .357 and .44 Magnum, .44 Special and .45 ACP. In .44 Special 5 grs Ba10 and a 240 grs LSWC make a terrific target load (that won me a national championship). 5.8 grs Ba9 and a 158 LSWC make a very accurate .38 Special +P (890 ft/s).

Their flake powders AS, A1 and A0 are very well suited for the aforementioned calibers as well - they don't meter like ball or extruded tubular powders but they fill large cases better and burn very clean. If you look for good performance in mid-loads, I find those three give you good options. In .44 Special A0 gave me a solid 1130 ft/s with a 200 grs LSWC out of a 3" barrel . 6 grs AS with the same bullet chronod at 875 ft/s. Didn't chrono the A0 .357 Magnum load, but 8.5 grains felt quite powerful - their data of about 10 grs gave me really flat primers...

Hope this helps

regards from Germany
Ulrich