Hey all,
New member here
I managed to get my hands on a small bottle of Vectan C7 powder, but I can't find any load data anywhere for it. When I purchased it from my LGS, I was told it was pistol powder, but what little information I could find about it says it's shotgun powder. AFAIK, Shotgun powder can be used in smaller pistol calibres such as 9mm, but is a bit too fast burning for larger calibres, is this correct?
Does anyone has experience reloading with this powder? I am hoping to develop a 9mm load and possibly a low-powered 357mag load, so that I can conserve my dwindling AP70N supply for other calibres. I was lucky enough to have bought a bottle right before the whole fiasco with ADI's new factory, and have been trying to make it last until I could find a replacement... It's been a long time coming :O
I have taken a squiz in the ADI reloading manual, and I notice there are loads for AS30N starting around the 3 grain mark. Given the absence of load data, would it be reasonable to load up a series of test rounds, starting at 2.5 grains and increasing in 0.1 grain increments, then test fire them one by one checking for the minimum load which will cycle the gun, and the maximum load before i start seeing signs of overpressure? I've never had to work up a load in the complete absence of any load data before...
Cheers
-Shamas