jmaass Posted April 30, 2002 Share Posted April 30, 2002 Vectan SP2 has become hard to find in the USA, and since it's far and away the best powder I've ever used in my 9x21 IPSC guns, I've been checking around to find out what seems to be going on. I have it on good authority that the flow will be improving Real Soon Now, with a new distributor in the USA. Now, does anyone know of a reliable source of VihtaVuori 3N38? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9supercomp Posted April 30, 2002 Share Posted April 30, 2002 Jeff Try this place https://www.eabco.com/VVuori01.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMC Posted April 30, 2002 Share Posted April 30, 2002 Shooters Connection has it but be prepared to buy 6 pounds at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted April 30, 2002 Share Posted April 30, 2002 I thought Jack Norris at Practical Shooting Supplies someplace in the Carolinas had it - good prices too. Will look for his # someplace in Frontsight or on USPSA.com under vendors. Jack is a good fellow & honest businessman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Bone Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 Here tiz http://www.practicalshooting.com/reloading.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 JMASS: Have your tried 3n38? You have some 9x23 loads I sent to you as far as SP2 have you compared the differance. The only reason I quit using sp-2 is it leaks so bad out of my powder feeder (dillion 650)?? Anyone had this problem too? Jim Sailors Custom Pistols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 Jmaass: Sorry I missspled things. Jim Sailors Custopm Pistols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmaass Posted May 11, 2002 Author Share Posted May 11, 2002 I obtained a stock of 3N38, but haven't had a chance to do load development for it. Yes, the SP2 spillage problem has been with me from the first day I used the powder, but it is, by far, the best feeling powder I've ever tried in my 9x21 raceguns (at 182 powder factor). I put up with the spilling. I expect 3N38 will be good in my guns as well, since it's right in the burning rate range I find works well, and in a form-factor that will fit in the limited-space 9x21 case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 JMAASS: Is their a particular reason you stay with the 9x21? Jim Anglin Sailors Custom Pistols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmaass Posted May 12, 2002 Author Share Posted May 12, 2002 Jim Anglin asks why I've stayed with 9x21. The answer: Why Not? 8-) When I had my first racegun built (well, the first one that wasn't stolen/destroyed by scum gunsmith Chuck Warner, Jr.), I looked at .38 Super and 9x21. This was in 1994, before the various rimless .38 Super options were available. My goals were 1) Reliability, 2) Reliability, 3) Accuracy, 4) Reliability. The 9x21 rimless case was, it's supporters argued, more reliabily able to feed in double-column magazines like my Caspian's. As my new gunsmith, Matt McLearn, had just won both the 1993 USPSA Nationals and the World Shoot with 9x21, I took his advice and had him build me a Caspian in caliber 9x21! When the time came for a second racegun in 1996, I revisited the issue of caliber. By now, Matt was selling his own rimless version of the .38 Super case, and 9x23 was just appearing. The Starline options (SuperComp and 9 Supercomp) were six or nine months down the road. I was seriously considering 9x23 for the new gun, and converting gun # 1 at the same time. I talked to Matt about it, and he asked a couple of questions: 1) Has the gun been reliable? 2) What do you expect to gain by switching to 9x23? The answers were 1) Yes; and 2) Nothing I can think of, except a wider range of powder choices. So, I stayed with 9x21. The new gun ran for 12 months firing 18,000 rounds with *four* feed failures/stoppages. Three of those occured in practice (where I don't inspect my loads as closely) and the rounds were recovered and found to be my fault (2 uncrimped, one with a crumpled case mouth. One occurred at a local club match, and I never recovered the round to find out what caused the problem. A 0.02% failure rate is pretty impressive, and I can't say I've ever regretted choosing 9x21 or Matt McLearn! Now scum gunsmith Chuck Warner, that was another matter completely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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