Vectan · Ball
Tubal 7000
Vectan's ultra-slow ball powder for large magnum rifle cases.
- Manufacturer
- Vectan
- Grain shape
- Ball
- Burn rank
- #72
- Category
- Medium-Slow
- Temp sensitivity
- Moderate
- Application
- Rifle
- Origin
- France
- Status
- Active
Burn-rate position
FastestSlowest
Typical cartridges
.300 Winchester Magnum, .375 H&H Magnum, .338 Winchester Magnum, 7mm Remington Magnum
By cartridge
.300 Winchester Magnum also used: N550, Superperformance, N555
.375 H&H Magnum also used: Norma 201, Norma 200, N135
.338 Winchester Magnum also used: N550, 203-B, N540
7mm Remington Magnum also used: Superperformance, D072.5, IMR 4320
Similar burn rate
Supply & handling
- Availability (US)
- Limited
- Shortage-prone
- No
- Suppressor-friendly
- Yes
- Flash-suppressed
- No
About this powder
Vectan Tubal 7000 is a very slow-burning French extruded powder designed for heavy 12-gauge slug loads, 10-gauge field loads, and large magnum rifle cartridges. Limited US availability but valued for heavy shotgun slug applications where few other powders are suitable.
Sources & provenance
- Manufacturer Vectan — Vectan — published load/burn-rate data