Unique and Universal...

[area51]

I am BIG fan of Unique except for the metering part. I can never get an exact throw except from my Old Lyman 55. How close is Universal in performance ?

 

[tightgroup tiger]

Universal's performance is excellent but good luck finding any. It meters very well and burns pretty clean.
BE-86 also has Uniques burn rate and Power Pistol composition. It's recently been released from Alliant and so far has proven to be excellent.

 

[david bachelder]

It used to be my "go to pistol powder". Now I go to and it isn't there. From what I've seen it is next to impossible to find.

Nowadays HP38 is my "go to" pistol powder. I also shoot a little Titegroup.

When I found HP38 I bought a five pound jug, then I bought three pounds of Titegroup.

Should last a while.

 

[oneounceload]

Universal was SUPPOSED to be here in April. now MAYBE by the end of the year......MAYBE

 

[PO2Hammer]

Now it's 2015 for Universal's return.

Universal is nice, it meters very well and burns very clean at/near full power, but it does not do reduced loads as well as Unique. At low power I get erratic velocities and a lot of unburned powder.

 

[Captcurt]

Works Swell in a 40 cal.

Tried Unique in my 40 S&W and was not impressed but I must confess that the loads were pretty hot. I went to Universal, loaded some 170gr lswc at 950 fps and it got through several IDPA matches in good standing. Burns cleaner than Unique.

 

[Otto]

Universal is accurate in my 229 but I don't like the unburnt powder blowing-back in my face and on my arms. When increasing the charge for a complete burn accuracy goes out the window. Since acquiring a couple of 357 Sigs I rarely shoot the 40 anymore.