Unique powder thread

[HOWARD J]

Nice mild load:
3.8 gr Unique for .380 in 90, 95 & 100 gr JHP

 

[mbopp]

My favorite Unique loads:
357 Herrett: 10.0gr pushing a 158gr cast bullet. Cheap practice load.
357 Mag: 6.0gr behind a 148 Berrys DEWC in a 357 case. Very accurate in my M19.

 

[Charliee]

Recently I purchased a pound of Unique to try. So far I have loaded 357 Mag with 158 gr lead swc with 6.2 gr of Unique. Its a snappy little load thats very accurate out of my model 66. Next I am going to try a .40 cal load with a 180 gr tc. So far I like Unique and am thinking of making it my main powder when I use my other stuff up.

 

[arizona98tj]

.357 Mag with 5.5 grains of Unique
3 pellets of #1 buckshot in a Speer shot capsule (121 gr. less the shot capsule)
Makes a hand sized pattern out of a 4"Ruger SS @ SD distances

 

[surbat6]

One of my favorites was a Speer 220 gr JSWC over 8 grains of Unique in a Remington case with Remington 2 1/2 primer. Sadly, Speer doesn't offer these bullets anymore, so I'll probably switch to a similar load with a hollow point bullet.

Another favorite has been a Speer 240 gr SP over 10 grains of Unique...sort of a mid-range load. Very pleasant to shoot out of a Marlin 1894 or a flat-top Blackhawk.

These loads were worked up with old Unique. I'll have to back off a bit when I start on the new, cleaner-burning Unique - it's a little hotter.

One other thing about Unique powder - its shelf life rivals that of the container it came in. It's very stable stuff.

 

[Eb1]

10 grains Unique with a 240 grain Speer HP out of a 5.5" SBH average fps is 1120 fps. I did not quite like it, but I am sure now that I have some rounds in the gun, and I am more familiar with the grip I could shoot them better.

10.2 grains Unique with XTP 240 .430 out of the same gun. Again possibly better from a rest. We will see.

5 grains in 9mm with a 125 grain Hard Cast Conical is deadly accurate at 25 yards.

 

[birddog2]

.45 7.7g 185 Rainier hp 1.2 OAL
.380 3.6g 100g lrn .955 OAL
Two of my best Unique loads

 

[fireside44]

45 Colt-9.0 grains Unique behind 250 grain hard cast SWC

44 Special-7.3 grains behind 200 grain hard cast RNFP
-6.5 grains behind 232 grain hard cast SWC

(44 special is a small k-frame size 3" barrel gun hence slightly lighter loadings.)


38 special-4.5 grains behind 150 grain hard cast SWC (my target load)
-5.0 grains behind 158 grain hard cast RNFP (SD load)

 

[buck460XVR]

it's like a pump gun - a jack-of-all-trades, master of none

...........apparently, you're not a turkey hunter.


7.5 gr of Unique under a bulk 158 JHP shoots accurately with very little recoil outta both my 686s and the carbine. After a coupla hundred rounds outta either, regardless of what powder I use, the guns need to be cleaned.....no big deal. Comes with the territory.

 

[ds/ks]

My 2 favorite Unique loads: .357 mag. 6.0 gr under a cast 158 gr. SWC
.44 mag. 8.0 gr. under a cast 240 gr. SWC

 

[45LongColt]

For a .41 Remington Magnum

9.0 grains of Unique
Remington 2 1/2 LP Primer
BulletWorks 215gr LSWC
Federal Brass
Medium Roll Crimp
Around 1,100 ft/sec

 

[ScratchnDent]

45 acp
6.7 gr Unique
Win LPP
mixed brass
200 gr. cast LSWC

357 Mag
6.7 gr Unique (same as above .45 load, which is extremely convenient}
Win SPP
mixed brass
158 gr. cast LSWC

38 spl
4.3 gr Unique
Win SPP
mixed brass
158 gr cast LSWC

 

[Sapper771]

115gr Montana Gold 9mm FMJ
5.4gr Unique
Win. Brass
Fed. SPP
COAL: 1.135"
Crimp: 0.375"

1200 FPS from a G17.