I bought a four pound jug of Universal a while back and have worked up some good loads in 45 Colt, 357 Magnum and 45 Auto. I worked up some loads in 9mm but the SDs weren't very low, I've only fired them over the chrono though. I need to do some more work ups in 9mm when I get the bullets I just ordered and shoot them on paper too. Universal needs to be loaded at the upper end of the scale to shoot clean and consistent. None of my loads in any cartridge had low SDs until I got to near max and there was a lot of unburnt powder until it got to near max. After that though they were super clean and accurate. My 357 and 45 Colt loads are with Xtreme plated bullets and they are some of the best I've ever loaded with those bullets, for that reason alone it will always have a place on my bench. The 45 Auto loads are very good too but the jury is still out on 9mm. I'm going to be trying Power Pistol in 9mm too. On paper Universal should be a good powder for 9mm, I'll have to see what the paper targets have to say about it.
