44 loads with unique

[bagup37]

I would do yourself 25 rounds. You can't get a good impression from one group, IMO.

thanks simgre did 15 rounds of 6.5gr not much whoomf but nice and accurate at 25m will try 8gr for a bit more poke!

[kennyc]

thanks simgre did 15 rounds of 6.5gr not much whoomf but nice and accurate at 25m will try 8gr for a bit more poke!

accuracy is the point
if you want to feel you have shot a magnum, then my old clubs 2" Charter Arms bulldog with full load FMJ's was the way to go, strangely not many came back for another 5 shots after the first cylinder

[MikB]

Back in pistol days I used to load 11.0 of Unique behind 240 grain bullets, whether JHP or gaschecked Keith type, in my old Ruger Blackhawk. It wasn't the severest load I used, but it was sharp enough not to want heavier if you were firing a few cylinders of 'em. It'd throw bowling pins hard against the backstop, and few of them would survive more than 3 hits or so. Anything more tended to work the action screws loose, even after loctiting them...

I really liked Unique. It worked for me in everything from .32 ACP to .577 Snider.

[kennyc]

Back in pistol days I used to load 11.0 of Unique behind 240 grain bullets, whether JHP or gaschecked Keith type, in my old Ruger Blackhawk. It wasn't the severest load I used, but it was sharp enough not to want heavier if you were firing a few cylinders of 'em. It'd throw bowling pins hard against the backstop, and few of them would survive more than 3 hits or so. Anything more tended to work the action screws loose, even after loctiting them...

I really liked Unique. It worked for me in everything from .32 ACP to .577 Snider.

its still working for me in 7.5x55

[tacfoley]

its still working for me in 7.5x55

I'd like to hear about your load, having been given a 100 or so gas-check bullets from Andy Allwood.

TIA.

[kennyc]

I'd like to hear about your load, having been given a 100 or so gas-check bullets from Andy Allwood.

TIA.

150 grn gaschecked home cast with 16grns Unique, gives me around 1700 fps and I have hit the target at 200 yards with them, although mostly they have been used for gallery use at much closer range, still giving .223 ME levels though !
(the gas checks are seating below the case neck with this bullet, although I have some K31 cast to try which should seat higher )

[tacfoley]

150 grn gaschecked home cast with 16grns Unique, gives me around 1700 fps and I have hit the target at 200 yards with them, although mostly they have been used for gallery use at much closer range, still giving .223 ME levels though !
(the gas checks are seating below the case neck with this bullet, although I have some K31 cast to try which should seat higher )

Thank you, Sir. I'll make some up to try for when we can get back to the range.

[MikB]

its still working for me in 7.5x55

Ah, but waht was so nice about 577 Snider was that finishing with half-a-dozen rounds of Unique blew away every trace of fouling from the Pyrodex I was using for the other 50 rounds...

Or maybe it was the polenta filling I was using did that?

[loiner1965]

Ah, but waht was so nice about 577 Snider was that finishing with half-a-dozen rounds of Unique blew away every trace of fouling from the Pyrodex I was using for the other 50 rounds...

Or maybe it was the polenta filling I was using did that?

i do this with the martini henry.
after shooting with bp i then switch to rounds with 37gns of reloder 7 or imr 4198 just to clear its throat

[Scrumbag]

Hi folks,

What are people finding a good way to measure Unique?

My powder thrower is rubbish with it and I struggle to get consistency with Lee Dippers. Any hints?

Scrummy

[sarge4318]

thanks simgre did 15 rounds of 6.5gr not much whoomf but nice and accurate at 25m will try 8gr for a bit more poke!

6.5gn Unique is my go to load for this combination bits and nice pleasant indoor shooting.

Do you really need more poke? Save powder and the paper target will be just as holed.