44 loads with unique

[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.

[verminatormjc]

I’ve been loading 8.5gr unique , shooting at 25 ,I’d say 10gr would be quite a powerful load, I download 7.62x54r with 10gr 150gn heads

[kennyc]

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

just had a look further back in my notes, I did load some with 11.5grns unique for 1400 fps, settled on the 16grn load as really no cost implication and I intend to try it more at 100/200 when we can go to the range again, very soft shooting load with almost no recoil, I have a 200 grn mould which I was planning to try in my 1889 but with the current situation I suspect my FEO would be loath to let me add it to my FAC so that will wait, may try them in the K31 but they will protrude a ways into the case .

[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

[MikB]

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

IIRC I had a Lyman powder measure. I used to tap the micrometer head to its limit of travel three times to fill it to the same level for the 5.8gn. Unique load that I used for tens of thousands of 9mm. loads back in pistol days in the 80s. It seemed to throw mostly within 0.1gn.