How do you measure Unique

[BKDinTexas]

Two ways give consistent results.

1.) Lyman 55 measure, with the slides set to give a narrow deep cavity and the correct weight desired. Keep hopper half full and operate handle in a consistent manner...consistent operation being the key to consistent loads.

2.) A dipper. Consistently dipped and leveled charges will give you very consistent charges....surprisingly .
Dipped charges give me my most accurate ammo. I make dippers or adjust Lee dippers to give me exactly the weight I want with a given powder.
Old school ...maybe slow...but it works.

The Lyman 55 and Dippers work quite well with flakey powders like Unique and Bullseye .

Gary

He is right. My Lee dippers are very accurate. Always within less than a tenth. Scoop them full and then scrape level with a business card.

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[rbuck351]

I gave up on unique for heavy loads in my 45acp as .2grs really warms them up if you are loading close to max. I now use either W231 or Universal Clays and get better velocity without the sometimes high pressure surprises. I bought a 4lb (IIRC} keg of Unique in the mid 70s and still have about half left. I have tested Unique in a variety of cast boolit loads for small rifles such as 25/20, 22H, 32/20, 256W and others but it has never been the best for any of my tests so I'll probably still have some of that keg when they plant me. But, to answer your question. I use a scale and dippers and weigh every charge when testing with Unique.

[robg]

that's why I started using true blue in some loads meters well

[toot]

not a problem.

[Ole Joe Clarke]

I don't understand the uproar over measuring Unique. I've been using it since about 1975 in Pacific, RCBS and even Lee powder measures, never had a problem that I didn't cause, and very few of them.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

[JMax]

I use Unique for both HG and rifles on my Dillon presses with excellent results. Im get 3 - 4" groups at 100 yards with my Norwegian Krag and 2 1/4" groups with my No4 MK1 303, both loaded on a Dillon 550, case prep on a Redding T-7.

[Shopdog]

No problem here.Lyman accumeasure,custom brass rotors.The diameter of the hole makes a difference.

[EMC45]

I use my Lee PPM for Unique. Rotate the lever up, flick the drum cover with my finger, rotate it down and it is consistently exact or within a tenth.

I use an old Pacific measure for Bullseye. It is very accurate as well.

[C-dubb]

Think I'll stick with Unique in my regular loads and experiment with HS6 and H110 for my Ruger only loads. Don't do many High end loads but they are fun to pull out when one of my Buddys starts bragging on his super duper 44 Magnum.

[smokeywolf]

With a Hollywood powder measure. Usually stays within +/- .1 grains; always within .15 grains.

[Taterhead]

In my Uniflows, either with the large or small metering cylinders, Unique is a consistent +/- 2/10ths variation. That is plenty close for anything that I load. Contrast that with Accurate No. 7 or No. 9. where variations are less than 1/10th.

A lot of people look to the dispenser itself as this issue, but it really has to do with how the powder organizes itself in the metering cylinder or cavity. Unique is just too oddly shaped to consistently organize well in a dispenser. The good news is that the paper doesn't seem to know the difference.

[Viper225]

Something to try.
Zip Tie a cheap Aquarium Bubbler to the powder reservoir. Around $7 at Walmart.
I have not done this with my Uniflo, but I have one on every one of my Dillon measures.

Bob R

[Kevin Rohrer]

I have not had a problem metering Unique w/ any of my measures: Dillon, Q-M, B&M, or Hollywood.

[Steve E]

Hornady L-N-L powder measure on my L-N-l AP press and a Lyman 55 powder measure for anything not on the progressive. Works great in both.

Steve..........

[crandall crank]

Like it's been said before...RCBS Uni-Flow!

[Larry Gibson]

How do you measure Unique?

you 'neak up on it..........

[38splpete]

Little Dandy is dandy

[Ranger 7]

Lock & Load 5 station progressive press with case activated Powder Measure.
Works great!

[Arkansas Paul]

If you're not near max, 0.2 grains either way is irrelevant in a case the size of a .45 Colt.

Load em and choot em.

[fstreed]

How do you measure Unique?

you 'neak up on it..........

Aha! That's what I've been doing wrong.