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Thread: 10 Grs. Unique. The Universal Cast Boolit Rifle Load?

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    I like plunking with 2 different rifles with Unique. 7.62x54r and .30-40 Improved both prefer a little more powder at 11 gr and the Lyman 311334 bullet. I get some interesting looks on the 100 yard range with the funny looking and sounding ammo.

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    Unique has got to be one of the most versatile powders out there. I use it in everything from my 357 mag, 44 spl, up to 45-70

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    I load 15.0grs in .30-06 with 174gr lee and gas check, get excellent accuracy with 1903a3, and use 12.0grs in No4Mk1 Enfield with lee 180gr with gas check sized .309, and .311. I weigh my cast bullets to +/- 1.0grs
    and they stay in "9" ring on SR-1 targets @ 100yards. I also shoot indoors on 50' range with same rifles, but with 6.0grs and 150gr cast bullet no gas check. Velocity is about 900-1100fps.

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ID:	8565110.5 grs of Unique behind a 255 gr gas check Lachmiller design .429 SWC. Chronied at 1138 av., sd. of 14, es. was 21. Fired from a 5 1/2 " Red hawk at 20 yds. from a bench rest. I wouldn't hesitate taking a deer at 50-75 yds. with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by like it all View Post
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ID:	8565110.5 grs of Unique behind a 255 gr gas check Lachmiller design .429 SWC. Chronied at 1138 av., sd. of 14, es. was 21. Fired from a 5 1/2 " Red hawk at 20 yds. from a bench rest. I wouldn't hesitate taking a deer at 50-75 yds. with it.
    Nice pic with some great results, man.
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    I have a Marlin 1895 with 22" barrel and a bunch of 300 grain boolits. I wonder if I could use Unique to safely get it up to 1500 fps? I would rather not spend my scarce stock of rifle powder on mild loads right now.
    Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.

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    I don't see any Unique loads for the 45-70 anywhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by like it all View Post
    I don't see any Unique loads for the 45-70 anywhere.
    Starting with page one there are several 45-70 loads sir...great info and reading...

    rick

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    The Lyman manual seems to peak out at about 1400fps with Unique for an 1895. My answer should have been more specific to your question. 2400 would be a better choice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by like it all View Post
    I don't see any Unique loads for the 45-70 anywhere.
    15 grains of unique behind a 165grain round ball sized to .458 for fun shooting in 45-70
    What I hand-load; .380acp; 9mm/9mmR; 38/357mag; 45acp;
    223rem(5.56mm); 22-250rem; 243win; 6.5 Grendel; 270 win; 30-30win; 308win; 45-70gov.

    on the list to start Loading; 30-06 springfield; 222 rem; 6.5x55 swedish

    "You might be a gun nut if you load 45-70 on a progressive press" -HICKOK45<- was he talking about me!?!

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    I would like to know also. Badbill2

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    I shoot 10 grains Unique in my 45-70 for a 405 treat. also load 12 grains in my rem roller with the 43 Spanish chamber for a good time. very nice powder and cheap to plink with.

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    I have a nearly full can of IMR SR4756. Wonder how well that one would work?
    Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.

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    Last night I loaded up a handful of .45-70's with 12 grains of Unique and 300 grain boolits. Hopefully I can try 'em out this weekend. I'm going powder shopping in Lexington after work, maybe I can get lucky and find some 4198.
    Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.

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    Use 10 grains with a 300 gr cast in my TC super 16, 45-70 mainly for the lack of recoil.
    Last edited by oger; 12-25-2013 at 09:28 AM.

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    13 grains of Unique under a 456192 for me. That old Ideal drops WW at .4625 weighing 350 gr. Shoots well in everything I own.

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    Anybody tried this load or maybe a bit more say 15 gr Unique in the 7mm Rem Mag...

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    Don't have a 7mm Rem Mag, but ~15gr works fairly well in my 30-06.
    I've found the Lyman 44 manual archived on the 'CastPics' site to be a good cast load data source in addition to their newer 'Cast Bullet Handbook'.

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    10grns in my 44mag lever

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    Have a general question about commercial cast lead projectiles. I'm a bit disabled and not able to cast myself but have noticed that Montana Bullets has quite a selection of gas checked projectiles in 30 cal and in 7.62...they sell varying diameters (example is in the 7.62 they have .311-.314 available...I will slug the bores on anything I want to shoot with cast lead)...they have the molds used to cast the projectiles and quite a selection...Would a commercial cast gas checked rifle bullet be a good "candidate" for the "10 grain Unique" situation? I load lots of handgun with Unique and have lots of it as well as Trail Boss...I'm just looking for light plinking loads to let my Wife enjoy a bit of rifle shooting but not getting knocked on her butt. I realize that 10 grains is a starting point and my main question concerns using gas checked boolits and I think they probably are fairly hard (18 or so)...I shoot light loads without checks in handguns but use a 12 hardness or less for most of my lighter loads....just looking for some direction in lead/Unique/gas checks with commercial cast boolits...thanks
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check