I'm sure it's been beaten to death, but I am the new guy so here it goes.
Lets say you found 5 pounds of Hodgdon Universal and 4 pounds of HP38 you forgot you had (in an unopened box from the shipper 4 years ago). You've spent your entire life being a Unique kind of guy, with a little Bullseye for good measure (a double entendre without intending it to be), but you would like to use the HP38 and Universal.
On hand you have a metric ton worth of 358311's and H&G 51, around the 160gr weight along with a short bus full of 358432 160's.
What would your pick be for a good mid-range/upper range with those bullet and the new found powders? I have zero experience with either, as I've said I've been pretty much a 4.5-5gr Unique guy for 20+ years.
I say mid/upper as I'm assuming Universal is not the best of lower end loads, unsure about HP38.
On hand are a lot of K frame Smiths, a few Security/Speed 6's , and a few Ruger LCR's.
If you feel truly inspired, I also have a few 148gr DEWC that I typically load with 3.2 t 3.5grs of Bullseye, depending on application. But if Universal/HP38 can work for that too, I wouldn't mind.
Thanks in advance,
Scott