Last edited by texassako; 01-02-2014 at 01:02 PM. Reason: added pic of what 11gr will do(top left)
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Anybody tried this load or maybe a bit more say 15 gr Unique in the 7mm Rem Mag...
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'.
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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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 |