all the oldtimers used to say that with a 250 or 260 gr. bullet in the those calibers, when using Unique figure 100 fps per grain of powder. It usually worked out really close to that.

A lot of my friends that reload often talk about "dirty" powders .. Unique being one mentioned .. but I never noticed it. Others mentioned the smell of Unique or other powders, which is another thing I never noticed.

My only concerns and what I noticed when shooting ... Is it a safe load? Is it accurate? Will it do the job I need it to do?

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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.

All my years of shooting black powder in percussion revolvers and having to clean up that mess makes me see Unique in a modern revolver as super clean and not sooty at all with no worry about corrosion being another plus.

Bob

I still use & enjoy the stuff.

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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.

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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.

Unique was my go to powder for a long time. I never could figure out the dirty part, that people often talked about. Using cast bullets with a soft lube they all were a little messy but never required cleaning just an occasional wiping down.

I used it for many years in my 44 special (and some 44 magnum)loads with no complaint. It left a few flakes of powder and a greasy soot behind on the 44 special loads, but was accurate and worked well. When Hodgdon came out with Universal Clays I tried it and got the same ballistic results, but without the powder flakes and greasy soot left behind. So, I switched. I still have some Unique, but as long as Universal Clays is around I will go with it. There are others in this burning rate that I will try when the chance comes. I have no bone to pick with Unique though, it's a great powder. Unique!