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**Mike Irwin** · January 19, 2007, 11:53 PM

I've heard that the new Unique, since Alliant took over and reformulated many of the powders, measures far more accurately.

Back in the early 1990s when I was with American Rifleman I decided to load up a bunch of .32 S&W Long using Unique.

I quit after three things became apparent...

1. Charge weights were varying by as much as 50% through my RCBS Uniflow.

2. The loading data was old (Speer No. 2, IIRC), and the velocities I was getting were FAR higher than what was shown in the book for that powder charge.

3. The powder was absolutely filthy.

That pretty much sealed Unique's fate for me as far as I was concerned.

The only reason I had snagged the Unique out of the loading locker was because it was useful for .32 Long. I was already wedded to Red Dot for my shotgun field loads and 231 for my general handgun loads, so no need to change there, and 231 was a LOT cleaner.

January 19, 2007, 11:53 PM	#20
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,383	I've heard that the new Unique, since Alliant took over and reformulated many of the powders, measures far more accurately. Back in the early 1990s when I was with American Rifleman I decided to load up a bunch of .32 S&W Long using Unique. I quit after three things became apparent... 1. Charge weights were varying by as much as 50% through my RCBS Uniflow. 2. The loading data was old (Speer No. 2, IIRC), and the velocities I was getting were FAR higher than what was shown in the book for that powder charge. 3. The powder was absolutely filthy. That pretty much sealed Unique's fate for me as far as I was concerned. The only reason I had snagged the Unique out of the loading locker was because it was useful for .32 Long. I was already wedded to Red Dot for my shotgun field loads and 231 for my general handgun loads, so no need to change there, and 231 was a LOT cleaner. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.