GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY!!!! 
Westicle, glad your friend is okay.
Now we know where Osama Bin Laden is. He's alive and well and giving advice in a gun store about reloading...
Hubby and I have made it a point to study all the powders produced by the major powder manufacturers, and we know the difference between pistol powder and rifle powder from each of those manufacturers. That doesn't mean that we cannot and do not
thoroughly research each load. But no one is going to recommend to us a pistol powder for use in a rifle cartridge. Or vice versa.
We would recommend that anyone learning reloading
thoroughly familiarize himself/herself with the different powders so that he/she will never make the mistake of using a pistol powder in place of a rifle powder (or, for that matter, vice-versa).
But more than anything - never take
ANYONE'S advice as more than just a
suggestion. Research, research, confirm, and re-confirm before loading
any cartridge with
any powder.
