[Stargazer]

I have been trying to work up a good .357 practice load for my 686 and Marlin rifle. I have looked at lot's of loading data both on the web and in loading books. I am not very good at math at all but it seems to me that there is a wide choice to be made when reloading .357's. Powder is sold and used by weight. I can get 1200-1400 FPS with a 158 JHP using 14-18 grains of fast rifle type powder or I can get 1100-1200 FPS by using some powder like Unique and only using 7-8 grains of powder. Yes Bullseye could be used with even less powder charge but it maxs out pretty fast. Just seems to me and my figuring that the Unique charge which gives twice as many reloads from a pound as the other type of load, it is just a better choice for volume reloading. It gives a good velocity at the lower end of the "magnum" range and should make a good round for practice.

How many use Unique for .357 out there and what load do you use/results?