Unique Made By Hercules

XD-Guy · November 21, 2006, 06:14 AM

I have a pound of Unique made by Hercules and I was told it was ok to use the Alliant data since nothing has changed except its a little cleaner now. Do you guys think the Alliant data is ok for this? I will be using it for .357, .9mm and .40 S&W all bullets will be lead

MADISON · November 21, 2006, 09:05 AM

It should be OK to use it.
I have a can of Winchester 630-P that one day I will use.
I need to go back to an old SPEER #8 manual for that day's data.

**Unclenick** · November 21, 2006, 04:58 PM

You should be fine. Just take the usual reloader's rule of thumb caution, and reduce any listed maximum load by 10% to start. Work up slowly toward the maximum from there, watching for pressure signs.

Nick

amamnn · November 25, 2006, 08:30 PM

Powder makers do change the formulation of their products from time to time. Unique might be one of the more fooled-around-with powders, if not the most. It's doubtful that it will cause any real problems if due care and caution is used. The folks at Alliant are very knowlegeable and helpful when it comes to customer inquiries. If I had a lot of it, I would E-mail them and ask how loads using this older formulation would compare with current powder data.

http://www.alliantpowder.com/about/contact.htm

November 21, 2006, 06:14 AM	#1
XD-Guy Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2006 Posts: 102	Unique Made By Hercules I have a pound of Unique made by Hercules and I was told it was ok to use the Alliant data since nothing has changed except its a little cleaner now. Do you guys think the Alliant data is ok for this? I will be using it for .357, .9mm and .40 S&W all bullets will be lead

November 21, 2006, 09:05 AM	#2
MADISON Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2000 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Posts: 2,678	Old Hercules Unique It should be OK to use it. I have a can of Winchester 630-P that one day I will use. I need to go back to an old SPEER #8 manual for that day's data.

November 21, 2006, 04:58 PM	#3
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,063	You should be fine. Just take the usual reloader's rule of thumb caution, and reduce any listed maximum load by 10% to start. Work up slowly toward the maximum from there, watching for pressure signs. Nick __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

November 25, 2006, 08:30 PM	#4
amamnn Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2006 Location: WA, the left armpit of the USA Posts: 1,323	Powder makers do change the formulation of their products from time to time. Unique might be one of the more fooled-around-with powders, if not the most. It's doubtful that it will cause any real problems if due care and caution is used. The folks at Alliant are very knowlegeable and helpful when it comes to customer inquiries. If I had a lot of it, I would E-mail them and ask how loads using this older formulation would compare with current powder data. http://www.alliantpowder.com/about/contact.htm __________________ "If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal