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Jeffrey
Jul 28, 2012, 7:47:30 PM7/28/12
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I know quiet a few of the older generation. They had managed to happily get
by with Bullseye, Unique, and 2400 and they did just fine.This was before
there were so many powders to choose from. If they needed a rifle powder th
en they would have the other classic powders that would cover about any car
tridge unless the cartridge was not very common and would require some thin
king if data was not easily avaliable. Those would of course be 4064. 4895.
and 3031. Herco is another one of the really old powders but i am not sure
if it is really that much different from Unique. Herco is a tad bit slower
that Unique but that is about all that i can tell about it. Does anyone kn
ow if Unique would meter any better than Herco in the Lee auto disk powder
measure? I am leaning toward figuring that if two powders are so extremely
close to being about the same thing then i would have to ask if Unique woul
d meter any better than Herco. That is one negative about Herco. It does no
t meter very well but it does have a burn that is about in the same ball pa
rk as Unique.
Thanks,
Jeff.
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by with Bullseye, Unique, and 2400 and they did just fine.This was before
there were so many powders to choose from. If they needed a rifle powder th
en they would have the other classic powders that would cover about any car
tridge unless the cartridge was not very common and would require some thin
king if data was not easily avaliable. Those would of course be 4064. 4895.
and 3031. Herco is another one of the really old powders but i am not sure
if it is really that much different from Unique. Herco is a tad bit slower
that Unique but that is about all that i can tell about it. Does anyone kn
ow if Unique would meter any better than Herco in the Lee auto disk powder
measure? I am leaning toward figuring that if two powders are so extremely
close to being about the same thing then i would have to ask if Unique woul
d meter any better than Herco. That is one negative about Herco. It does no
t meter very well but it does have a burn that is about in the same ball pa
rk as Unique.
Thanks,
Jeff.
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Tom S.
Jul 29, 2012, 8:18:55 AM7/29/12
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"Jeffrey" <js...@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
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#I know quiet a few of the older generation. They had managed to happily get
# by with Bullseye, Unique, and 2400 and they did just fine.This was before
# there were so many powders to choose from.
And in those years, the trend has been to small diameter, higher velocity,
and, too, better powder performance and maintenance characteristics for
those arms.
zxcvbob
Jul 29, 2012, 8:18:58 AM7/29/12
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Jeffrey wrote:
# Herco is a tad bit slower that Unique but that is about all that i
# can tell about it. Does anyone know if Unique would meter any better
# than Herco in the Lee auto disk powder measure? I am leaning toward
# figuring that if two powders are so extremely close to being about
# the same thing then i would have to ask if Unique would meter any
# better than Herco. That is one negative about Herco. It does no t
# meter very well but it does have a burn that is about in the same
# ball park as Unique.
> Thanks, Jeff.
I really like Herco with heavy cast bullets in revolver cartridges. It
measures pretty much the same as Unique but is bulkier and you use a
little more of it.
If you want a powder that is just a little slower than Unique but
measures better, try WSF.
-Bob
# Herco is a tad bit slower that Unique but that is about all that i
# can tell about it. Does anyone know if Unique would meter any better
# than Herco in the Lee auto disk powder measure? I am leaning toward
# figuring that if two powders are so extremely close to being about
# the same thing then i would have to ask if Unique would meter any
# better than Herco. That is one negative about Herco. It does no t
# meter very well but it does have a burn that is about in the same
# ball park as Unique.
> Thanks, Jeff.
I really like Herco with heavy cast bullets in revolver cartridges. It
measures pretty much the same as Unique but is bulkier and you use a
little more of it.
If you want a powder that is just a little slower than Unique but
measures better, try WSF.
-Bob
Stanley Schaefer
Jul 30, 2012, 5:41:07 PM7/30/12
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There's not a whole lot of difference in the two. If you've got a keg
of Herco for shotshell loading and need to load up some .45s, it'll do
that. Same with Red Dot or any similar shotgun powder. They'll do,
in the absence of other, more specialized, powders. As far as
metering goes, flake powders tend to have more variation from those
fixed cavity measures like Lee's than ball powders. There's a reason
a lot of the early measures had a knocker attached. For cartridges
like .45 ACP, you probably won't notice the variation unless you're
set up with a full-scale test lab outfit. If you're NOT doing
shotshell reloading and are just polling folks to find out what to
buy, get a pistol powder.
Unique works for a wide variety of loads, probably more applications
than most any other powder. Not necessarily the highest velocity or
most accurate, but it'll work. If you want something more caliber
specific, you'll have to say what you want it for. If you were
restricted, for legal or supply reasons, to one powder type, Unique
would probably do.
Stan
of Herco for shotshell loading and need to load up some .45s, it'll do
that. Same with Red Dot or any similar shotgun powder. They'll do,
in the absence of other, more specialized, powders. As far as
metering goes, flake powders tend to have more variation from those
fixed cavity measures like Lee's than ball powders. There's a reason
a lot of the early measures had a knocker attached. For cartridges
like .45 ACP, you probably won't notice the variation unless you're
set up with a full-scale test lab outfit. If you're NOT doing
shotshell reloading and are just polling folks to find out what to
buy, get a pistol powder.
Unique works for a wide variety of loads, probably more applications
than most any other powder. Not necessarily the highest velocity or
most accurate, but it'll work. If you want something more caliber
specific, you'll have to say what you want it for. If you were
restricted, for legal or supply reasons, to one powder type, Unique
would probably do.
Stan
Gunner Asch
Jul 31, 2012, 5:56:03 AM7/31/12
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#Unique works for a wide variety of loads, probably more applications
#than most any other powder. Not necessarily the highest velocity or
#most accurate, but it'll work. If you want something more caliber
#specific, you'll have to say what you want it for. If you were
#restricted, for legal or supply reasons, to one powder type, Unique
#would probably do.
Indeed!! Unique is probably the most universal pistol and cast bullet
powder for pistols and rifles. I burn more Unique than any other 2
powders.
Gunner
#than most any other powder. Not necessarily the highest velocity or
#most accurate, but it'll work. If you want something more caliber
#specific, you'll have to say what you want it for. If you were
#restricted, for legal or supply reasons, to one powder type, Unique
#would probably do.
Indeed!! Unique is probably the most universal pistol and cast bullet
powder for pistols and rifles. I burn more Unique than any other 2
powders.
Gunner
Jeffrey
Aug 1, 2012, 7:06:07 PM8/1/12
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I do notice these things about Alliant quite a bit. Herco is a tad bit slower than Unique. Green Dot is a Tad bit slower than Red Dot. They do seem to put out a lot of powders that so close to being almost the same thing.
Martin Eastburn
Aug 2, 2012, 6:54:09 AM8/2/12
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I suppose it is due to reloading.
The colder fills or over fills the shell. A bit hotter under fills or
just makes the mark.
Might be the difference between seating a 100 grain or a 140 grain.
Martin
The colder fills or over fills the shell. A bit hotter under fills or
just makes the mark.
Might be the difference between seating a 100 grain or a 140 grain.
Martin
Gunner Asch
Aug 2, 2012, 9:31:51 AM8/2/12
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On Thu, 2 Aug 2012 10:54:09 +0000 (UTC), Martin Eastburn
<lion...@consolidated.net> wrote:
#I suppose it is due to reloading.
#The colder fills or over fills the shell. A bit hotter under fills or
#just makes the mark.
#
#Might be the difference between seating a 100 grain or a 140 grain.
#
#Martin
Close enough..but for seating of a column of shot, not a bullet
Gunner
<lion...@consolidated.net> wrote:
#I suppose it is due to reloading.
#The colder fills or over fills the shell. A bit hotter under fills or
#just makes the mark.
#
#Might be the difference between seating a 100 grain or a 140 grain.
#
#Martin
Close enough..but for seating of a column of shot, not a bullet
Gunner
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