[VR-21]

Unique is certainly dirty. They've even cleaned it up some but it's still dirty. I've never had any difficulty (in terms of affecting a guns reliability) from residue though and it gives very good accuracy and stability over a range of cartridges (and 20ga. shotgun). I just remember to wash my hands before I use the head. I realize that there have been a lot of new powders out, and I'm sure that many are excellent...but well, I'm old.

I also use Alliant Red Dot in my 12ga. trap loads, and it's never let me down. The only other Alliant powder I use is 2400. I use it in .357, .45 Colt and .44 Magnum loads for both rifle (Winchesters) and pistol, and I also use it in cast bullet loads in 7x57, .303 Brit, 8x57, 7.62x54R, 30-30, .308 and .30-06 rifles. I love the stuff. Also, I'm old.

The only Alliant products I've never liked are Bullseye and Blue Dot. I've never been very successful with either.

You mentioned that you've got a 629. I load 8.5 gr. of Unique over an RCBS 44-250-K(ieth) which gives 1005 fps out of my flat-top and a friend took an elk (very quick and humanely) last season in Idaho with one of those loads in a Marlin lever gun.

[MarkL]

You mentioned that you've got a 629. I load 8.5 gr. of Unique over an RCBS 44-250-K(ieth) which gives 1005 fps out of my flat-top and a friend took an elk (very quick and humanely) last season in Idaho with one of those loads in a Marlin lever gun.

I do have a 629, but as I think I mentioned, it's a Power Custom Grand Master, so I really baby it with light loads, even though I really don't need to. If I'm looking to fire "manly" .44Mag loads, I use a Ruger Redhawk. Thanks for the info.

Mark