[MileHi]

Anyway there used to be a common rule of thumb. Six grains of Unique for just about everything.

According to that '97 Hornady manual that is ore than a +P for a .38 Secial, but the '85 Sierra says it would be about right.

[yarddog]

I once saw a load in a gun magazine which was beyond belief. It was (crazy) grains of Unique with a 90 grain jhp. I loaded up 15 rounds and tried them in my Hi-Power. It threw the empties about 30 feet. The primers fell out of the pocket etc.

It was probably about proof or maybe even hotter. I still can’t believe they published it.

[redgolum]

Remember, powders change in formulation over time. So 6 grains of Unique in 1985 is NOT the same as in 2018.