The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - A film of fine graphite

A film of fine graphite (reply)

AaronB — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:37:18 +0000

Seems to me that once I've run a box of my Unique reloads (6.0 grains of Unique under a 200-grain cast SWC in .45 ACP) through my Smith 1955 Target, both the revolver and my hands got this sooty kind of graphite film all over them. Sometimes it's enough to make the cylinder drag.

I don't mind so much. The Unique works and I trust it.

Apparently my nasal abilities are quite diminished .. (reply)

JimT — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:59:45 +0000

I have shot Unique for more than 60 years and never noticed that!
Of course, I have never been bothered nasalie by black powder either .....

Unique also has a distinct, and slightly yucky aroma. (reply)

A K Church — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 22:40:26 +0000

Not like black, but still...

Shoot a bunch over 8.5 Unique/255 cast lubed with (also odd smelling) Alox, and on a hot humid day, the memory will stay with you.

I never understood what "dirty Unique" was all about. (reply)

Hoot — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:13:10 +0000

But, I am notoriously not-very-picky.

It's funny but I never thought of any powder but Black (reply)

JimT — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:49:41 +0000

as being "DIRTY" ... Shoot black for awhile. Unique seems wonderfully clean.

Dependable Unique (reply)

AaronB — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:26:47 +0000

I find myself coming back to Unique again and again in pistol calibers (not that I'm any authority, mind you).

It's just that, it's a known quantity, and though it's dirty it can be depended on to get it done.

If I had to do all my reloading with just three powders, Unique would be one of them.

-AaronB

Shooting the .45 Linebaugh Ruger Today

JimT — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:21:28 +0000

Spent a little time on the Range testing a load with Green Dot. Using SSK 270-451 over 6.5 gr. of Green Dot. It was a little light, hitting about 4" high at 25 yards. I am gonna add one more grain of powder and see if that helps.

SSK 270-451

The old Linebaugh sixgun still is better than I am!

Also shot some loaded with the Lyman 454190 bullet and 8.5 gr. Unique.

They his close to POA.