I love Unique!
I use it in all my handgun rounds from .38 Special to my .475 Linebaugh. Both it and 231 work as good as anything available for light medium to heavy medium loads with about any bullet weight.


I have an article here with pressure tested data for the .38 Special that shows 5 grains of Unique under a 173 grain Keith SWC as being within SAAMI specs of 17,000 psi, while 5.5 grains is shown as being within SAAMI +P specs of 20,000 psi with the same bullet. I have fired quite a few of the 5.5 grain loads from my M-15 Combat Masterpiece with no troubles what-so-ever. It is a stout load no doubt in such a relatively light gun where recoil is concerned, but I am not worried about it blowing up my gun.