My standard 38 practice/general use load is 4.5grains Unique and 158grain LSWC. Shoots in my old Colts and all my Smiths like it. Been playing with a Model 10-5 4" pencil bbl and it loves this load. I've always been a snob when it came to Model 10s, but this load in the above mentioned 10-5 is a hoot. Unique is dirty but when the powder shortage went down a coupla years ago I bought an 8 lb keg. My 44 Spl and 45ACP like Unique also.

Order some commercial cast bullets they are cleaner and nicer to work with and shoot just as well as swaged bullets, usually cheaper.