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Originally posted by R. Walter:
I just checked my Lyman No 49 and I'm surprised at the 10.0 starting load for Unique with the 240gr cast bullet.
As others have stated, I use 8.5 gr Unique (old) with a 240gr cast bullet for a nice medium load. I forget which manuals has this load, maybe a Hornady.
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The Hornady 7th Edition lists a starting load of 5.7 gr of unique and a maximum of 7.6 (1,000 fps). As was mentioned before, all of these are different due to differences in the bullets used. The Lyman starting load of 10.0 gr of Unique is based on a cast bullet made using Linotype which is harder than the swagged lead bullet used in the Hornady example.
I hope that helps,
Frank