Unique

[fxdrider]

Not really anything to do with reloading, except that - Man, Unique can dirty up a cylinder!

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

When guns were blue, that wasn't so noticeable!

Ivan

 

[fredj338]

Especially with lead bullets & especially if you run below midrange loads.

 

[Warren Sear]

A little WD40 and a toothbrush will have it looking like new in a minute.

 

[fxdrider]

Already done! But I'm only gonna dirty it up again. And soon!

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

When a friend and I were qualifying for our CCW permits, I used a 4" S&W 28 and the friend used a 6" Redhawk. When were using 38 Special wadcutters loaded with Bullseye. They make a stainless cylinder filthy also!

I shot 11grain Unique 44mag loads in a 629 3 weeks ago, it was filthy in one cylinder of shooting! But some of the best snubby groups I ever had!

Ivan

 

[The Norseman]

Catch 22

OP - That's nothing.

See below.

 

[ajgunner]

It sure is fun making the big holes dirty.

 

[rockquarry]

They're all dirty to a degree, not just Unique, but it seems today's fastidious shooter is a product of the Internet age. Some years ago, no one really thought much about powder residue as it takes about the same effort to clean a little or a lot. Solvent makes it a pretty easy job.

 

[bmcgilvray]

They're all dirty to a degree, not just Unique, but it seems today's fastidious shooter is a product of the Internet age. Some years ago, no one really thought much about powder residue as it takes about the same effort to clean a little or a lot. Solvent makes it a pretty easy job.

^This^

Unique? I love it! Good sprinkled on corn flakes in the morning. Good for what ails ya'.

I use lots of Unique for general purpose range and field loads in all sorts of handguns, revolvers and automatics. Sometimes Unique fuels favored self-defense loads too.

 

[cowboy4evr]

I spent my whole life getting my hands dirty . I don't give much thought to how dirty my gun is or my hands after a shooting session . Unique has been getting guns and hands dirty since 1899 , according to Aliant . We just keep buying it , for a very good reason . Regards, Paul

 

[ajgunner]

Personally been loading it for about 40 years, but these cans are older than I am. I picked these up about 5 years ago. 2 were still sealed and 1 had been opened by the seller that inherited it from grandpa. He wanted to know what gun powder looked like. I was tickled to give him $5 per can. I did load and shoot the powder out of all 3, and yes it was just as filthy as the stuff in the cardboard cans, and the modern plastic bottles.



I got the full meal deal of a full six pack, plus a can and a half of Alcan AL-7 as a bonus. The price tag on the Bulleye says $2.79. Sadly these have all been emptied and fired. Wish I could stumble onto anther deal like this one.

 

[RonPagan]

Dirty with powder residue is a guns natural state.

 

[Benchrest1]

If your gun isn't dirty you aren't shooting it enough.

 

[Nevada Ed]

Yes my weapons are all very dirty.......................

but with Unique powder, my 38. 357 and 9mm's are also........

very accurate !!

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I love Unique. I use it 12 ga/20 ga/45LC/357/44 spl/44 mag..........all round great powder......That was first produced over 100 years ago.

 

[4barrel]

I just got through reloading 200 44 mag 240 lead with 8.5 Unique one hour ago. It will wipe right off when I get through having fun. A full charge load is not that dirty.

 

[alwslate]

Unique is a relic of the long gone past. There are many better powders
available today.

 

[wheelgun28]

Unique is a relic of the long gone past. There are many better powders
available today.

BLASPHEMY !!!

 

[Babysitr]

Unique and Red Dot......I kind of like cleaning guns