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I'll be trying out BE 86 next week. I found an old Speer 13 reloading book and bumped the Unique up to 5.8 with no pressure signs from 5.7, but the chrono says it lost ground going from 1130ish for the 5.7 to barely 1100 even for the 5.8 gr. I did extend the COL but not that much; 1.09 to 1.12...

My cases are pretty clean @ 5.7gr. I've seen much dirtier with other powders.

I am looking for around 1200fps; I'm just not sure seating less than 1.10 would be safe with the Unique.

Funny you brought this up, I started to work up a full tilt load with WSF in the 9mm with the 124JHP as I have several pounds of it on the shelf, but I opted for Unique instead for some reason. I'd like to see some of your data with the WSF. I absolutely love the WST in my 45acp's. For mid range...

I stopped in Cabela's after church and got the last pound of BE 86 that they had. They didn't even have in on the shelf nor did it have a place there. I asked the guy and told him I seen it on their website and that it said there was limited supply available. He check the back, and sure enough...

This is interesting; I'm not sure I completely understand what you are saying. What I seem to be hearing is that the volume may be the same at different weight. Say like 5.6 to 5.7gr, or 5.7 to 5.8gr? I actually have some dippers, but never thought to use them this way. This could lead to an...

When I'm using the HP38, my Hornady powder drop is "right on" every time. The BE 86 looks like it would be very similar if not better if that's possible especially for running a production on the LNL. I'm definitely going to try it out; you guys have really sold me on it.

Boy, talk about "in-depth," those calculations and the pictures you uploaded are fantastic LiveLife! Thanks tons for sharing! This is pretty close to what I'm seeing and I'm at 5.7gr of Unique right now. If Unique isn't picky about compressing it, and I'm guessing because it's so flaky and...

Thanks for the info.

That would definitely be a blessing. I've been reading those old post on the BE86 thread. That was when powder was hard to get. Those days I'd like to forget, LOL. I went months without any, I just couldn't find any around me and even the online stores were out. Maybe I'll find some tomorrow...

Are they similar in volume also? What I'm asking will the BE 86 fill up a case similar to the Unique? Thanks for the link to the discussion on BE 86, I'm going to take a look at that tomorrow if not tonight if I have time.

I did use two different guns on the two test. The 5.5 gr loads were shot out of Beretta 92FS with a 5" barrel. The 5.7 loads were shot out of a Sig Pro with a 4" barrel and I'll be dang if I didn't nick the chrono with that gun and also bent one of the diffuser rods.

At 5.5gr I was setting the bullet @ 1.095 in FC cases with no problems. When I stepped up to 5.7gr I set the bullets @ 1.105 but I used different cases (PPU). Then looked OK also.

I use the RCBS Competition Powder Measure-Pistol. It's close; most drops are consistent, but it does swing a grain or two one way or the other occasionally. At 5.7 gr I was correcting them when they went high. Well yeah, they can be if you shot them on a regular basis; I have plenty other...

I've seen a lot of wisdom with BE 86, and I've thought about buying some (if available tomorrow @ Cabelas's) tomorrow when I roll into town. It's a 65 mi drive. I need to use this Unique up sooner or later. Loading with it is slow because it keeps metering one way or the other and it's hard to...

I bought a pound of Unique about a year ago to see how it would perform. I must say I was slightly surprised to see it almost fill the case of a 9mm with 5.5gr. I was shooting the 124JHP RMR's with Fed cases and there weren't any pressure issues. So I bumped it up to 5.7gr and the case was so...

It's been so long since I've built my bench I don't exactly remember the height of it; but since I was a cabinet builder and trim carpenter before retirement I'd say it's probably kitchen cabinet height around 36". I use a bar stool to sit on. I add the riser a few years years ago so the ram rod...

I have an inline fabrication riser on my LNL and I normally prime my cases off press with an RCBS bench primer tool. I just got a little lazy resizing on the Lee yesterday and was sitting in a desk chair instead of on my bar stool in front of the bench. I just ran 300 more rounds to finish off...

All good suggestions. My shoulder started bothering me again a little over a month ago. Even sleeping can be difficult with a constant nagging ache. I've added an Mdie to my LNL here recently so I've been resizing on the Lee, then after several hundred cases or so I run the LNL with the sized...

OH boy, I like these :what: