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Offline jackruff

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South African Unique
« on: December 20, 2012, 03:50:09 PM »
I have an unopened container of South African Unique powder.  Does anyone know anything about it?  The label says "Unique Equivalent."

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Re: South African Unique
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2012, 06:37:58 PM »
use unique data. start low and work up . should,nt have any proublm

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Re: South African Unique
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2012, 06:53:01 PM »
I'm going to guess that the actual maker was Rheinmetall Denel Munitions. They make a lot of the surplus powders you see for sale on the internet. They are an actual maker of military ammo but a lot of what you buy here as surplus military is actually from S Africa, not US military. Most of the WC 872 and faster burning surplus powders are from them. Start low and work up using the Unique data but be advised, you need a chronograph for most pistol loads. It won't build pressure like a rifle and looking at the primer for pressure can be misleading. Especially when a lot of the pistol cartridges max pressure will not flatten or begin to have any effect on the primer. Example: a 38 Special max pressure at 17,000CUPs will not deform a primer at all. The gun will be in pieces long before the primer shows any signs of pressure. Be safe, not sorry.