… hence the name "UNIVERSAL"I'm also looking to do 357 mag and 45acp in the future. I just did a lot of cross referencing the cartridges and see lots of UNIVERSAL used for all them. I was trying to avoid buying another powder and use what I have to load my shotshells but "oh well...."
Seriously though, it's close to Unique in the burn chart, another common/old school powder used for most all pistol calibers.
As far as the oft mentioned "double charge", it's not a common occurrence, just something that's parroted and can be eliminated thru proper loading techniques.
Here's a VMD (volume/density) chart to cross reference the bulk of individual powders that relates to "case fill".
Here's another chart with VMD, scroll down:
Reloading is a science as well as a hobby and can be taken in many directions.
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