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I just finished binge-watching Johnny’s Reloading Bench on YouTube where he worked up a 9mm +P load, and he brought up Unique. Honestly, it surprised me. I’ve always viewed Unique as a relatively fast-burning, classic powder for standard target plinking, and never really considered it a top contender for pushing serious velocity in a small case.

Curiosity got the best of me, so I plugged some numbers into GRT and QuickLOAD. To my surprise, both simulators show that hitting my target goal of 1200 FPS with a 124gr projectile is completely doable while safely staying under the 38,500 PSI max pressure limit for +P.

Obviously, case capacity is going to be tight, and it’ll probably be a dirty burner, but the math checks out. Has anyone actually run this specific work-up in the real world? How closely did your real-world chronograph numbers match the GRT/QuickLOAD predictions? I will say that I am very interested in working up this load since it can fill up a case very nicely without worrying about a double charge.

I never expected to be writing this so soon. After only 18 short months, our sweet girl has crossed the rainbow bridge.
From the start, we knew something wasn’t quite right—she never grew the way she should have, and despite constant vet visits and our best efforts to help her gain weight, she struggled. Things took a heartbreaking turn last Sunday. After a sudden, violent illness and a terrifying drop in her strength, the vet gave us the news we dreaded: stage 4 renal failure caused by Renal Dysplasia.

We brought her home to give her one last fighting chance with IV fluids, and for a moment, it seemed like she might pull through. She even spent the next morning at the office with me. But shortly after, she suffered a seizure and passed away.

It has been a devastating week. Even though our time together was short, she was deeply loved and the house feels far too quiet without her. We’ll miss her every day.