What powders to use for 38

I've used both Alliant Bullseye and Unique. Either works fine.
I love Unique for .38 spl, but, it meters poorly, so I use W231/HP-38 now.

I've made the peculiar observation over the years here in TFL the Unique is often mentioned in the same sentence with a faster powder (usually Bullseye or W231). The wording often implies interchangeability (not necessarily with the examples above). Unique is not a fast powder like Bullseye or W231. It clearly falls in the medium speed range.

Makes me wonder if this lends itself to Unique's reputation for burning poorly.

Just an anecdotal observation.
 
I never used unique. But have used a lot of Bullseye and 800x for .357 mag loads in 158 grain range. The loads were not full power but were stout and very accurate.
 
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