Anyone know what the last production year for the Lyman 45 was?
Tom
Anyone know what the last production year for the Lyman 45 was?
Tom
I think it was around 1967. The Fourth Edition of Handloader's Digest (1968) shows the 45 as "DISCONTINUED" and replaced by the 450. A review in that Digest mentions that the 45 is no more, its replacement better suited to heavy resizing and the resizing of larger boolits.
I bought mine in 1971 and it was used. I remember the year because it was the same year I got started in casting. I still have it and it still works great. I have rebuilt it once. I also have a 450 and I've rebuilt it once.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |