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Thread: Elmer Keith's Other .44 SWC

  1. 07-16-2017, 08:09 PM #1
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    Elmer Keith's Other .44 SWC

    Lyman/Ideal No.429422, a 235-grain hollow-base semi-wadcutter designed by Elmer Keith. It debuted in Handbook No.29 (1930), and was last shown in the chart of available moulds that was part of Handbook No.41 (1957):

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  2. 07-16-2017, 08:12 PM #2
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    Nice!
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    Really nice! You are a good caretaker of fine things. That mold is in beautiful. I hope you use it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tigweldit View Post
    Really nice! You are a good caretaker of fine things. That mold is in beautiful. I hope you use it.
    Thanks, tigweldit! It was in great condition when my Dad passed it on to me, and I've tried to keep it that way through all the years since. And yes, I do use it. It's a personal favorite of mine in the .44 Special.

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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
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