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    A mystery to me

    Years ago (maybe 15 or so) I purchased two moulds from Paul Fitz Jones, who as I understand it had the Star Reloading Press Distributorship either nationally or just the West Coast. He was also the manufacturer/distributor of the Fitz grips.
    He claimed to be suffering from cancer and was selling everything. He said he had a relationship with the original SAECO company in Carpenteria CA and they had made a special run of moulds for him and he was selling them all.
    I purchased two new in the original red and white box 4 cavity SAECOs from him. One was a 4 cavity 68bb. I never used it, and it even has the original plastic wrapping around the mould. Whan I was giving it the annual checkup, reoiling and rewrapping, I noticed the other day that the mould body is marked 101, and the sprue plate is marked 68.
    There is no doubt the bullet is really a 68bb.
    The box is marked 298068bb.
    Any idea why this might be?
    I cannot find any info on SAECO #101 moulds that might explain it..
    I am very confused.
    Any thoughts?
    Last edited by FISH4BUGS; 09-04-2019 at 04:58 PM.
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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
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LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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