If anyone has a Lyman/Ideal 452423 they'd like to swap

WB
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 09:09 (2473 days ago)

for a 452424 (255 gr. SWC), I have a double cavity that appears unused.

Keith tried to instill all the successful attributes of the SWC designs he and Thompson had done into a design short enough to work in the .45 ACP magazine. That is what the 452423 is, I think around 238 grs. They sometimes refer to it as the Auto Rim bullet. Lyman screwed around with the bands and shape of the groove bottoms, enough for Keith to chew his hat, but I don't think it matters much in the real world 60+ years after the fact.

It fixes all the issues GNR had with penetration on that Bear a while back. An instant 100 fps gift for cast, and a nice big .45 clean cut hole! It's a bit dicey for anti-personnel, unless you like to stack them about three deep. Pull a Sean and do a three for one!

I found a cool picture comparing it in one mould, the .429 classic and shorter(.45)452423. I also found an old fun article by a true zealot worth the read.

http://www.sixguns.com/crew/cba.htm

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CHARLES IS A GRAND FELLOW AND

JT
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 09:34 (2472 days ago) @ WB

IS MENTIONED IN JOAQUIN JACKSON'S BOOK. KEITH WOULD NOT BE HAPPY WITH LYMAN CHANGING HIS #454424 TO #452424. IT CERTAINLY LOADS EASIER BUT KEITH WAS SET IN HIS WAYS. HIS #452423 ALSO WORKS IN SOME .45 ACP PISTOLS.

I guess you can seat it deeper and fiddle with it.

WB
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 10:17 (2472 days ago) @ JT

I have it going on in a rig I customized to feed everything including the kitchen sink (300 gr. FNGC!). It's modded to the hilt and throated generously. Actually I went a little too far but it worked out. LOL

Keith would throw up on his boots.

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Matt's Bullet's lists that mold as a "Short Nosed Keith",

ChrisG
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 10:02 (2472 days ago) @ WB

but they list it as 250 gr.

Email sent Scotty

Asa
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 19:23 (2472 days ago) @ WB

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