Accurate 359155K

Brad

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Recently bought a mould from another member for a 5 cav Al mould from Tom for the 359155K.
Every time I use one of Tom’s moulds I remember just how easily they drop bullets. What a joy to use.
I foresee these seeing a bunch of use in my GP100 and the wife’s 686.
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Ian

Notorious member
At least you're not pouting because you didn't get to use your precision-machined mould club on it ;)

Bullet designs don't get much better than that one, I bet it's a dandy on the targets.
 

fiver

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that's probably as close to a true Keith as your gonna get in a new production mold.
I have an older 477 close to that and it shoots well in anything it chambers in.

try a couple in your Lever Gun, if it feeds I bet it is accurate as all get out.
you might need to disregard the crimp groove or use 38 cases, I seat my 454424 to the front band like a big 45 acp bullet and it shoots very well.
airc someone put out data for the 45 with the 454 seated that way sometime back, but I just cut my data by 15%.
 

Brad

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Nice wide but shallow lube groove. Easy to cast but holds plenty of lube. I will likely PC some to see what they do.
I’m pretty sure they will feed in the 92. A little measuring will tell me all I need to know there.
 

Brad

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Crimp to nose is .015 longer than the NOE 158 WFN I have been using in the 92. I don’t foresee that being enough to cause major issues?
 

Wasalmonslayer

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Hello Brad

I have been eyeing that exact mold for a while.
It looks like the perfect all around revolver bullet.
Have you shot any of them yet?
Curious how well they did.

Thanks
Max
 

CZ93X62

Official forum enigma
"What Lamar said" regarding most faithful current rendition of Keith's SWC design. He also mentioned Lyman #358477, which is a longtime favorite of mine in 38 Special. I have an NOE variant of that design that casts fat enough to feed my small-frame 38 S&Ws (.361"+) in 30/1. I size and lube them all in my ,361" H&I die initially; these are good to go in the S&W Regulation Police x 4". For the Colt Police Positive x 4", they get a second sizing at .359". For use in the 38 Specials (or 357 Magnums) they get a 2nd sizing at .358". My usual 92/6/2 blend is too hard for the gentle pressures getting used in these applications (velocities of 700-900 FPS).
 

fiver

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my second one casts big enough it would work in the S&W case also, it's a workout pushing them into the 358 die on the stars.

a hundredth of an inch might not let the nose come up past that tiny little feed ramp the 92's have.
I don't even know why it's there other than to screw with feeding slightly long rounds.
my B-92 is so tight right there, nothing over saami minimum will feed without grabbing on it, .001 is a make it or break it length change on that one.
I nibbed the one on my 44 mag [along with the lifter stop] just enough so the 429241 would feed seated in the crimp groove. [then I got the RNFP mold I wanted a year or so later]
 

CZ93X62

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I snagged a 250 grain RNFP/GC from Accurate Molds right after I got the Win/Miroku 1892 in 44 Magnum. I have had a couple Marlin 94s that didn't get along with #429421 already, so rather than fight that battle I got a bullet design that would (and does) work.

I waited for Winchester and Marlin to get off the dime and import/make a 357 Magnum levergun, and after 3+ years of waiting I jumped on a Henry Big Boy (steel receiver) a couple years ago. If gets along with Lyman #358156 just fine when seated in Magnum brass with crimp placed in the upper crimp groove. These shoot well, too--my old practice load for work (13.5 grains of 2400/CCI 500) still gave the business to Coke cans at 50 yards with the OEM open irons. I see either a Skinner aperture sight or (GASP!) a glassware sight in this rifle's future. That's kinda like a camper shell on a Maserati, but I already own Glocks--so heresies become easier upon repetition. And once lost, there is no being found. :)
 
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