On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:20:22 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

In article ,
Gunner wrote:

Thats a Heath/ Keith style Semiwad cutter, and is likely to have come
from a Henseley and Gibbs mould with a second choice being Ideal.

What is the diameter of the second band? If its .429-.433, its likely
for the 44 Special and if its .452-.455, its for the .45 ACP, both
rounds to be fired typically from a target revolver. Hollow base
bullets were very common in the 30s-70s for Bullseye shooters who were
shooting light to medium loads at paper targets.
The most common such today are 38 Special hollow base bullets, which
typically have a totally blunt nose with no ogive.

What's with the grooves? I haven't seen them in modern cartridges,
though Minies had them. Were these for black-powder revolvers?

All lead bullets have some area in which to store lubricant. These
grooves are designed to be filled with a lubricant mixture , usually
beeswax and Alox in varying proportions etc

Some of the latest bullets use a knurled surface and are impregnated
with various lubricants. Federal made a line of nylon coated lead
bullets which Im inordinatly found of for self defense loads. Very
soft Keith style blunt nosed hollowpoints of good weight that may be
fired rather fast from short barreled belly guns. The Nyclad..which
unfortunately..Federal seems to have discontinued..damit. Im down to 4
boxes for the short guns.

Gunner

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