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Creeker
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Registered: 01/08/09
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    07/17/09 at 06:22 AMReply with quote#27

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07/13/09 at 09:54 PM #26 To get a lathe tool cut to EXACTLY the same angle, that is to the nth degree, is out of human ability. But to get it perfectly square is easy. Elmer designed his bullet with square grooves for 2 reasons. One was for balance, and the other was for more lube in the grooves. I realize that a 6 1/2 inch barrel may not use all the lube, but a rifle barrel will. Every little bit more is a more accurate bullet. Elmer had many disputes over this subject, and I do not pretend to know as much as he did, but he would not back down on this subject. He stood FIRM. So much Lyman and he were not on good terms toward the end. He liked ,I know I am misspelling it Saeco molds because they kept his original design. He cursed the others for rounding and beveling his grooves, and making the front cutting band smaller than the others. They should all be the same.


You spelled it correct: Saeco as in Redding/Saeco. These are some of the finest moulds on the market. I use one to produce a lite 45-70 bullet.

When Mr. Keith designed his bullet is was drawn by him offhand on paper. He had no blueprint and refused to make one. If the bullet from the mould looked correct, it was correct. It is true he loved the square grooves and square bands. But I'll stand by the statement that no one has proven the square lube groove to be more accurate than the beveled or to lead less.

I personally feel the greatest thing about the Keith is the full diameter front driving band. The Keith I make differs only in the bullet he drew used a .1" wide band where mine is .090. This make the chambering of the round much better as the brass grows in length or the chambers become dirty.

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