Easy 357 mold question

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Galloway
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Easy 357 mold question

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Whats that standard old 158gr swc all the cast bullet companies offer a bulk 500rd box of? Any story or history there? Was it a match winner or gold standard at one time? Never heard any reasoning as to its popularity. Thanks
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Most mould manufacturers have their own take on the SWC design. The commercially cast bullets you see likely feature the design offered by the commercial mould makers like Magma, e.g.

https://www.magmaengineering.com/magma- ... let-molds/

For some history on the SWC design introduction and it’s refinement, the following article is worth reading.

http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Chapter_12_KeithSWC.htm
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Thanks guys, the ones im referring to are offered by meister, oregon trail, rimrock, missouri river etc.
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Yep, as mentioned those are basic Magma 158SWCs. They call it a Keith Style, which it isn't, since EK would not have approved of the bevel base nor the three unequal driving bands. I've found they generally shoot better than the .44 and .45 versions, which are a bit more "square" dimensionally & which makes them more prone to tipping, especially the barely .429 ones.
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I was always partial to the Lyman 358156 mold . It’s a 158 SWC with GC . I had Lyman factory molds for this in regular and HP .
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