Lee J. - found the reference in Paulson's book.

by Lee J. @, hagerman,NM, Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 20:06 (3944 days ago) @ John K.

Well John at the time many of these things become just part of the days work. Bringing some of these things gets my mind working as to details, many overlap. The Navy gun was brought to my shop by an employee of Naval Intelligence. Load developments were done, Hush Puppy does not ring any bell, Nor, does the model number of the gun. I know from trips to the Smith factory and discussing it with various members of the team I was told about the developmental work and the prices involved. It turned out the Navy paid for the developmental cost of what turned out to be the civilian Model, the Mod 59. A 159 gr. bullet might have been discussed but as I remember, never used.
I also remember they wanted a black tip designated bullet. I suggested the use of a black tip might become confusing to an end user. The black tip usually designated AP
That confused the issue and required several phone calls to Washington DC It was
decided to leave it alone t this time as this ammo was to be used in testing, and a new designation would be made for the next contract. A real cluster fu--. :-(


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