Added the Lew Horton letter, I just received, to the original post. Looks like this one was actually made in Oct-1993, not 1994.
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Took it to the range again today & tried a couple different loads. Found it liked the Unique @ 6.7grs with Zero's 165gr JHP the best of those tested.
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Shorty 40 Mk.I - Zero 165gr JHP & 6.7gr Unique
(-01b)
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Shorty 40 Mk.I - Zero 165gr JHP & 6.7gr Unique
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