Looking for: 145gr-155gr 9mm Mold. Lost. Newb Too

[psychbiker]

I have yet to cast pistol. I shoot idpa and uspsa. Was about to get in on a moly group buy with my local club BUT thought, why spend several hundred and I can spend less on a mold and use the lead I have.

I shoot 147gr moly so I'm looking for a 4 cavity mold in that weight range. I dont know who makes any. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

[tazman]

There is a group buy on NOE's web site for a boolit like what you described. You can sign up and get a discount on your mold selection at the following link.

http://noebulletmolds.com/smf/index.php?topic=644.0

[psychbiker]

There is a group buy on NOE's web site for a boolit like what you described. You can sign up and get a discount on your mold selection at the following link.

http://noebulletmolds.com/smf/index.php?topic=644.0

I saw that and it looks interesting. I unfortunately dont know what RG4 means and some of the terms. Debating if I want a holly point at 147gr or solid at 155gr. Are there plugs to put in the 147gr if I choose not to make it a hollow point?

[Artful]

Yes - it comes with hollow point and regular flat nose on RG2 (2 cavity) and RG4 (4 cavity) mold.
RG4
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/images/460405Gr.RFRG4cavityPB%20001.JPG

RG2
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/swedenelson/314SP129GR005.jpg (http://s69.photobucket.com/user/swedenelson/media/314SP129GR005.jpg.html)
Biggest trick for the RG molds is that you have to run them hot in my experience.

[DR Owl Creek]

Psychbiker,

If you've never gotten into a group buy before, I think this would be a great time to give it a try with the NOE 358 155gr TC (ELCO) mould that Tazman listed in his post. This mould is supposed to be run somewhere around 5/5/15, which is less than two weeks from now. I think this is going to be a great 9mm mould.

For anyone not familiar with how the NOE RG hollow point moulds work, here are links to two threads that explain it pretty well:
http://noebulletmolds.com/smf/index.php/topic,199.0.html , and,
http://noebulletmolds.com/smf/index.php/topic,231.0.html .

Dave

[tazman]

I saw that and it looks interesting. I unfortunately dont know what RG4 means and some of the terms. Debating if I want a holly point at 147gr or solid at 155gr. Are there plugs to put in the 147gr if I choose not to make it a hollow point?

Sorry for my lack of explanation.
As Artful said, it come with pins for both hollow point and flat point. The pictures he provided show a different mold than the one I linked but serve as a demo of what the mold would in general, look like and come with.
I own several NOE molds a couple of which are the RG (Hollow point or hollow base designation) and they all work well. I am on the list to buy the mold I told you about. I think it would fit right into your needs as you described them.
Seems to be a number of us looking for something like that.

[MT Chambers]

Lyman make a nice (except for BB) 147 grain bullet for the 9mm in 4 cav., feeds well.

[dragon813gt]

I'm on the list for that NOE mold. But I'm ordering an ordinary solid mold, non RG. While it morphed from the original reason I started the discussion thread it should still work well. If you have no desire for hollow points you can order a regular mold and save yourself money in the process.

[psychbiker]

I got on board with 4 cavity alum RG4. Figured its like 2 molds, 147gr HP and 155gr solids. Those 155gr should be super soft shooting as my moly coated 147gr I use with 3.2 of bullseye is a joke in my 9mm 1911 and not bad in a 5.25 xdm.