Best 224 boolit

[mjkonopka]

I'm looking to cast 224 for my AR. It is a 16" carbine gas 1:9" upper. I'm not looking for bullseye accuracy, just looking to ring some steel out to 300 yards and punch some holes in paper. I will be PC the boolits with no GC. Just looking for some recommendations for a mould that feeds reliably in an AR. Also, the more cavities in the mould, the better.

[Thekid]

I have never shot one past 200 but I do ring steel with the lee 225-55rf at that range in my ar. Powder coated no check.

[Tom Myers]

http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=84_458&products_id=2062

[Screwbolts]

I have the NOE version of the 225-55rf in a 5 cavity and it performs well in all 1-0 to 1-14 twist barrels I have in various calibers. I size them threw .2265 dies in either a 450 or my Star.

I thinks LEE offers a clone in the 6 cavity blocks that has been doing the same.

http://www.titanreloading.com/molds/bullet-molds/22-cal/lee-6-cav-mold-c22555rf

Here is an offering from Arsenal if your powder coating, I have several molds from Arsenal and they have all performed perfectly.

http://arsenalmolds.com/products?product_id=109


Ken

[Boolseye]

+1 NOE 225-55 RF. 100% reliable and accurate in my AR carbine

[mjkonopka]

Is the NOE mould the same as the Lee mould?

[Boolseye]

It was originally an RCBS design, cloned first by NOE and then again by Lee. So yeah, basically.

[308Jeff]

Which alloy are y'all using for your PC version?

[mjkonopka]

I'm gonna be using straight range lead, once I get some. Lol

[mjkonopka]

I have read in these forums about people having issues with the Lee 55gr 224 mould feeding reliably in an AR. I guess it has to do with the design of the nose of the boolit. Is anyone having these issues? I would hate to buy the mould and find out that it will not feed correctly.

[Boolseye]

Given the relative cost of .223 ammo, many folks don't see the point in even reloading the stuff, let alone casting for it. I shoot my AR at about the pace of a bolt gun, and I like downloading so it works for me. YMMV.

Can't speak to the Lee. Like I said, the NOE's a gem.

[natty bumpo]

Given the relative cost of .223 ammo, many folks don't see the point in even reloading the stuff, let alone casting for it. I shoot my AR at about the pace of a bolt gun, and I like downloading so it works for me. YMMV.

Can't speak to the Lee. Like I said, the NOE's a gem.

im planning on reloading.223. If I pick up brass (free) and cast my own bullets(almost free) all I'm left paying for is primers .02-3 and powder.02-3 I'm looking at rounds in the four to six cents apiece range. Last Tullah rounds cost .30 cents each. That's seems like a significant savings. Am I missing something?? Pluss I get to play around with a molten batch of toxic metal and gunpowder. Right there is enough to hook me. Lifes too short to not risk making it shorter.