Can this noe mold be modified?

[mallen]

I bout a real nice brass hollow point 4 cavity .358 mold from noe. Great mold. love it. but the design of the bullet does not allow for much length. And for my defense rounds i really need the extra coal. is it possible a machine shop can cut out the lube groove? or is my only option to sell it and hope someone is willing to pay more than 20 bucks for it

[white eagle]

if you are talking about shorting up the mold,no a machine shop will not be able to do that.
Why don't you just seat you boolit out farther to get more powder space?

[mallen]

I mean, carving out the lube groves. so the bullet will be straight. I cant seat the bullet further out of the case because then the case mouth ends up in the middle of the lube groove.

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[Love Life]

So you want a smooth sided mould by machining the groove out of the mould? Sounds like a job for http://www.hollowpointmold.com/

[Doc Highwall]

What mould is it? Not all bullets are loaded at the same over all length, check your reloading manual and you will see what I mean. There is a maximum over all length in order to function in most guns like a lever action 30-30, but none for a single shot in 30-30.

[Virginia John]

Let me know if you want to sell it, I give you $21.00.

[mallen]

So you want a smooth sided mould by machining the groove out of the mould? Sounds like a job for http://www.hollowpointmold.com/

exactly

What mould is it? Not all bullets are loaded at the same over all length, check your reloading manual and you will see what I mean. There is a maximum over all length in order to function in most guns like a lever action 30-30, but none for a single shot in 30-30.

http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product...oducts_id=1046


doing 9mm. when I get a different bullet, ill be measuring my chamber to get the max OAL i can. but i cant do it with a lube groove

[mallen]

Let me know if you want to sell it, I give you $21.00.

awesome mold. im just not sure ill get the 160 out of it i paid

[dragon813gt]

Are you coating the bullets w/ HiTek or Powder Coat? I'm assuming so be you never know.

[upnorthwis]

Should be a simple job for a machinist. I did it on my .45 cal. Lyman Postell on the rear groove. Line it up with a center-finder in a mill them bore or ream. A lot cheaper if you have your own mill. Either that or I'll take the price up to $22.00

[mallen]

it almost looks like i can have it at the bottom of the lube groove. it does look like that would be a tad bit longer than saami spechs. but.that itself doesnt matter. i need to measure my chamber.

how much of the bullet needs to be inside the case?

[Love Life]

Can you explain why you need the longer COAL for your defense loads? I'd just work up from the book and crimp the bullet just past the lube groove and call it a day.

[mallen]

matching the cartridge length to your chamber yields better accuracy. and with a flat nose or hollow point it helps with feeding. in fact if i go a little shorter than i am now my gun likes to jam on the next to last round. lengthen it a bit and it starts working perfectly.

[dragon813gt]

how much of the bullet needs to be inside the case?

Are you new to reloading?

[mallen]

no, defiantly probably yes.

[mallen]

its looking like if i get it the way i want it, i would have somewhere around .13 inch in the case.

[mallen]

Are you coating the bullets w/ HiTek or Powder Coat? I'm assuming so be you never know.

powder coat.

although, wouldn't it work with tumble lube as well?

[Love Life]

Sell the NOE mould for $10.00 less than you paid for it and get a heavier (longer) bullet design. Once you go tot cutting on that NOE mould, it becomes worthless.

[mallen]

Sell the NOE mould for $10.00 less than you paid for it and get a heavier (longer) bullet design. Once you go tot cutting on that NOE mould, it becomes worthless.

I paid 160 between mold (i have hollow point version), and a few bucks for lube. so about 145 if you want it.

[GabbyM]

IN all my 9mm's that bullet style would reach the rifling before the lube grove would become exposed.
Have you removed barrel from pistol and used it as a gage to see just how long you can make your C.O.L. ?