NEI Molds

[dkf]

Well machined, rounded alignment pins instead of dowel pins, castle type nuts and threaded posts with radiused ends instead of a cap screw, the sprue plate looks die cut and then (well) finished. Looks like one of Walts molds to me Petander.

[Teemu]

If I compared on my NEI's mold... Petander's mold looks much better I could guess that is made by Walt. All my NEI's mold looks similar what was posted.

[ACC]

My brother (Buddy) and I went to see Walt once in El Paso. He was a nice enough guy who was having trouble with Austin about taxes. He was a great engineer but a lousy business man and he took advice from other lousy business men. He was a perfectionist which isn't a bad thing. He did sell the company, then bought it back and moved to Oregon, where he had just as much trouble up there from what I have been told. His kids had less business sense than he did.

Like I said in the original post, my brother designed a lot of different bullets for people who then had NEI make them. I feel sorry for Walt as he was a good guy with a good idea, but very little business sense.

I have molds from NEI for every bullet my brother ever designed, some place.

ACC

[Petander]

Great history lesson,thank you ACC.

My plan came together real good : I just got this Rossi 92 , it is a warranty return with a chamber problem. The guys at my regular shop gave it to me for a song. It had all the other typical Rossi roughness as well.

I started working on it,got it to feed and shoot and eject everything 357/38 BUT I get leading no matter what. The barrel must be rough...? Larger,smaller,harder,softer,my Hi Tek coating holds with 500 S&W ,I don't know what's up with the Rossi.

I had no 357 GC mold so I decided to try one, then saw this NEI on Evilbay,it came with RCBS handles and some checks from a nice gentleman in South Dakota.

I just fired about six dozen VV N110 full house rounds, four dry VFG patches and CLEAN!

[Good Cheer]

Still using a Walt mold, a #388-198 PB used in a 9.5x52.
Getting a muzzleloader barrel made to use it as a maxi, Ideal #386178 as a minie and patched round ball.

When Walt's daughter (was it Patty?) and son in law took over the business they were just out of their league. They gave it a rum go and did do some decent work for me, including modifying blocks with larger cherries. The last I got was this (ignore the red arrow)

that I got specifically to have mods subsequently done to create the hunting wadcutter.

[Petander]

That looks like The Ultimate Hunting Wadcutter to me.

[pcmacd]

Now there you go,that's the name of the magic material indeed.

I'm at 1000 bullets,four short break-in sessions.

I've been buying NOE and Mihec lately , no comparision for ease of use and bullet quality. Need to tap many times to drop the bullets. Hard to open with the bullets in,too.

Try some graphite from a spray can. Make sure the carrier is evaporative; it should be so if it is designated for use on locks.

Makes a great mold release.

[Hondolane]

Old thread, but question for the experts here. I have a NEI mold with no logo. The numbers reflect a NEI mold though.

[Hondolane]

Can anyone tell me about the mold above...

[Chill Wills]

It is for a 54 caliber percussion Sharp's rifle. ---I think. I have not owned one. I stick with BPCR rifles.

I believe the rebated tail is for making the paper cartridges. Christmas tree bullet.

[Hondolane]

It is for a 54 caliber percussion Sharp's rifle. ---I think. I have not owned one. I stick with BPCR rifles.

I believe the rebated tail is for making the paper cartridges. Christmas tree bullet.

Thanks, I have a good number of them, but I'm trying to find out if this is indeed a NEI mold. It has the numbers that NEI used and looks like a NEI, but it doesn't have the NEI logo. Does anyone know if this is a NEI mold.

[20:1]

The finish machining looks all wrong to be an NEI, and the sprue plate attachment is all wrong. The numbering system is similar, but a lot of small production makers simply mark the blocks with the nominal bullet diameter and weight.

[Hondolane]

The finish machining looks all wrong to be an NEI, and the sprue plate attachment is all wrong. The numbering system is similar, but a lot of small production makers simply mark the blocks with the nominal bullet diameter and weight.

Thanks, I was leaning towards it not being NEI. Just wanted confirmation. If I sell it, I'd like to be up front with the buyer.

[vagrantviking]

Sure looks a lot like some of the NEI molds I have.