Noe 454-255-fn

[LAH]

Contacted Swede Nelson & asked for a 2 cavity NOE 454-255-RF mould. He had one & only a few days later it arrived. The man is quick.
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Open her up & took a look. The blocks were clean, no burrs or out of place tool marks. The cavities were beautiful. Removing the sprue plate, screw & set screw I gave the blocks a going over with a nylon brush & hot soapy water. She looked good. The sprue plate was cleaned with starting fluid & brush.

Before cleaning
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After
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I coated the top of the blocks & both sides the sprue plate with Frankford Arsenal Drop Out, installed the plate, adjusted & replaced the set screw.
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Installed the blocks on RCBS handles & placed on the stove to warm up along with a Lyman 4 cavity 358429.
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Once the melt was at 750 degrees & the blocks up to temperature the casting began. The mould dropped acceptable bullets after only a few dumps. The bullets fell with little effort. These are the first.
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To be continued.

[LAH]

I sized at .454 for my 1973 New Model Blackhawk Ruger using LBT Blue lube. These fit my cylinder perfectly. The bases fill out well with a loose sprue plate, the lube groove is plenty large, & the meplat should be a killer.
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I’ll load these first chance & see how they do, I’m expecting good things. BTW they came from the mould using wheel weight alloy at .454+ & 258 grains.

[lbaize3]

I got one of the five cavities and love it. It produces some of the best 45 Colt boolits I have seen.

[LAH]

Hope to load some of these babies tomorrow.

[runfiverun]

that's super similar to the 452664 i use for everything 45 colt related.
including hunting.
you'll like it.
i have taken it from 700 to 1650 fps.

[LAH]

Set the press up last night. If I can finish the firewood early enough I plan to load some of these after while & go shoot'en on the morrow.

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[JJC]

Thoes are some nice looking boolits

[LAH]

Thoes are some nice looking boolits

Thank you Sir it's a nice mould.