NOE 128 gr. 9mm HP results

[Boolseye]

Wow–this is one aggressive HP. I shot these into a gallon jug of H2O with 4 wet phone books behind it,
velocity about 1050 fps, loaded over 4.1 gr. 231 and composed of 50/50 range lead/Pb.
Interested in hearing other folks experience with this bullet.

[rintinglen]

Impressive! What Alloy were you using?

[Buckshot]

............" composed of 50/50 range lead/Pb."

............Buckshot

[Boolseye]

Thanks Buckshot ;)

[Beerd]

Do you have any "before" photos you can post?
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[Blammer]

that's just awesome!

[Boolseye]

yeah sure, I'll get a few up soon.

[HighHook]

Just cast up about 800. Need to size load and try'em out for myself. They sure look nice...

[383]

Those look great. Have you done any expansion testing without the HP?

Best

[Boolseye]

Here's a before & after. This has proven to be a forgiving bullet design, nary a tumble even with really soft lead pushed hard. Very satisfying push loaded over 3.8 grains of BE. about 950-975 fps. The HPs weigh out at about 130 with soft alloy. Haven't cast any solids yet. I have pan-lubed and tumble-lubed, as shown. All work well. The mold itself is a work of art.

[FLINTNFIRE]

Those look great , just got the 135 grain , am casting them over the last few days will lube and shoot next month when home from work , good to see what they look like before and after .

[Boolseye]

Nice! Bet you'll love it.

[MBfrontier]

I received my NOE 358-128 HP Mold and tried it last Saturday. I followed the break-in instructions and started casting some boolits. The alloy is made up of COWW and a little 50/50 solder and the boolits are water quenched. The boolits cast at a little over .358 and weighed 127 grains. This is my third mold after using two Lee Molds. I must say that the NOE Mold exceeded my expectations. I have attached a picture of the boolits from my first casting session with this mold after they have been lube-sized to .357 with Carnuba Red Lube.

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[luky-dude]

Thats the mold I want to. What are you sizing and lubing on? What load will you use--oal & powder & charge? Would also like to hear how they feed and shoot.

[saint_iverson]

How deep into the phone books did it penetrate?

[grubbylabs]

I really want to try the mold he has for 45, but funds are a little tight at the moment. But at least I know I can get one.

[Blammer]

I have cast up at least 700 of them rascals from my NOE 9mm mould. I like it a lot!

[MBfrontier]

I am sizing on an RCBS Lube-a-Matic II with an RCBS .357 Sizing Die. I'll be trying 5.5 Grs. HS-6 Powder to start. I don't yet know what OAL until I try seating a bullet and checking the fit in my barrel.

[luky-dude]

thanks MB keep us posted

[Boolseye]

How deep into the phone books did it penetrate?

Deep...into several phone books. You see how they look on the other side in above photo. I retrieved one from a stump, it had turned inside-out. I really don't work for NOE...but the accuracy is killer, too. Check out this target from last night at the range. that there's 15 rounds.

[MBfrontier]

Right now, for 9mm I'm using 6.0 Grs. HS-6, with an OAL of 1.095, Win. Cases, Federal SP Primer, NOE 358-128 HP Boolit heat treated and sized to .357, and lubed with Carnuba Red. I loaded these for my Sig P250 Compact. This gun has been notoriously difficult to find a load that doesn't lead at all. This load leads slightly in front of the chamber but I can live with it. The 1.095 OAL leaves a little of the front driving band extending from the case but chambers properly. You can see in the attached picture how they look.
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[Zombie Whisperer]

Them are awesome! I love hollow point boolits. How big is the throat on that sig? If it is like mine I had to run a 358 boolit (357 SIG), and that size worked well in (9MM) glocks too.

[krallstar]

Is this mold available? i checked their site and don't see that mold. I like my 9mm around 130gr.

[SwedeNelson]

krallstar

You can see it here
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=345

135 Gr. FN and 128Gr. HP

Swede Nelson

[Changeling]

krallstar

You can see it here
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=345

135 Gr. FN and 128Gr. HP

Swede Nelson

Would you are anyone else know how this bullet mold profile would work in a Belgian made Browning 9MM. My concern is it being absolutely reliable relative to feeding through the action without having to modify the pistol.

[SwedeNelson]

Can feed them manual in mine OK

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/swedenelson/9mm001.jpg (http://s69.photobucket.com/user/swedenelson/media/9mm001.jpg.html)

But haven't had time to get to the range.

Swede Nelson

[rintinglen]

Stay away from the range Swede, I'm still waiting on my 45 brass 200 grain HP.:kidding:

I got my 358-135 HP monday and have only had a chance to cast up a couple hundred boolits. This is a swell mold. Mine is the RG2 version. Run it hot to start, and lower the temp as you go and you'll have a lot of nice boolits. It casts almost as fast as a conventional 2 cavity. It is so much better than the old Lyman HP molds that there is no comparison.

[TheGrimReaper]

Very nice results and good looking boolits.