New 6.5mm Mold Needed???

[Yodogsandman]

Anyone else need a new 6.5mm mold? The NOE 270-163 FN will fit my military Swede perfectly comparing it to my pound cast slug. It will fit most military 6.5mm's like the 6.5x55, 6.5 Jap or 6.5 Carcano and is designed like an improved "Cruise Missile".

NOE has an ongoing inventory run of "out of stock" molds going on at 15% off. Be one of the first buyers to receive 15% off. Five buyers are needed to get an "out of stock" mold back in production and onto the shelves. Three buyers are signed up now for the NOE 270-163 FN mold during NOE's "inventory run" of "out of stock" molds. Two more are needed to start a production run of these. Below is a link to the buy.

http://noebulletmolds.com/smf/index.php/topic,720.0.html

[EDG]

Only one more now.

Any more interested ? We only need one more.

[Yodogsandman]

Woo hoo!!!

[TXGunNut]

Woo hoo!!!


Chalk up another GB to a shameless plug, lol.

[Yodogsandman]

Just a public service, didn't want anyone to miss out. He he he

[TXGunNut]

Exactly! I don't own a 6.5 but folks who do deserve a great mould to help feed it. Or maybe I thought this thread needed a shameless BTT just get a few more orders on the list, lol.

All kidding aside I like the profile of that boolit, looks like it was very well researched and designed, or so it seems to me from my extremely limited experience with this round.

[Yodogsandman]

The 6.5x55 is an extremely accurate jacketed bullet round, even in the old war horse Mausers. I've had a bugger of a time with cast boolits, though. I think it's only fair to want to share in that frustration.

It's a nice caliber, high BC bullets and high sectional density. The Scandinavians use them regularly for moose. Because of the low recoil (14 ft/lb), it was a perfect caliber to start my kids out deer hunting with (pre-lever action). As a hunting round, it's a sleeper that just does the job.

I'm not quite sure who to credit for the 6.5mm "cruise missile". It was touted as being accurate in all the Mauser 6.5x55's, 6.5 Ariskas, and 6.5 Carcano's. I believe that 45.2.1 ran a group buy through Lee for this and they screwed with the design to suit their production requirements after the first initial run. Ruining the boolit's original balance in the process. I believe that this NOE boolit mold is the original dimensions. Remember the "300 yard milk jug" controversy?

Tx, you'd already have one if it were available in a lever.

[35 shooter]

Wish i had a 6.5, i'd help you out on this one. It is a good looking boolit!

[TXGunNut]

Tx, you'd already have one if it were available in a lever. -Yodogsandman


Believe it or not I have a bolt gun or two (four?) but most shoot J-words so I don't talk about them much here. I quite honestly don't much care for the smaller rifle cartridges but the 6.5 is an exception. This little cartridge flies long distances and penetrates easily thru critters many "knowledgeable" hunters won't attempt without a big magnum. I'm simply not worthy of the performance available from this cartridge.

[Bjornb]

Yodog,
thanks for bringing this to my attention. Just bought a pristine Swede from Larry G. and this bullet along with the 6.5. Kurtz should keep it fed.

[Yodogsandman]

I've been eyeing that NOE 6.5 Kurtz mold, too. Did Larry G's beloved 6.5 Kurtz mold come with the Swede?

I tried the Lyman 266469 (Loverin designed) but, it cast .004" too small (.266"). Accuracy was still in the 2 1/2-3" range at 100 yards with 10gr Unique.

[Bjornb]

Nah,
I didn't try to push my luck. The rifle is about as nice as you can get in a 110 year old gun. The Kurtz mould is in the mail, dies, sizers and GCs are under roof and I have 200 pieces of virgin PPU brass to play with. Got 50 rounds of jacketed loaded for tomorrow or Wednesday; Sierra 85 HPs over 3031 (the Sierra Accuracy load).

[Yodogsandman]

I've never shot the 85gr Sierra's but, the Nosler Ballistic Tip 100gr and Hornady V-Max 95gr are tack drivers with IMR3031! On a heavier side, I get best accuracy with IMR 4831 with 140gr Hot Core Speers and 140gr Nosler Partitions and both shoot to the same P.O.I. with the exact same loading at about 2550 FPS (22").

That rifle is probably the most accurate military rifles, right out of the wooden crate, ever made! You'll have a ball!

[Yodogsandman]

last call !!!

[NVScouter]

Any idea if it will work in a 6.5 Creedmoor?

[9.3X62AL]

I didn't sign on for this one, my Swede is a Ruger 77R with nice grooves at .264" but slower-than-normal 1-9" twist. It is a tackdriver with 140 grain spitzers at full value, and runs Lyman #266469 almost as well at 1500-1600 FPS. The longer Lyman 150 grain spire point didn't shoot quite as well, so I figured a 163 grainer would do worse in that slower twist.

[Yodogsandman]

Any idea if it will work in a 6.5 Creedmoor?

I think there's a special NOE Creedmoor boolit mold made just for that.

EDIT: Wrong! I had it confused with the NOE 125gr for the 6.5 Grendel.

[PAT303]

I didn't sign on for this one, my Swede is a Ruger 77R with nice grooves at .264" but slower-than-normal 1-9" twist. It is a tackdriver with 140 grain spitzers at full value, and runs Lyman #266469 almost as well at 1500-1600 FPS. The longer Lyman 150 grain spire point didn't shoot quite as well, so I figured a 163 grainer would do worse in that slower twist.
My swede is a 1-9,it shoots everything.I have the 163grn NOE mold but it is made for mil chambers,I size the bore riding nose in a .258 sizer up to the first band and it shoots inside an 1'' all day at 100 pushing 1800fps. Pat

[leadhead]

I'd be in for a 4 cavity aluminum...

[Yodogsandman]

leadhead, you'll have to type that in over at the NOE site linked above in post #1. Be sure to say whether you want gas checked or plain base and aluminum or brass. There might still be time.

[leadhead]

Thanks for the heads up......Done.
Denny

[leadhead]

Does anyone know when these molds will be made and what might be the
price for a 4 cavity gas checked? Thanks for any info.
Denny

[Yodogsandman]

A four cavity aluminum GC will be $92 minus the 15% discount. Then plan on about $7 shipping and the cost of any accessories, like a top punch or allen wrenches. I think my last order like this with a top punch was $92 total.

http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=828

If you go to the link in post#1, you'll see that "Swede" posted that he's going to fit this run in when he can, very soon.

[Yodogsandman]

Closed and on the mill!:grin:

[leadhead]

I got my new NOE 270-163-FN mold. Can't wait to pour some lead
to it...Have heated and cooled 3 times and will mold tomorrow.
Beautiful looking mold.
Denny

[Yodogsandman]

Hey leadhead, I did the same last week and cast up some test boolits. When I made up some dummy rounds to check the fit, I found that my boolits were being swaged down some how. I sized to .269" and when I removed the boolits from the dummy case mouths, they were .266". Now, I have to figure this out! The case neck was expanded to .266". I used a C&H .270 Win seater die that I further ground out in the neck area.

Let us know how they work for you, guess I'll catch up later.

[leadhead]

I made a special expander die (like a lyman M die) sized at .267.
I'm sizing at .268 and there a snug fit in the case. I'm loading for the
Swede right now, but will be trying them out in the Jap, Carcano, etc.
The bullets fall from the mold and are dead nuts at .270 dia. and 163 gr.
I think this one is going to be a winner. I've shot two groups with two different
powder charges and did alright at 50 yds. Had no trouble hitting a 10 inch plate
at 200 yds. I like it......
Denny

[Yodogsandman]

Sounds like a great start!

I'm still contemplating what's causing my problem. Running an expanded empty case up into the seating die, the exit size is the same as the entry size. I didn't HT my boolits and didn't wait for age hardening to take effect so, will next HT to see if a hardened boolit is swaged down in the case neck. I suspect that I need an "M" type expander .268"x.270" but, no one makes one.

[leadhead]

NOE makes them in all different sizes to fit the lee neck expander die.
Check there web site to find them.
Denny

[Yodogsandman]

Already on the NOE wish list!