New Mold

[Bentstick]

Just cleaned up a mold for .257 I had ordered awhile ago and received sometime ago it is a Veral Smith (LBT) mold and damn if I am impressed it drops bullets like rain from heaven, first go around left me with no keepers but just learning the mold, mold is great just need to turn pot up a tad and get things a bit hotter and I believe I have a winner, its casting within -2 grains of the 120 gr but with temp being hotter think it will be close once I am trained on it, damn shame I will never be able to get another from him.

[sukivel]

I want to see pics…


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[Bentstick]

Of mold and or bullets?

[Bentstick]

Update seems the mold is not what I hoped, the cavity closest to handles make damn near perfect bullets after turning up the heat in the pot, the cavity farthest from handles drops nice bullet but they seem to be on the heavy side dropping and cooled weigh at 126 grain, 8 grain difference between the 2 cavities, the cavity that drops them 2 grains light I dont mind and the bullets measure 0.936, the heavies measure.960 so best I can figure the milling is deeper on the heavies, this maybe why Veral had issue with his apprentice, that parted ways with and was looking for another, dont know and never will but I need to really keep the bullets separate and deal with the hand I was dealt, or just toss in garbage and get another made to specs, like I said it tosses nice bullets but with a big difference.

[Elmer Fudd]

I talked to Veral and his wife on the phone on Tuesday night. Their shop burned down and they don't intend to rebuild much, just the lube maker and press. Don't expect any new moulds from LBT, nor any repairs or changes.
I feel like I have lost a family member or something. I had even bugged Veral a year ago or so to buy his business, but he declined. Now there is no LBT option and the source of my favorite moulds is gone.

[Bentstick]

yes is what I have read, its a shame he does make a nice mold, just its not perfect.

[stubshaft]

Wow! So sad to hear about his shop, I've been ordering molds from him for over 35 years.

[sukivel]

Of mold and or bullets?

Both…


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[Bentstick]

Ok since My LBT mold is going to take a bit of fussing to be usefull.So I ordered a noe in .258 120gr

[sukivel]

Ok since My LBT mold is going to take a bit of fussing to be usefull.So I ordered a noe in .258 120gr

What cartridge is this for?

I have .25-06 and Weatherby and am interested.


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[Bentstick]

.257 Roberts

[Bentstick]

New update, Noe mold is rocking it, both cavities are same weight and size ,just seems to like more heat happy so far just need it broke in a bit more.

[sukivel]

New update, Noe mold is rocking it, both cavities are same weight and size ,just seems to like more heat happy so far just need it broke in a bit more.

Have you shot the noe yet? Which one did get?


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[Bentstick]

No have not run any through yet, just getting the mold broke in and trying get the bullets better, need to get some loads worked up, but in no dam hurry as of yet with the winds we been having wind chill the other am was -20 f ,no thanks.


https://noebulletmolds.com/site/shop/bullet-moulds/257/258-120-fn-am3/258-120-fn-am3-2-cavity-gc/ is the mold i bought along with handles and top punch

[Outer Rondacker]

Looking good

[Bentstick]

Welp been playing with the new mold, seems to be going well ( in a noobs mind) only thing has me befumbled is mold sez FN and they not very flat, I prefer the spire point but!
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