Quote Originally Posted by Good Cheer View Post
Anyone shoot these from NOE?

I've never tried that exact mold, but I tried some that looked a lot like that. The Lyman great plains bullet mold that looks like that is a tapered design. I found it shot quite well, but loading them was not fun at all. That front driving band was thick, and at over groove diameter they were not easy to start. I have also tried the conical from No Excuses that looks just like that. I don't remember if it was the 460 or 495 gr. Either way I ordered them .002" over groove diameter and they loaded nice, and they shot really well. They liked heavy loads, and recoil was a factor. So I would say if that NOE mold is tapered, try and see. If it is straight sided, try it in different sizes. I would guess most guns a .502" or .503" is the most common used. Alternatively you could try the idaho lewis method of paper patching those.