More .45 bullets today

Beagle333 · November 9, 2013, 01:58 PM

I wanted to try some from this mold. This is a new design based on the RCBS cowboy bullet. It turned out really nice!
I put 16 lbs of pure flashing in the pot, a 2 lb ingot of WW, and a 7 oz pewter saucer.
I cast these around 750 degrees. They drop at .454-.455 and rounds are 200.9gr, pentas are 217.5gr.
I haven't cast any solids yet, but they should be 225gr.

Vance · November 9, 2013, 04:31 PM

http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product...roducts_id=268
I have been casting with that mold lately. It makes nice bullets. The hollow points drop at 234 grains and the solid points drop at 245 grains.
These new pictures show the solid points and hollow points better.

Vance · November 9, 2013, 04:33 PM

Anyone know how to take clear close up pics with a Nikon Coolpix S3300?

spacecoast · November 9, 2013, 04:38 PM

Use macro mode if it has one.

Beagle333 · November 9, 2013, 07:38 PM

I like that NOE mold as well, Vance. That's a good lookin bullet.

I liked this big ol' HP so much that I went back out this evening and cast another pile. (Only 257 of em after culling, but that's a pile to me.)

Old 454 · November 9, 2013, 08:31 PM

wow those be some sweet lookin boolits

Vance · November 9, 2013, 08:51 PM

Thanks Spacecoast. I found the macro setting.
Sorry to have butted in on your thread Beagle. I just wanted to get the picture thing down so I can start showing you guys what I am working on. I will post my own thread after this.
I am just using shooting range reclaim lead. Don't know how hard it is. I can barely put a mark on it with my thumbnail with a hard press.

Beagle333 · November 9, 2013, 09:05 PM

No problem Vance. Them's pretty bullets! I usually close my NOE upside down so I get that little divot in the nose too. It's more interesting than just a flat point.

And my PID arrived this evening.... right as I'm waiting for my pot to cool down enough to bring in for the night.

I sure coulda used it today while I was wrestling with keeping that alloy hot enough to make the pure fill well, but not cook the tin out.

Vance · November 9, 2013, 11:13 PM

And here I though those depressions were a feature.

Honestly didn't think about the pins vertical alignment when closing the mold up side down. That's how I do all my molds.

Beagle333 · November 10, 2013, 07:26 AM

Yep, NOE lets you make 3 different boolits with only 2 different pins.

November 9, 2013, 01:58 PM	#1
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	More .45 bullets today I wanted to try some from this mold. This is a new design based on the RCBS cowboy bullet. It turned out really nice! I put 16 lbs of pure flashing in the pot, a 2 lb ingot of WW, and a 7 oz pewter saucer. I cast these around 750 degrees. They drop at .454-.455 and rounds are 200.9gr, pentas are 217.5gr. I haven't cast any solids yet, but they should be 225gr. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

November 9, 2013, 04:31 PM	#2
Vance Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Location: North Bend, OR Posts: 743	http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product...roducts_id=268 I have been casting with that mold lately. It makes nice bullets. The hollow points drop at 234 grains and the solid points drop at 245 grains. These new pictures show the solid points and hollow points better. Last edited by Vance; November 9, 2013 at 08:46 PM. Reason: Changed the pictures

November 9, 2013, 07:38 PM	#5
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I like that NOE mold as well, Vance. That's a good lookin bullet. I liked this big ol' HP so much that I went back out this evening and cast another pile. (Only 257 of em after culling, but that's a pile to me.) __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

November 9, 2013, 09:05 PM	#8
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	No problem Vance. Them's pretty bullets! I usually close my NOE upside down so I get that little divot in the nose too. It's more interesting than just a flat point. And my PID arrived this evening.... right as I'm waiting for my pot to cool down enough to bring in for the night. I sure coulda used it today while I was wrestling with keeping that alloy hot enough to make the pure fill well, but not cook the tin out. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile. Last edited by Beagle333; November 10, 2013 at 07:22 AM. Reason: spellin

November 10, 2013, 07:26 AM	#10
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Yep, NOE lets you make 3 different boolits with only 2 different pins. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

November 9, 2013, 04:33 PM	#3
Vance Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Location: North Bend, OR Posts: 743	Anyone know how to take clear close up pics with a Nikon Coolpix S3300?

November 9, 2013, 04:38 PM	#4
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 4,461	Use macro mode if it has one.

November 9, 2013, 08:31 PM	#6
Old 454 Senior Member Join Date: August 15, 2011 Location: Chesterton Ind. Posts: 822	wow those be some sweet lookin boolits

November 9, 2013, 08:51 PM	#7
Vance Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Location: North Bend, OR Posts: 743	Thanks Spacecoast. I found the macro setting. Sorry to have butted in on your thread Beagle. I just wanted to get the picture thing down so I can start showing you guys what I am working on. I will post my own thread after this. I am just using shooting range reclaim lead. Don't know how hard it is. I can barely put a mark on it with my thumbnail with a hard press.

November 9, 2013, 11:13 PM	#9
Vance Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Location: North Bend, OR Posts: 743	And here I though those depressions were a feature. Honestly didn't think about the pins vertical alignment when closing the mold up side down. That's how I do all my molds.