New 9 mm mold coming

Tomme boy

Well-Known Member
Or you could get a MP mold that is cut off center or 1/2 the pins are to big to slide in the holes or the hp pin itself are too big to let the mold close.
 

CWLONGSHOT

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I have shied away from NOE's HP molds. They just look like things can get miss aligned.
I have three or four. I prefer the MP style for "speed" but the good ol reliable Lyman for ease if use. But no e have had any significant problems. The vast majority if "problems" ya read about are OPERATOR error.

The pins need to be HOT.

Al @ Night Owl makes a great mold.

CW
 

Reloader762

Active Member
I have shied away from NOE's HP molds. They just look like things can get miss aligned.

As I mentioned this is my third NOE HP mold, my #358156 HP clone is over five years old and still cast great bullets. Some seem to have lots of problem casting HP's but I never found it to be any different from casting any other bullet. As far as things getting misaligned I haven't experienced that after swapping out different pins on either of my other two molds.
 

Wasalmonslayer

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All production makers can have a bum mold here or there.
All these guys in production now are stand up guys that fix any problem that arises.
I have all types of hp molds and once you figure out that molds specific needs they all turn out great bullets.
Noe’s are a little slower than MP’s but none the less they all can make good bullets in short order if the time is spent to figure out each molds quirks.
I love em all we are in the hay days of great molds for both hp and solids.
 

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
I happen to own an oddity. I have an NOE 350 RD mould for 45-70. Mine is a 3 cav with 2 solids and 1 HP. The HP used a Lyman type HP pin.
I don’t know how many moulds like that were made. Mine is probably a decade old, or more.
 

Reloader762

Active Member
This is pretty odd, I wish I still had that old Lee single cavity 357 HP mold I got when I first started casting, I wore it out 20 years ago and finally had to toss it.
 
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Reloader762

Active Member
All production makers can have a bum mold here or there.
All these guys in production now are stand up guys that fix any problem that arises.
I have all types of hp molds and once you figure out that molds specific needs they all turn out great bullets.
Noe’s are a little slower than MP’s but none the less they all can make good bullets in short order if the time is spent to figure out each molds quirks.
I love em all we are in the hay days of great molds for both hp and solids.

^^^^^^
Amen.
 

CWLONGSHOT

Well-Known Member
This is pretty odd, I wish I still had that old Lee single cavity 357 HP mold I got when I first started casting, I wore it out 20 years ago and finally had to toss it.

I dont have the mold, But was gifted some of these tears ago!! I still have some! I like the bullet!!!

I just got a solid in a group of molds we bought last month. I like it too, But Sing Cav molds are slow. ;)

CW
 

Reloader762

Active Member
I cast up a few hundred of the new 9 mm HP bullets this morning before the heat set in and I had to quit for the day. My shed doesn't have AC and with the heat index up over 100 it's no fun setting over a hot pot. Took about fifteen throws to get the mold and pins heated up to what it liked but it threw great bullet from then on, I ended up casting two full pots of lead before I quit.

If it cools off tonight I plan on doing some powder coating and sizing, I'm anxious to get some loaded up and do some testing for accuracy and expansion. I weighed a random handful of the bullets and the lightest was 129.8 and the heaviest was 130.2 bullet dia. was a consistent .358".

9 MM HP.JPG
 

waco

Springfield, Oregon
It is my only Arsenal mold but I really like it. Would not hesitate buying from them again.
 

waco

Springfield, Oregon
This CZ shoots better than a handgun should. It’s like a laser in everyone’s hands who has shot it.