NOE 170 TC mold

[marlin39a]

I just bought a 3 cavity the other day with their 20% off sale.  I'm used to the lee 401-175-TC.  That has worked OK, but NOE has got me with their .402 diameter.  Should run good through my lube sizer.  I'll run them with plain base base checks to the max.  Should be here Friday.  Anybody else using this mold?

[The_Shadow]

NOE makes some great molds

[Taterhead]

NOE makes some great molds and Al is a great guy to work with. They also have some great innovations like their bushing bullet sizing dies and M style expanders.

Alas, they molds were fat with a lot of positive size variance. My 40 cal mold dropped greater than .405". After coating with PC, it was a LOT to ask through the sizer. So I sold it and another 38 cal mold that was similarly rotund.

I've recently purchased a TC 4 cav mold from LBT and it is terrific! Veral Smith takes his time getting the mold to you, however.

Actually went through a bit of a journey with 10mm range molds. Started with a Lee 401-175-TC. Great bullet. Mold sucked. Then went with the NOE mentioned above.

Moved on to a Lyman 401638. Again, nice bullet and correct diameter, but serious QC problems and fussing with warranty led me to get rid of it too. So I contacted Veral, and told him what I wanted. A 401-175-TC. That's what I got. Exactly. LBT molds are a joy to cast with.

Since you're not adding diameter with coating, the NOE will probably be perfect! So much better quality than Lee.

Congrats!