Help me choose a new plain base .30cal mold!

[waco]

I think I have it narrowed down to two different NOE molds.
Both are plain base.
The copy of the Saeco 315 and the 312299
Rifles these will be shot from are...
Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle .308
Rem. 788 .308
Rem 700 .308
Savage 340 30-30
Ruger Hawkeye .30-06
I would like your opinions on my two choices. Am I missing another mold that might be worth a look?
Thanks for the input.
Paper punching and just fun plinking are the main use.

 

[Ben]

The plain base " 315 " is never a mistake.
A real shooter in all of my .30 cal. rifles.

Ben

 

[Ben]

This is the Accurate version.
I have my doubts that the NOE version would be a bit different in their accuracy potential.
This is a 10 round group fired at 50 yards out of my break open Handi rifle, 30-30 Win.

I asked my friend Bryan to shoot 10 rounds also @ 50 yards.

Here is the load that we were both shooting.

This is the bullet I was shooting today out of my Handi.
The Accurate ( 31 - 175 BP ) , it is a clone of the SAECO # 315. A great plain base .30 cal. cast bullet.

 

[waco]

I sold a Lyman mold on the "other" site. My budget is under $90
This is my main reason for looking at the NOE molds.
I'd love another one of Tom's molds but not this go around.
They both look interesting and I'm sure I'll end up with both at some point.
I just need to decide who gets bought first!??
Thanks Ben.

 

[Ben]

WACO,

Been poor all my life, not certain if that changed that I'd know how to deal with the change.

Ben

 

[waco]

I have several NOE molds and love them! Accurate would be my first choice if I had my druthers.
The 315 has been on my radar for sometime mainly due to a lot of your posts Ben.
Dan and his posts have me interested in the 299
It may come to a coin flip!

 

[Ben]

I also shoot the 299 in g/c form and plain base.
I have nothing bad to say about the 299.

With that said, the " 315 " is a proven performer in many different .30 cal. rifles.

Ben

 

[waco]

With that said, the " 315 " is a proven performer in many different .30 cal. rifles.

Just might have to try this one first then.....

 

[Ben]

Here is the gas checked version :

 

[Brother_Love]

NOE has all 30 cal 15% off this month. I am trying to figure out how to get applied to my order now, so far unsuccessfully.

 

[Brad]

The 315 would be hard to beat.

 

[fiver]

I think the saeco plain base 315 is 314.
but I'm pretty sure at NOE it's listed as something different and probably offered in a dual base mold.

 

[waco]

So I was doing some research on the Saeco 315 mold in the archives of the "other" site.
I ran across a thread between Ben and Rick regarding this mold. Rick said it was a very messy bullet to lube in a lube sizer because of the tapered design.
I use a Lyman 450. I DETEST bullet designs that are messy in the 450. One of my few pet peeve's.
Is there a valid point here with this bullet in the 450?
I suppose being a PB bullet and probably not going to be shot more than 1500fps I could just roll them in BLL and call it a day.
Who here has any first hand knowledge of this?
I'm still torn between the 315 and the 312299....I'm leaning toward the 315 but this caught my eye and....well......

 

[Ben]

That will be a " no issue " for you.
You never fill all the grooves .
The bullet is tapered, true......but
the bottom 2 or 3 lube grooves is all
that is needed up to 1,900 fps.
The 315 design works 100% in a 450.

 

[waco]

The 315 design works 100% in a 450.

Okay! Good news. Thanks Ben. NOE does have 4 Cav. 315's in stock. 2 PB, 2 GC.........hmmmmmmm

 

[fiver]

filling all those grooves will just make you wipe lube out of the top ones when you load them.
the bottom 2 are more than enough.

 

[Chris]

Just made my first casting session with this mold. I can confirm the above comments, lubing the lower 2 grooves is not messy at all... I sized mine to .311 for my Springfield. Beautiful thing to cast with, the bullets just jump out of the mold.

 

[waco]

I'm going to just have to get this one.

 

[Ian]

Just lube the bottom two at most. The rest of them are just to give displaced metal somewhere to go without compressing the bullet through to the core.

 

[Ben]

Okay! Good news. Thanks Ben. NOE does have 4 Cav. 315's in stock. 2 PB, 2 GC.........hmmmmmmm

That one would " pile up " some bullets in a hurry !

Ben