NOE tends to run their .30-caliber noses .002-3" on the fat side, which has always been a frustration and mystery to me. I'd think he would hold drawing tolerance in a place which is so very, very critical with certain designs. Regarding this mould in particular, I've said it over and over here that it wasn't done right when the drawing was ripped off and copied, because there's a unique feature where the ogive meets the nose body that was ignored (it's a nuance that's not on the original drawing, BTW), and when that is combined with a nose that casts too fat even with very diluted alloy, you get problems.
Here's what the bullet SHOULD look like:
The bullet on the right was tapped into the same throat a little (by the same amount that it is ahead of the loaded one in the photo) so you can see not only where, but HOW the bullet will begin to contact the rifling and throat and engrave when fired. The loaded one will fall into and out of the chamber no marks, which is pretty much a requirement for reliable AR-15 ammo if you want to load for one. If the nose isn't cut exactly like it was by the original maker, it can have chambering issues in all but the most generous Blackout throats. Hopefully it will fit your bolt gun and you'll be able to use it, it wouldn't come close to chambering in two of my three ARs, wouldn't fit any other .30-caliber rifle I own, and would be a cram-fit in the Radical AR barrels like Brad and I have with out-of-spec, oversized throats. He makes the NOE work in his, but has to seat so deep he can't use the top groove for crimping.
