Couple of weeks ago Al at Noe told me his 22 molds “should” be available in 5 to 6 more weeks.Of course that could vary more or less.
I'm interested in anything I can get in .217 I talked to Al a few days ago and it sounds like he's having trouble getting brass. Aluminum is fine with me though. Brass gets heavy during long casting sessions.
Only time a group buy is needed is for a new design, that you do not want to foot the tooling costs yourself. If it is one they offer, just have to get in line and be ready to buy when they show up on site.
Group Buys on NOE were discontinued a couple of years ago (pre-COVID).... Starting a thread in the "What would you like to see ran" board....http://noebulletmolds.com/smf/index.php/board,17.0.htmlusing the part number of the design you want (eg. 217-20-RF-CE6 Hunter Pellet) as the Thread Title, will bring to Al's attention that there are many who want it.... and could result in it moving up the list towards production.... Adding which version you want (eg. 4 cavity HB aluminum) in your OWN post in that thread will help Al know which mould types of that design are the most popular....There are no discounts for replacing stock on an existing mould, that existed only for Group Buys on new designs, to make sure there were enough customers to justify making the tooling....Bob
Quote from: rsterne on July 13, 2021, 04:47:53 PMGroup Buys on NOE were discontinued a couple of years ago (pre-COVID).... Starting a thread in the "What would you like to see ran" board....http://noebulletmolds.com/smf/index.php/board,17.0.htmlusing the part number of the design you want (eg. 217-20-RF-CE6 Hunter Pellet) as the Thread Title, will bring to Al's attention that there are many who want it.... and could result in it moving up the list towards production.... Adding which version you want (eg. 4 cavity HB aluminum) in your OWN post in that thread will help Al know which mould types of that design are the most popular....There are no discounts for replacing stock on an existing mould, that existed only for Group Buys on new designs, to make sure there were enough customers to justify making the tooling....BobI am not at all convinced Noe is still making molds. If they are then perhaps they have been contracted by some top secret entity to make all molds for them. I see zero new inventory. So I’d not hold your breath on getting any “most excellent Noe Molds”.