NOE 218-25-RF-D6 2 Cavity RG2

[Bob Pratl]

My half pins look very rough.

Polishing the pins to a mirror finish will help to prevent the casting from sticking.
It's an easy job with a Dremel polishing wheel and Fritz. 

[Back_Roads]

 Wayne and I discovered that the cup point pin is the best, for casting quick with less rejects, no major difference in performance.

[Wayne52]

Cup point is what I always cast I can cast the hollow points but they're really a pain in the butt.

[Firewalker]

Thanks for the hints guys, mine comes late in the week so I will polish up the pins when it arrives.

The 249-39-RF-E6 has the same issue, about 2/3 of the half pin hollow points are not filling out all the way, they shoot great at 50y but by the time they get to 100y, they really open up. I'll try the good ones later this week for comparison. I expect the 218-25-RF-D6 to be very much the same, just in .22?

[Wayne52]

I think that most people will probably prefer the cup points, I haven't shot or cast any of the flat points yet but they may perform really good but you won't dump near as much energy with them like you would with the cup point.  I actually recovered one of the cup points from a full length hit on a fox squirrel head shot.

[Back_Roads]

 Actually the .25 version does well with all the pins.

[Wayne52]

I"ve never had any problems casting the 25 cal version in HP myself, it's the .22 that can be really problematic for dropping the castings.  A mirror finish is what you'd need on those pins.  Buffing rouge on a dremel felt wheel might be the way to go polishing them but they are soft metal so I wouldn't go overboard.

[Firewalker]

Actually the .25 version does well with all the pins.

Mine does not, what is your secret? 

[Madd Hatter]

I"ve never had any problems casting the 25 cal version in HP myself, it's the .22 that can be really problematic for dropping the castings.  A mirror finish is what you'd need on those pins.  Buffing rouge on a dremel felt wheel might be the way to go polishing them but they are soft metal so I wouldn't go overboard.

I just chuck them up and use some 1200 and then 2000 grit sandpaper to get them so smooth my Old man fingers have a problem picking them up.

[Wayne52]

Every time I get out shooting these with my Challenger LS they perform unbelievably from that gun, today I got 2 nice fox squirrels both excellent head shots both at 45+ yards, one of them I'm sure was at least 50 yards.

[brewbear]

I cast about 20 pellets total, that's all the time I had today. They drop fine after polishing with 0000 steel wool followed by Flitz. The longest pins drop them at 23 grains and the shorter ones (cup ?) drops them at 24 grains. They fit in the Diana chaser magazine and shoot with little (if any) shift in POI from the .22 Hunters. They also fit nicely in the Crosman 150!

[Firewalker]

I cast about 20 pellets total, that's all the time I had today. They drop fine after polishing with 0000 steel wool followed by Flitz. The longest pins drop them at 23 grains and the shorter ones (cup ?) drops them at 24 grains. They fit in the Diana chaser magazine and shoot with little (if any) shift in POI from the .22 Hunters. They also fit nicely in the Crosman 150!

VERY good to hear!

[Back_Roads]

Actually the .25 version does well with all the pins.

Mine does not, what is your secret? 

 Luck either in the barrel lottery, or the mold lotto  

[EdinGa]

I haven't had any issues with my HP pins in my .25 mold either. It runs pretty smoothly for me.

[brewbear]

I am casting .22 slugs. They work in my 1322 and P17 too! I haven't put them in the Origin but since they work in all the others, I don't see a problem. I shoot the same pellets in my few guns, all pellets I cast.

[brewbear]

I have one regret in buying this mould.... I should've bought the 4 cavity instead of the 2 cavity one....

[Insanity]

I have one regret in buying this mould.... I should've bought the 4 cavity instead of the 2 cavity one....

So what you are saying I should be happy with my choice lol...

[brewbear]

I have one regret in buying this mould.... I should've bought the 4 cavity instead of the 2 cavity one....

So what you are saying I should be happy with my choice lol...

Yes, you should.

[EdinGa]

I have one regret in buying this mould.... I should've bought the 4 cavity instead of the 2 cavity one....

So what you are saying I should be happy with my choice lol...

Yes, you should.

Yep, I only own one NOE 4 cavity and it sure makes a difference. I watched others using various 6 cavity molds and I never had much interest but 4 seems to be a nice balance.

[Firewalker]

No regrets on the 2 cavity mold, I have dozens of 8 cavity molds and my hands go numb after a few castings, the two I just got are both the two cavity type and I was able to cast for a whole hour without stopping due to the hands giving up.