Lyman #329 top punch

[missouri]

Greetings, I m finally going to use my Ideal #311329 bullet mould. I cannot seem to find a #329 lyman top punch,any thing I could substitute or a place to get one would be appreciated

[floodgate]

missouri:

The Lyman 2nd Edition "Cast Bullet Handbook" lists only TP #329 for #311329, but as the profile is similar to the military ball round, for which Lyman used to supply TP #366 (actually for the 8mm mauser, but often seen in tong tool sets for the '06 with "hardshell" spitzers) that one should do the job. TP's #365, #413 or #467 are also for pointed bullets and should center-up OK, and the last two are pretty easy to find.

As a general guide for solving this problem, go to the CBH-2 book, or look it up on CASTPICS, <<www.castpics.net.>Research and Data>Lyman Moulds>>, find a bullet with a similar profile, and read off the TP number below the photo.

floodgate

[missouri]

Floodgate,Thanks for all your help