Lyman top punch for Lee

[swallytrip]

What Lyman top punch are people using to size and lube the Lee .358/ 158gr round flat boolit. Thanks

[polara426sh]

I just took a piece of aluminum rod, chucked it in the drill press and used some files to make a flat 358 diameter top punch. I use that now for all of my 38 bullets except the round noses.

[MikeS]

If you can't turn your own top punch as polara suggested, you can get a top punch that is basically the same thing from Accurate Molds. Tom sells flat top punches in 3 different sizes to fit 30 cal, 38 cal, and 45 cal (of course they'll also work for other sizes too) made from aluminum, and the last time I checked they were all of $2.00 each. When I bought my first mould from Tom I got 2 of each size, so in case I lost one, or some how ruined it I still had a backup. Aside from being more universal than a fitted top punch, the flat ones also have the advantage that if your sizer isn't in perfect alignment (as it seems some are not), using a flat top punch allows the boolit to self align into the sizing die so you won't have bent boolits.

[Ziptar]

Here you go, Lee to Lyman and RCBS top punch cross reference (http://www.castpics.net/subsite/TopPunches/Lee.html).

[theperfessor]

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[swallytrip]

Thanks for the info dont know why i didnt think of that turning my own. I went to community college for machine tool and die. I guess its because im back in school again in pursuit of a new degree and lost all thought of my skills from the past. Hell thats how ive got all my powder bushings for my shot shell presses :D

[Griz44mag]

I think that will be a #429 Lyman top punch.

[MT Gianni]

1/4" bolt with the flats ground down to fit. Do not hold this in your fingers, use visegrips to grind.

[Shiloh]

I think that will be a #429 Lyman top punch.

Yep.

Works for the LEE 125 RNFP and others.

SHiloh

[GP100man]

For most flatnosed 357 I use the 495 top punch , it has just a very shallow cavity to center the noses of most rnfp & swc designs .

If I had it to do over I`d hit up the perfessor for TPs.

[41 mag fan]

Go with one from theperfessor on here. Better made, better quality, lots cheaper and you'd be supporting a fellow member on this forum.