I am thinking of trying the Lee 459-500-3R mold before buying a higher quality brand. My concern is the top punch. I have the original RCBS lubricator and it will use Lyman top punches as well. I cannot find a chart or anything that would show or tell me that the top punch will work on this pointed boolit. Has anyone else used this mold and if so, what top punch would I use? Thanks. oops, I put 457 in the thread title, should be .459
Last edited by shafer44; 06-13-2017 at 02:43 PM.
Just saw a Lyman mold that looks like it. Will the lyman #677 top punch work with the Lee 459-500-3r?
Last edited by shafer44; 06-13-2017 at 03:02 PM.
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that is for flat top bulllets. The 459-500 3R has a pretty pointed top. Now, I wonder what I would use for the seater stem for the bullet seating die also. This one may not get into my collection, there isn't readily available seating stems or top punches. Just trying to make the lee mold work to save money, I may have to go with NOE and then a top punch is only $5. And the NOE has a slight round with flat that would be easier for a seating die also....just a lot more than a $25 lee mold.
the Lyman 658 might work.
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