Top punches

[emptyhead]

I was wondering if you guys could help me .I don't post much but have been reading you guys for quite awhile. I have two Lee six bangers that I need to get top punches. First is a 45 452-230-tc, second is 358-50-1R . I have emailed RCBS Lyman, and Lee and they can't help me. Any of you guys have an idea.

[44man]

Get a top punch that is a lot larger inside then your boolit nose. Degrease it good. It helps to roughen the inside of the cavity. Wax or put mold release on a boolit nose, fill the top punch with bedding compound or JB Weld and set it on the boolit nose in your press. Make sure all is in line and straight, let the epoxy harden. Clean up excess. You now have the best fit that you will ever find.
Most of us have old punches that do not fit what we shoot any more. They can be used as is or if the cavity is too far off, ground out a little to make room for epoxy.
You can change it to something else or if you screw it up, just heat it a little and scrape out the epoxy.