lee bullet....top punch?

[chaos]

I have a lee 90374 mold 45-405-457. This is my first lee mold and it makes nice looking slugs. wanting to run some through my lubrisizer but dont know what top punch to use.

[ra_balke]

Get you a regular 45 caliber top punch.
Sand it out good with sand paper till it is rough, and clean inside.
Fill the inside with epoxy, .... somthing like a quick set, or better JB....

Coat yur bullet with wax, and set the mess into yur lubra sizer, and gently lower the top punch on to the bullet. let it set up.

Next day, remove the set up from yur lubra sizer, and stick it into yur freezer for a few hours, then pull it out of the cold.

The bullet should ( now glued to the top punch ) should snap off the top punch with a quich twist, then, with a pocket knife, trim off the excess epoxy that has spilled over the edges.

VOILA..... yu now have a perfectally formed top punch for your lee bullet. And, it will last for ever.

[James C. Snodgrass]

Just like RA said but I've got that bullet but I ain't sure which punch I use . The other thing I do is get one that is close and and like Ra said about cleaning it well then use hot glue it's easy and quick and you can do it again and again.[smilie=1:

[carpetman]

If the nose is flat you can use a flat punch.

[azrednek]

Sometimes you can find the correct punch by looking the mold up on Midway's website, look under comments, somebody might have posted a correct fitting nose punch #. Friend of mine sent two Lee cast boolits to Lock, Stock & Barrel and asked for the correct nose punch and got them.

Carpet man's suggestion is right on track. Nearly all my 44's and 45's are flat nosed and I use a Saeco punch for a large flat nose that seats them all without any marks.

[Boomer Mikey]

Redding makes RCBS/Lyman sizer nose punch blanks. Available at Midwayusa:
http://www.midwayusa.com/mediasvr.dll/image?saleitemid=898488http://www.midwayusa.com/mediasvr.dll/image?saleitemid=837914
For Lyman/RCBS:http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=898488
For Saeco:http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=837914

First two digits of the part number indicate caliber, for example #45200 is a 45 caliber (nominal) bullet. The next three digits, 200, indicate type of punch. A 200 punch is a blank, it has no shape machined into it. This may be used for any bullet with a flat nose.


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