Ideal 225-450 Top Punch

[deltaenterprizes]

I bought an Ideal 225-450 mold from a member here and cast a few boolits.
What top punch do I use to size and lubricate them?

[deltaenterprizes]

I did a google search and it is Lyman #450 from an old post on this forum.
I contacted the member I bought it from and he may have it!

[DonMountain]

Usually the first three numbers of a Lyman mold are the bullet diameter cast. And the second set of three numbers is the number for the top punch. So your top punch should be 450. I looked up that bullet mold in Lyman No. 3 Cast Bullet Manual and they don't list it.

[deltaenterprizes]

I checked the oldest Lyman manual I have and it is not there, it is an old Ideal mold, pre Lyman.
I found it in my Lyman Cast Bullet Manual, but no loading data.

[engineer401]

According to this site the top punch is 450. http://www.darkcanyon.net/lymancastbulletinfo.html

[John Boy]

225450 (also 224450) Pointed gas check bullet proved popular with .22 calibers, also a good varmint when hollow pointed. (GC, SP, 48 TP is 450)