Top Punch Scaring

[drumgool]

I am sizing some 38 boolits the top punch is putting a ring around the boolit . It not as noticable on water quenched boolits But I did not water quech these I felt no need . I dought it will effect accuracy that much at snub nose distances but it is unsightly . Any ways is there a way to correct this . The top punch is the correct one for the boolit .

[BABore]

Feather the inner edge, at the very end, with emery cloth. It could have a burr or be slightly off what your boolit mold is. This will give it a bit of leade with sacrificing the accuracy of the TP.

[Cherokee]

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[Cherokee]

double post

[Cherokee]

The ring does not hurt anything. The edge of the top punch needs to be rounded off to eliminate the ring. Get some fine emory paper, wrap a piece around a bullet, spin the top punch in a drill and press the emory paper/bullet into the top punch. This has worked for me.