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Kermit2
04-04-2010, 07:11 PM
Hello. Could anyone please recommend which RCBS or Lyman top punch I need to use with bullets that are cast using a Lee 358-125-RF mold? This mold casts a 125 grain .358 flat nose bullet. I'm not sure which top punch to use, and am not where to find a reference chart. I'd prefer a RCBS or Lyman top punch. Here is a link showing the mold and bullet if needed. All help will be appreciated. Thanks.


http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=145006

OBXPilgrim
04-04-2010, 07:52 PM
Do you have to have an RCBS or Lyman for it?

I've got the 158gr RF .358 and the top punch I use is a counter-sunk bolt with the hex head filled in with hot glue & sanded down. The big meplat FN bullets don't really need much more & some top punches will be worse due to leaving a ring around the nose due to not fitting perfectly.

462
04-04-2010, 09:38 PM
Kermit,
Yep, you'll have to fashion your own. I filled an extra one with epoxy, now it's a multi-boolit top punch.