Inline FabricationRepackboxMidSouth Shooters SupplyWideners
Load DataTitan ReloadingLee PrecisionReloading Everything
RotoMetals2
Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: Does anyone know the number of the RCBS or Lyman top punch for the...

  1. #1
    Boolit Master gnostic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Somewhere over the rainbow...
    Posts
    696

    Does anyone know the number of the RCBS or Lyman top punch for the...

    Does anyone know the number of the correct RCBS or Lyman top punch for the Lee .358-200-RF bullet? I've found lots of data for RCBS and Lyman top punches to Lee bullets, but none for .358-200-RF bullet...

  2. #2
    Boolit Master
    Join Date
    Dec 2018
    Location
    Capital Region NY
    Posts
    680
    Mine aren't boolet specific; they are bored out to 0.375 " diameter and contact the boolet at the shoulder, no matter what design l have at hand. Same for my seaters; They always seat or size straight. Didn't answer your question but is handy. Good luck

  3. #3
    Boolit Master gnostic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Somewhere over the rainbow...
    Posts
    696
    That sounds great, what brand and where can I buy one?

  4. #4
    Boolit Master
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    NE Oklahoma
    Posts
    786

    Does anyone know the number of the RCBS or Lyman top punch for the...

    That Lee bullet is a copy of the RCBS 35-200-FN I believe, and per RCBS it is a #565 top punch.

    $12 at Midway...

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  5. #5
    Boolit Master gnostic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Somewhere over the rainbow...
    Posts
    696
    Quote Originally Posted by sukivel View Post
    That Lee bullet is a copy of the RCBS 35-200-FN I believe, and per RCBS it is a #565 top punch.

    $12 at Midway...

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Got one. thank you...
    Last edited by gnostic; 06-23-2021 at 10:04 PM.

  6. #6
    Boolit Grand Master

    gwpercle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Location
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Posts
    9,251
    Use a flat punch .
    Take any of the punches that the cavity doesn't fit and fill the cavity with J-B Weld Epoxy , let set , sand flat and ... Voila'... (Wah-Lah) ... you have a punch that can seat any boolit with a flat spot on it !
    Gary
    Certified Cajun
    Proud Member of The Basket of Deplorables
    " Let's Go Brandon !"

  7. #7
    Boolit Master gnostic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Somewhere over the rainbow...
    Posts
    696
    Quote Originally Posted by gwpercle View Post
    Use a flat punch .
    Take any of the punches that the cavity doesn't fit and fill the cavity with J-B Weld Epoxy , let set , sand flat and ... Voila'... (Wah-Lah) ... you have a punch that can seat any boolit with a flat spot on it !
    Gary
    Thanks Gary, I have bullets that a flat punch would work well for....

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check