I have a RCBS lubrasizer coming and I need to get the correct top punch and sizing die for it. I am pretty sure I need the .358 sizing die, but I am not sure what top punch I need for the Lyman 35891 bullets that I am casting.
I have a RCBS lubrasizer coming and I need to get the correct top punch and sizing die for it. I am pretty sure I need the .358 sizing die, but I am not sure what top punch I need for the Lyman 35891 bullets that I am casting.
Lyman #495 should be the right one.
Or, get any .358 SWC punch and fill the nose with JB weld, then sand it flat.
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Yeap, 495 is what they post
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I custom fit a SWC to fit the WC boolit with a little J-B Weld Epoxy Putty ...thinking it would fall out sooner or later ...that was 25 years ago at least and I'm still using it for WC seating .
A flat punch will also seat them ... in fact a flat one will seat ANY boolit with a flat spot on it ...
Truth be known I've seated a bunch of RN boolits with a flat punch when I was in a hurry and didn't feel like looking for the RN punch ...worked just fine !
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I found a 495 on ebay. Thanks for the recommendations. I have the 3rd edition of the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook, it was sitting way back in my reference library, but I could not find the punch chart in it. I guess I will need to upgrade to the latest version.
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 |