Review of 22LR to 224 Kaine Dies by DanR

Anhydrous lanolin (no water) leaves no concerns with die corrosion so it's probably a better choice...and probably a better lubricant as well. I already forgot the fellow's name but a member here at castboolits is selling it and a good number of other bullet lube components at *really* (as compared to the pharmacy I tried locally) good prices. I think a pound of anhydrous lanolin was like $8. Just search on "lanolin" or "bee's wax" and you should find him in the vendor sponsors as I recall.

That having been said, I have found that lanolin really turns gummy over time so I like cleaning it off my dies etc. and lubing them with something else for storage, anyway.

Paul

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Originally Posted by BT Sniper

You got it backwords there Dan. Better look into it a bit more.

Anhydrous: As a general term, a substance is said to be anhydrous if it contains no water.

Above statment was copied from wikipedia

BT

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oops.. thanks for the correction.

just to remind all this is the review pages for the dies not lube lol :hijack:

Yep, thread jacked it was.. and I plan to soon start swaging my danr 22lr into 224 bullets.. as soon as I can get my core mold drilled and a few cores cranked out..

Just got my set in the mail today after I get some cores I will be posting my results w/paper a target that is. FYI everything looks great (firstclass) so we shall see

Got my set yesturday. Read instructions.looked at parts.
All looked good.
Loaded the dies into my lyman turret press, smashed my first bullet at 3:30 am before I left for work. Will smaash some more tonight then shoot some tomorrow.

grate to hear i shot some did great but I'm still waiting on my new scope to come in i strip a screw on the old one stay a way form the old tasco scopes the new ones are Bushnell now so their OK

i will get my test shoot done as soon as it comes in and get it post

I cast about 100 cores.. so now I get to figure out how to use the core cutter I bought from a member here... and then I shall be on my way... (maybe I should be soaking those jackets.. hmmm)..

Awesome thats fast...
I am still working on a adjustable mold but cant wait to be up and running

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Originally Posted by sargenv

I cast about 100 cores.. so now I get to figure out how to use the core cutter I bought from a member here... and then I shall be on my way... (maybe I should be soaking those jackets.. hmmm)..

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Why would you be cutting cores that you have already created? The Core swage die is used to create a uniform core from a chunk of lead. Usually a cutter is used to make cores from lead wire. Casting is the alternative.

Um, need them in the range of... 45 gr, cores were dropping at about 70.. I was a bit too generous with the drill bit.. I didn't bother using the core cutter and went straight for the wire cutters and scale..

Got it. Halvsies. That would be a lot to run through the bleed hole on the core die.

I wonder if it would be more trouble to cast cores the right size, or cast cores heavy enough to get two out of and cut them in half?

i have two molds one does right around 60 grain cores, and another does 120 grain cores.. the 120's i cut in half.. more and more, i find my self casting the 120's over the 60's.. just so i have more of an option for cores.. i wasn't stuck with only being able to make 60 grain bullets or less..

also, i've found that the core die makes a better core if your bleeding off lead, as opposed to just using the core die to shape the core.

:)
dan

ok so i mod a press im still tuneing it but it works for me so i do not have to hammer on stuff
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/imag...6e930ca87d.jpg
well 2 press

wow xfox.. thats an interesting setup.

Is that a Lee handpress threaded onto the exposed part of the die?
[smilie=w:
Genius!!

Seriously? Your using the hand press to swage and the bench mounted press to eject? Dude, I was born in the dark, but it wasn't last night. Nice joke though.

Looks like the other way around to me Thor, hand press to replace the hammer.

Ooops, Thor's right.

Huh???

humm.. xfox, shouldn't it be the other way around? doing the swage on the top will put too much pressure on the die and on your bottom press threads. flip things over bro.

:)
dan