Review of 22LR to 224 Kaine Dies by DanR

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

Ok, your are right. You are probably always right because you run a multi-million dollar business. I forgot how "informative" your posts have been (post #376). If you don't have anything nice to say you shouldn't say anything at all. PERIOD.

Now, with that being said, I will remove my self when I wish. If you dislike my opinion, remove yourself. I am finished with you sir. Have a great evening!

[xfoxofshogo]

the new Kane dies core mold we have been working on. here is the video we just finished prototyping it last night. the new mold will allow you to swap out 1 part to make other caliber cores. the drop out weight of the cores is 68 grains. adding a 22 rimfire cup, the total weight is around 75 or so. depending on the cup.

we will be including this with the 224 swage die sets. we'll also be selling them as well.

[featherhead]

Here are the 63gr Kaine bullets finished and polished. I ran them in the rotary tumbler with comet and brasso in ceramic beads. They cleaned up nice. .099 metplat. The bullet on the far right folded a lip over. That's something that would need to checked for prior to loading. I noticed a tendency for this to happen despite proper annealing. The polishing process softened the serrations around the edge of the jacket. Swaging is an aweful lot of work. I have my first thousand jackets charged with cores ready for seating. Then onward and upward with pointing and sizing. I'm glad I'm a repetition junkie.

All in all it looks like the Kaine pointing die has the ability to drop a 63gr full fill tip right into the tray with little more than a good polishing needed. Now that I see the effect of the ceramic pellets on the lead core I may be able to tweak out a couple more grains and let the lead protrude a small amount knowing that the media will knock it down just below the jacket rim.

ACTUALLY I have a batch of bullets in the tumbler today. I'm trying for more shine and will post another shot later. I think the ceramic pellets burnish the serration on the jacket and soften the lead in the tip.

[featherhead]

Kaine projectiles first test, Albeit 40 yds at the indoor range. 18" bbl 1-8 twist.
Feeding reliability was 100% I was trying to balance the gun on flimsy plywood table on crumby bags. I'll go for 100 yds soon on a solid bench with a new Bulls Bag rest.

[featherhead]

Latest rendition ...... I call them "Black Ice" 63 gr full fill to the tip, on Kaine dies of course.

[NSP64]

I like my kaine dies.
I anneal, deerim,sonic with lemishine.
I cast cores of w/w, then heat the jacket till the cores melt into jacket.
I then point form, polish in corn cob with nufinish.
I shoot over 25 gr of 4895 for 2700 fps.