Gary
SE Kansas
Found an appropriate size of steel bar (mystery metal) to make the body of the Die set. 1.25" by 3+". The bar was a cut off I bought from a machine shop and it had a funky coating (about 1/16th coat of a green colored foam or plastic goop) and it was easily removed with a utility knife. Spun it up, smoothed it off and center drilled a .224 hole. A 22 is a bit of a press fit so I'll sand out the inside a smidge. Just have to make the top punch(s) and mill the bottom slot.