Pulling bullets

cgale

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Does anyone know of a method of pulling 4,000 bullets without using the hammer method and not leave a mark on the pulled bullets ????? I am breaking the screw on part of the hammers,which RCBS says they will warrant. But breaking 1 every 2-400 rds. is going to get old,never mind the screw/unscrew,sit the bullet in. This is getting real old already. Thanks,,,,,
 
Buy a puller that will mount in your press and the collet to fit. Minimal bullet damage........... Though 4000 rounds will still take you quite a bit of time!
 
a buddy gave me some US GI ammo with the 62grn green tip, the stuff shoot aweful but if you pull the bullet and seat something else it can shoot great, I used a forster puller that screws into my press, however I think it pretty much trahes the bullets, just depends on how accurate you need the pulled bullets to be
 
I use a RCBS collet puller... no marks on the bullet, but you might have to polish the inside of the collet because if a rough edge.

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I may have missed something, but if you are not shooting the green tip, why do you care if it messes them up?

You said they didn't shoot well in yours.
 
for 4,000 rnds you could probably sell it in 1,000 rnd batches and make a Killing on it!

I think it's currently going for 350-400 per thousand rounds.

You could buy a LOT of good ammo components with that kinda cash!
 
I used the RCBS collet puller for 20+ years with 17, 22, 6mm, 25, 260,270, 7mm, and 30 calibers.

I used my Brother's Hornady Cam Lock Puller and HOLY COW is it easier to use than the RCBS collet puller. Also, the Hornady Cam Lock puller leaves less mark on the bullet than the RCBS by a long shot.

What I am trying to say Is treat yourself to a Hornady Cam lock puller, you will not believe just how easy it is. If you own a RCBS, the first time you use the Cam Lock, you will put the RCBS on Ebay and sell it, just like I did!
 
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I used the RCBS collet puller for 20+ years with 17, 22, 6mm, 25, 260,270, 7mm, and 30 calibers.

I used my Brother's Hornady Cam Lock Puller and HOLY COW is it easier to use than the RCBS collet puller. Also, the Hornady Cam Lock puller leaves less mark on the bullet than the RCBS by a long shot.

What I am trying to say Is treat yourself to a Hornady Cam lock puller, you will not believe just how easy it is. If you own a RCBS, the first time you use the Cam Lock, you will put the RCBS on Ebay and sell it, just like I did!



+1 On the Hornady. You'll marr a couple bullets getting the die set correctly in your press, but after that, it's the only way.
 
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+1 On the Hornady. You'll marr a couple bullets getting the die set correctly in your press, but after that, it's the only way.



What do you mean... do you mar bullets every time you go to use it, or just the first time.

Reason is I've been looking to replace my RCBS, and the Hornady is high on the list.

So how do you mar bullets with it, and how does it work?


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As for breaking the hammer style bullet not sure what to do. I have had mine for about 15 or so years and never broken it yet.
A quick modification you can do that will speed up the process with the hammer. The collet puller is a better option though.
Take a small soldering iron, heat it up and use it to cut an oval hole in the side of the plastic part of the hammer where the bullet pops into. Make it a big enough oval for a pulled bullet to come out.
Next place a piece of old rag in the bottom of the part where the bullet pops out.
When ya go to pull bullets, slip a round of ammo in the hammer, pop the bullet, turn the hammer on it's side over a pan and dump the powder and bullet out the oval hole you cut, turn the screw on part about a half turn and pop the hammer in the palm of your hand (on the case end) this pulls the case part way out so you can grab it and remove it. Insert the next shell and repeat.
You can do ALOT of shells this was while sitting in from of the idiot box at night. The old rag in the bottom protects the bullet when it pops out.
 
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+1 On the Hornady. You'll marr a couple bullets getting the die set correctly in your press, but after that, it's the only way.



What do you mean... do you mar bullets every time you go to use it, or just the first time.

Reason is I've been looking to replace my RCBS, and the Hornady is high on the list.

So how do you mar bullets with it, and how does it work?


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Catshooter,

There's a learning curve involved with setting the die. The more you use it, the easier it will become. I usually damage 1 or 2 bullets getting the die fine tuned to adjustment. If I took more time/care in initial setting, I'm sure it could be done without any damage.

The puller works with caliber specific collets. There's a lever on top of the die that compresses the collet onto the bullet and then you raise your press arm (lowering the ram) and pulling the bullet, flip the lever and the bullet (usually) drops. If the die is set too tight, you pinch the bullet.
 
Catshooter, like I said, I used the RCBS for 20+ years, and they do marr bullets. I even lapped my RCBS collets with lapping compound.

Now the Hornady comes on line. You will get the feel with the cam lock. You will learn not put too much pressure on the cam, very quickly...everything has a learning curve.

I pulled some 270's and 223's last week, never a mark on the bullet from the collet on the Hornady, perfect bullets.

You buy the Hornady, you will just smile when you think about pulling bullets.

Hammers get the job done on pulling bullets, but they are like using the blunt side of the ax to cut down a tree with.

You can pull a bullet about every 5 seconds with a Hornady Cam lock with the bullets in perfect shape.

Ammo that has been loaded for quite a while MAY POSSIBLY have had electrolosis between the brass and copper bullet forming a bond. Naturally, the pressure goes up on these loads if/when you shoot them, only slightly enough to ruin the groups. Pulling the bullets where this bonding process has occured will result in bullets that have been marred in both the RCBS and Cam Lock type pullers, if you do not seap the bullets an additional 0.015 deeper to break the bond (you will hear a "snap" as the bond is broken).

When you run across these shells where the bullet has a bond formed between the brass and bullet, you will have to hit a "hammer" type puller so hard that it will shatter the head on the puller, I have shattered two of them.

Factory bullets usually have a substance called "black lucas" on the base of the bullet to keep this bonding process from happening.

Good luck to you!
 


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