Hornaday Kinetic Puller Question??

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

Could you share that link. Sounds interesting

Yeah the link to the website is right above the picture.

 

[shoobe01]

ok ok ok

buy 2 of these and put your ear pro on.

$13 on Amazon

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And put a foam earplug in the bottom. Stops the bullet from shattering the nose. Should then last long enough you replace it when the handle (aluminum) bends to an inconvenient curve than the plastic shatters. Very efficient, and cheap enough you can buy two, immediately toss the broken one and go to the spare to keep pulling.

 

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

I'm still on my very first FA bullet puller. The Uni-Chuck has a crown on the top of the washer, so when I smack it the weight of the round in the collet pushes down on the crown and actually tightens up the grip on the case. Now I hit on a piece of wood instead of a bench vise anvil. Seems weird but it works well.

 

[Soonerpesek]

Where??

I was talking about the link to the Uni Chuck Shim Kit that @Klaatu Barada Nikto shared in post #20....

https://www.quineticscorp.com/products/uni-chuck-shim-fit-combo...

Doesn't really matter, Another Seinfeld Thread

Then why did you respond...?

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Throw that stuff away and use a shell holder in their place. It works great, no o ring, no little jaw thingies flying around when trying to put a round in it.

^^^^^THIS!!^^^^^

 

[deadeye dick]

Yeah the link to the website is right above the picture.

Didn't look, than i did, thanks just ordered one. I am in Easley

 

[PWC]

Exactly what I thought. I asked it they had a part number for the o-ring and they told me that it was cut on purpose, I got snowed!!! I found a video on getting the correct size O-ring and I ordered 5 but not from Hornaday. I have had mine since 2014 so it could be an old model.Thanks.

If you have kids with braces, use a couple of their rubber bands. If not, find an orthodontist and ask for 3 or4, mine gave me a small envelope of bands.

 

[noelf2]

Throw that stuff away and use a shell holder in their place. It works great, no o ring, no little jaw thingies flying around when trying to put a round in it.

I used to do that until I found out it's not such a good idea.

"Please be aware of the safety issue with using a shell holder to decap rounds. YOU DO NOT DO IT!! i have SEEN what can result if you try to use a shell holder in this way. the shell holder was NEVER ment to be used this way!! the facts is that if you are pulling bullets using a kinetic (read hammer type) bullet puller, DO NOT USE anything but the original parts it came with!!! a shell holder can and HAS caused primers to detonate on impact!! it covers a large part of the rear of the cartridge and that INCLUDES the PRIMER!! the pictures i saw of the persons hand AFTER the round went off were enough to convence me that the 6 bucks for the replacement collet for my puller was a hell of a lot CHEEPER than a trip to the e-ward to have a doctor spend 4 hours removing the peices of a serious case of stupidity from your hands, face, legs, body, privates, etc. the one i saw was in 1985 in a gun store in Downers Grove just west of downtown Chicago and was the result of a .338 that detonated in the hammer type puller on the first blow to a hard surface.
this guy lost his left eye, had over 30 peices of the case and hammer removed from the legs, front of the torso, both arms, and lost "one of the boys" need i really go on? the worst was that his older son (mid late teens i think) was hurt too

the way i see it, 6 bucks beats the hell out of $27,000.00 worth of surgery.

the kenetic bullet pullers are built the way they are built to keep you from getting hurt!!
the collet that comes with them DOES NOT COVER the rear of the cartridge FOR A REASON!! it is NEVER worth the risk to you or yours to simple ignore a safety rule when reloading. yes its a lot of fun working with gun powder and primers, bringing forth your own rounds for your effort. but dont forget that all it takes is a single mistake to ruin your whole life!!!"

 

[Hikingman]

Consider the Lyman Magnum Inertia Bullet Puller.

 

[JDeere]

Get collet pullers designed for bullet diameters and be done with o rings, broken plastic and bent handles. Yeah they cost more but make bullet pulling a breeze and not so noisy when necessary...

 

[Blue68f100]

I used to do that until I found out it's not such a good idea.

"Please be aware of the safety issue with using a shell holder to decap rounds. YOU DO NOT DO IT!! i have SEEN what can result if you try to use a shell holder in this way. the shell holder was NEVER ment to be used this way!! the facts is that if you are pulling bullets using a kinetic (read hammer type) bullet puller, DO NOT USE anything but the original parts it came with!!! a shell holder can and HAS caused primers to detonate on impact!! it covers a large part of the rear of the cartridge and that INCLUDES the PRIMER!! the pictures i saw of the persons hand AFTER the round went off were enough to convence me that the 6 bucks for the replacement collet for my puller was a hell of a lot CHEEPER than a trip to the e-ward to have a doctor spend 4 hours removing the peices of a serious case of stupidity from your hands, face, legs, body, privates, etc. the one i saw was in 1985 in a gun store in Downers Grove just west of downtown Chicago and was the result of a .338 that detonated in the hammer type puller on the first blow to a hard surface.
this guy lost his left eye, had over 30 peices of the case and hammer removed from the legs, front of the torso, both arms, and lost "one of the boys" need i really go on? the worst was that his older son (mid late teens i think) was hurt too

the way i see it, 6 bucks beats the hell out of $27,000.00 worth of surgery.

the kenetic bullet pullers are built the way they are built to keep you from getting hurt!!
the collet that comes with them DOES NOT COVER the rear of the cartridge FOR A REASON!! it is NEVER worth the risk to you or yours to simple ignore a safety rule when reloading. yes its a lot of fun working with gun powder and primers, bringing forth your own rounds for your effort. but dont forget that all it takes is a single mistake to ruin your whole life!!!"

If I recall this has happened with high primers, and/or loose primers. The impact made the primer move forward, seating quickly, setting off the primer. This happens since the shell holder does not hold on to the brass tight, 0.010" float. With the split collet the brass is held tight. So it actually has the effect of getting hit due to the slop in the shell holder. That little extra jolt sets it off. If I had to guess, it was probably Fed primers since they are then most sensitive.

I have not heard of this happening in decades. Which you think would be reported via www.

 

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

If I recall this has happened with high primers, and/or loose primers. The impact made the primer move forward, seating quickly, setting off the primer. This happens since the shell holder does not hold on to the brass tight, 0.010" float. With the split collet the brass is held tight. So it actually has the effect of getting hit due to the slop in the shell holder. That little extra jolt sets it off. If I had to guess, it was probably Fed primers since they are then most sensitive.

I have not heard of this happening in decades. Which you think would be reported via www.

Thanks, and also to noelf2, that's good to know.