Pulling a Bullet.. how?

[homatok]

For the ones that wont budge----Put them in the press and bump the bullet a TINY bit deeper into the case and then use the Kinetic puller.

 

[JSmith]

I'm experimenting with a newly purchased press and seated a bullet WAY too far.

Me, too. I have the RCBS kinetic puller, which I've used successfully on a couple of mistakes. I whack it on the face of a rubber mallet because it's plastic and I can just see it cracking and breaking if I'm not careful. I have a stuffed-in .44 round I've been banging at off and on for a week now... I'll try the vise grip trick mentioned in #10 next.

 

[rockns]

if you have a tubing flaring tool take out the die and use the tube holding portion to clamp on bullet and pull ram down removing bullet from case

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I agree with the above suggestion to make sure you are hitting on a solid surface. You will lose a lot of energy if you hit something which is on the softer side.

 

[Steel Talon]

* Stick a ear foamy in the bottom of your kinetic puller. It saves bullet point integrity.
*Learn to strike with a crisp snap.Power and wrist action.
*If you have a solid machinest bench vice ; Strike puller on the anvil part.
*If you need to pull a bullt from a crimped case,first loosen the bullet every so slightly in your bullet seater die(push it down to break seal)

 

[JSmith]

I tried the vise grip trick mentioned in #10: it worked like a charm. Thanks, Elkins45. That was so easy I feel stupid for wasting all that time banging it in the puller.

 

[highlander 5]

40 years of reloading and I've never had a round I couldn't dis mantle with an inertia puller. I've a piece of 4x4 post to bang the puller on saves the wrist and soft enough as to keep the puller from shattering.

 

[coalman]

For the ones that wont budge----Put them in the press and bump the bullet a TINY bit deeper into the case and then use the Kinetic puller.

This works and saves the bullet. I used a vise w/ a small block of wood at the case rim to protect the primer. Go slow just until you hear/see/feel the break. The most stubborn factory range pickup bullets (.380 loads with a light bullet) I've been collecting (because they would not pull w/ my kinetic puller) pulled no problem after. Thanks.

 

[Sport45]

How do I get this cartridge apart aside from cutting it...which could create it's own issues?

If you're willing to cut it in half you should be willing to discard it. That's what I'd do if I couldn't pull the bullet to re-use.

Toss it in the dud bucket at your range or in the closest trash can in the house if your range doesn't have a dud bucket.

Or leave it on the bench at the range and someone like me will come along and pick it up to part it out for recycling.

 

[Jim Watson]

I whack my Quinetics on the press frame or a block of steel for the easy ones, but for a tough one, I just step out the shop door and beat it on the concrete garage floor. Haven't broken it yet.

 

[icanthitabarn]

I have a old 5Lb lead molded thing. Used by holding it or laying on bench. It works well, especially hand held.

 

[Litefoot]

Hey everybody, OP here. I just whacked it harder and the bullets came out. Thanks for the great advice from everyone. I was just scared I'd break the puller and was thinking I'd rather sacrifice a couple of bullets than a $20 kinetic.

 

[Steel Talon]

Good for you

 

[T Bran]

I had a bunch of old 30-06 ball ammo with the sealed bullets and primers to pull down. At first I was seating a bit to break them loose from the sealant and hammering them apart. I decided to try one as is without reseating deeper first. It came apart with the same# of blows as the others so always try one first it could save you a step and some time.

 

[T Bran]

I had a bunch of old 30-06 ball ammo with the sealed bullets and primers to pull down. At first I was seating a bit to break them loose from the sealant and hammering them apart. I decided to try one as is without reseating deeper first. It came apart with the same# of blows as the others so always try one first it could save you a step and some time.