Bullet pulling on the cheap.

[lyallpeder]

I started hand loading over ago so I had a bunch of rounds that were seated too deep or the load was too hot. I ran out of things to do at the reloading bench last week so I sat down to try pulling them without buying a puller.

This is what I came up with, enjoy


http://youtu.be/8DcM0jZGG8s

[FXSB]

Originally Posted by lyallpeder

I started hand loading over ago so I had a bunch of rounds that were seated too deep or the load was too hot. I ran out of things to do at the reloading bench last week so I sat down to try pulling them without buying a puller.

This is what I came up with, enjoy


http://youtu.be/8DcM0jZGG8s

That is too fast, easy, cheap and uncomplicated to make a big hit in the shooting community.

Good thinking and thanks for posting.

[killerbren]

thats a good idea, does it flare out your brass too much? I load barnes ttsx so I think they are seated alittle too deep for this to work for me, but im gonna try.

[Okotokian]

Careful. Buddy's dad once thought he would teach us boys a lesson about playing with ammo we had found. Put it in a vice and started prying round apart. Somehow the primer went off and went through his thumb. He held the bloody digit up and said "See? That's what can happen." Man, what a lesson, and what a dad. Later I saw him upstairs holding his thumb under cold running water. He had tears in his eyes. OUCH. LOL

[bang_on_sk]

Lol, when my dad was a kid the fad was to have bullet zipper pulls on your jackets, so my grandfather figured he'd get an empty casing by shooting his .303 into an 18" block of pine in the basement, went through the block, ricocheted twice and buried itself in the floor joist over head. After that, he used a hacksaw to cut the end off the bullet then twisted a screw into the lead and pulled them out.

There's another funny story about the time they were making fishing weights out of pulled 9mm casings and caught a live primer with hot lead.

[lyallpeder]

Originally Posted by killerbren

thats a good idea, does it flare out your brass too much? I load barnes ttsx so I think they are seated alittle too deep for this to work for me, but im gonna try.

I find if I run them through the sizing die without the de-priming pin they chamber well. The round in the video is a .308, 150gr ttsx

Originally Posted by Okotokian

Careful. Buddy's dad once thought he would teach us boys a lesson about playing with ammo we had found. Put it in a vice and started prying round apart. Somehow the primer went off and went through his thumb. He held the bloody digit up and said "See? That's what can happen." Man, what a lesson, and what a dad. Later I saw him upstairs holding his thumb under cold running water. He had tears in his eyes. OUCH. LOL

I think it's always a good idea to keep safety in mind. I had my safety glasses on and slow smooth force SHOULD not set anything off, IMHO

[Cowtown guy]

Personally I don't find the collet pullers that expensive. Safe and efficient.

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by Cowtown guy

Personally I don't find the collet pullers that expensive. Safe and efficient.

Yup, good investment and lasts a lifetime. When I didn't particularly care about saving the bullets, I've put the cartridge in the press without a die, run it up and grabbed it with pliers. Downstroke and presto, it's out.

Grizz

[wolf308]

Originally Posted by Cowtown guy

Personally I don't find the collet pullers that expensive. Safe and efficient.

thats what i use and then you save the bullet too

[lyallpeder]

For pulling only a few rounds, this is $40 cheaper and the bullets are still usable. Each too their own!

[double gun]

Originally Posted by lyallpeder

For pulling only a few rounds, this is $40 cheaper and the bullets are still usable. Each too their own!

Did you check the run out on a bullet tip after you pulled one this way?

[Dick284]

A kinetic, or collet puller, isn't that expensive.
Why, would you resort to such things?
Heck I'll come over with my puller if your that hard up!

[Jordan Smith]

Collet pullers don't damage the bullet if used properly.

I'd be concerned with a) bending the bullet and b) overworking the brass once you size it back down again.

[alfoldivandor]

Bended bullet das not fly straight .......

[deanmc]

Originally Posted by alfoldivandor

Bended bullet das not fly straight .......

[lyallpeder]

Originally Posted by double gun

Did you check the run out on a bullet tip after you pulled one this way?

The tip does not touch the wood at all. I destroyed a .270 bullet by using the same size hole for it.

Originally Posted by Dick284

A kinetic, or collet puller, isn't that expensive.
Why, would you resort to such things?
Heck I'll come over with my puller if your that hard up!

http://www.cabelas.ca/product/4545/rcbs-bullet-puller

http://www.cabelas.ca/product/625/rc...puller-collets
$25+$15=$40. Yes a kinetic puller is less.

Why would I resort to such things? Guess I am crazy.

Originally Posted by Jordan Smith

Collet pullers don't damage the bullet if used properly.

I'd be concerned with a) bending the bullet and b) overworking the brass once you size it back down again.

I don't think there is enough force to bend the bullet. I am sure it might affect the brass, but i am not pulling 100's of rounds. I guess it's up to each person to decide if they want to do this or not.