Bullet puller

[Mr. Longbeard]

I have a bunch of loads that I would like to undo....

Are the enursia(hammer style) bullet pullers any good???

Also after I undo these loads will I be able to use the bullets again???

[the Razorhead]

if you use an inertia (hammer) puller, yes.

someone here had one shatter on him a few weeks ago, was going to switch to a collet puller... there was some debate on whether or not they damaged bullets...

either way, WEAR YOUR SAFETY GLASSES

[Hairtrigger]

I used an inertia type puller until somone gave me 1000 reloaded rounds of 223.
I purchased a RCBS collet puller to pull the bullets.
The inertia puller does not work well with light crimped in bullets.
The collet puller left marks on 75% of the bullets I have pulled. I have not reloaded any to see if there is any difference in accuracy. I planned on using the pulled bullets for fire forming cases

[Roskoe]

If the rounds aren't crimped, the inertia puller should work fine. Take the cap off the head and glue a hard rubber faucet washer inside the body at the bottom. The will prevent bullet deformation, and you should be able to load these again no problem. I might not use them for the Benchrest Nationals, but they should shoot fine for any field application.

[the Razorhead]

I bumped the other thread

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1351067

[trailer]

I have both and find the hammer is great for 1 or 2 but would rather use the collet puller for more then just a couple...

[Briman]

I can't justify the expense of a puller, It would take a lot of pulling to ever make up the cost of the tool.

This is what I do:
1. In a press with the die removed, I run a cartridge up until the bullet is above the top of the press.
2. grip the bullet with a pair of side cutters.
3. run the ram down with the side cutters bearing against the top of the press.

It leaves marks on the bullet, no big deal. I put these bullets aside for plinking and/or making dummy rounds with.

[Hairtrigger]

All you had to do is ask!
Last week I gave away 2 inertia pullers I had laying around. I aquired them in a trade somewhere along the line
Day late dollar short I guess.

[BigBob .30-06]

Longbeard,

I do a lot of testing and I don't think I could do so without a good bullet puller. I've tried the hammer type pullers and was never as successful as I wanted to be with them. For a whole lot of years I used a Forester puller most bullets came out unmarked, a few were marked because I didn't tighten the collet as much as I should have. However, pulling pistol bullets, or very short rifle cases like the .22 Hornet, didn't go well because the collet is located high in the body of the puller and I couldn't get ahold of the bullet. Then I picked up a RCBS puller. The working end of the collet is at the bottom of the die body. I can even pull .45 ACP bullets with the RCBS puller. I find the Forester to be easier to use and still use it if I'g working with cases long enough to get to the collet. Another noce thing, with the Forester, with the bullet in the tight collet, the handle of the press is at the bottom of the stroke. This makes it less tiring to pull the bullets. If your pulling a hundred bullets, it makes a difference. I hope that this is of some help.

[Mr. Longbeard]

Thanks guys for the info... I think that I will get the inertia type for now because I only have about 10 bullet to pull at any given time...