Best way to pull bullets?

[Vern400]

I had a rifle rebarelled and it doesn't like the same ammunition anymore. I've got a couple hundred cartridges to disassemble. It is hunting ammunition, fully sealed and waterproof. I've been shooting off this batch for at least 10 years, when suddenly my Barrel died. There's no way my kinetic bullet puller Will survive. I've got a couple pounds of reloader 15 tied up in these things and I want my powder back!

I use an RCBS press. What's the best tool, and way to pull these? and will the bullets be compromised?

I've never pulled many bullets, and zero after they're sealed.
Thanks!

 

[casey36]

I would use my kinetic. You seem opposed to that, so I would suggest a RCBS collet bullet puller for your press. Its used on a single stage so if you have Dillon or something, you may be out of luck.

 

[waspocrew]

Grip N Pull works well for me. I got tired of the noise and mess of a kinetic hammer.

 

[Axlrod]

Hornady cam lock is the fastest press mounted puller i have tried. Usually doesn't leave a mark on your bullet either.

 

[wapitibob]

rcbs collet bullet puller

 

[logem]

I'd use my Hornady Cam Lock puller for larger quantities.

I still like the my RCBS kinetic puller for lesser quantities since it guarantees no marks on the bullet. Just remember to remove the bullet from the puller before dumping the powder back into a 8lb jug, like I did today.

 

[Griffmax36]

I really like using the rcbs collet puller. I have also reused bullets with success.

 

[Vern400]

Thanks for your help guys. I'll order a collet puller from RCBS or Hornady and get going.

 

[A382DWDZQ]

+1 for Hornady. Adjust it to the minimum tension needed to pull and it usually is hard to see the marks at all. Depends a bit on the type of bullet and how much surface there is to grip but I’ve done noser partitions out of factory Weatherby ammo that did just fine and I believe those are sealed.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

rcbs collet bullet puller

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[Colorado Cowboy]

The RCBS works great ........except if you want to reuse the bullets. It can leave collet marks in the jacket, so adjust the pressure with care. I use the kinetic on small amounts.

 

[Grassymike]

RCBS collet type in my press. Easy to set and no problems with marks on bullets.

 

[VernAK]

I tried a kinetic hammer puller until I had a primer ignite....fortunately, the powder didn't ignite. I'm sure that 270 round firing in that plastic hammer would have caused some injury.

 

[HandgunHTR]

One thing I would recommend since you stated that these are “sealed” rounds. Even if they weren’t due to how long the have been loaded I would recommend this.

Run them all through your seating die after setting your seating stem to seat the bullets another 0.010”. That will break any seal or cold weld and make pulling the bullet much easier.

 

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[TaperPin]

I take the die out of the press, run the cartridge up and grab with vice grips. Fast, easy, and I don’t trust any pulled bullet for anything other than offhand practice or fouler shots, so a fancy collet puller wouldn’t be any more useful.

 

[E.Shell]

I take the die out of the press, run the cartridge up and grab with vice grips. Fast, easy, and I don’t trust any pulled bullet for anything other than offhand practice or fouler shots, so a fancy collet puller wouldn’t be any more useful.

Yeah, sometimes one just doesn't GAF about the bullets. Lineman's Pliers work great, due to being big enough to span the press opening and the wire cutter section that self-centers will grab the shortest bearing surface.

Otherwise, I use a kinetic on a 10# block of lead. The lead cushions the puller face a little and presents a quiet, highly efficient surface to pound on. Minimum bounce, low noise.

 

[coyotekilla]

Hornady collet puller. Bought a pile of rem 6.5 cm... shot like poo, wanted the brass. Turns out the rem bullets were junk. But the collet puller is silly fast and the impact pullers take forever.