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    Removing a gas check from a cartridge

    Ok. I had a brain fart and reloaded some cast bullets w/o the correct powder charge. I removed the projectile but the powder and gas check I can't remove. Is it safe to just 'shoot the gas check out'? It is a 150 grain boolet with 36 grains of IMR 3031. Do I need to reseat the projectile? I tried my kinetic puller but it won't budge.

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    Needle nose pliers, just reach in and grab them and pull. It worked for me.
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    Going to try that. It's in a 7.7mm Jap round. Let me go try that.

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    Press something like a small screwdriver onto one side of the gas check and it will most likely tilt. Then, as said, grab the edge with a pair of needle nosed pliers. Don't ask me how I know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UKShootist View Post
    Press something like a small screwdriver onto one side of the gas check and it will most likely tilt. Then, as said, grab the edge with a pair of needle nosed pliers. Don't ask me how I know.
    Same way that I know.
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    Thank you! I pressed a small screwdriver to turn the GC on it's side, removed the powder and then used the pliers to remove the GC. Thank you for your suggestions!

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    Small mosquito Forceps work great for this. Yeah I been there too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UKShootist View Post
    Press something like a small screwdriver onto one side of the gas check and it will most likely tilt. Then, as said, grab the edge with a pair of needle nosed pliers. Don't ask me how I know.
    I done this also.
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    Haven't we all done that ??????

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check