I have been using a hammer style puller for years looking to upgrade to may be a Collett style I am pulling military ammo to get the brass having a hard time with the hammer style any suggestions on a better puller.
I have been using a hammer style puller for years looking to upgrade to may be a Collett style I am pulling military ammo to get the brass having a hard time with the hammer style any suggestions on a better puller.
The RCBS puller is great, because you can see where the bullet is being grabbed.
Add a peice of rubber hose or something to soften the handle and its great
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I bought the RCBS puller about a year ago, but so far haven't been able to find the collets for any of the calibers I need it for. Stupid rush on loading supplies has made it a useless chunk of metal. So... can't tell you if it's any better.
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I've really been wanting to get one of the grip and pull pullers, they look handy. I haven't had to pull bullets in a while though
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I'll bet that someone here, maybe even me has an extra RCBS type. And it's usually the case that a guy has duplicates of collets or sizes that he doesn't use. I even use mine to hold mandrills for inside neck expansion as opposed to simple neck-down with the full length sizer die.
They are the only way to go if you have much ammo to take down. If you run into a bullet that won't grip, you can use the hammer. jd
It seems that people who do almost nothing, often complain loudly when it's time to do it.
The Hornady Cam Lock bullet puller is faster and easier on the hands than the RCBS.
On military ammunition you can seat the bullet a few thousands deeper to break the seal before pulling. That helps sometimes.
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+2 on the Hornady
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I have one suggestion when pulling military surplus ammo when using either type of bullet puller.
Put your bullet seating die in the press and seat the bullets 1/16 to 1/8 deeper to break the seal.
Military bullets can be crimped pretty hard and/or have a sealer around the bullet when originally seated to protect the powder from contamination.
This. My Hornady has only had trouble with one thing, but it’s understandable why, I had some Hitec coated RN bullets in 9mm seated to the Ogive so there was no flat surface to get a grip on.
+3 on the hornady.
For use with any type puller , but especially a inertia ... break the crimp by seating the military projectile just a little deeper into the case . After the crimp is broken you can pull military 30-06 AP ammo with 3-4 medium hard raps ... this ammo also has black sealant on the projectile .
I've pulled 1,500 by "breaking the Crimp" first ... This trick does work ...try it .
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This is a comparison of the Fosters puller versus the RCBS puller.
The RCBS has the collet just barely protruding from the bottom of the die, this allows you to actually see where the projo is being gripped.
This makes it much easier to pull the bullets, IMO, because I can see exactly when to tighten the collet.
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All of my commonly used single stage dies including the bullet puller have the Hornady L-N-L bushings. It makes quick work of swapping to the bullet puller and back to loading. Before that I would set mistakes like seating too deeply aside and let them collect for a group "correction."
The RCBS could be faster but it's reliable and very durable. I'm not inclined to replace it for a slight gain in speed since I don't use it often anyway. I haven't seen any puller that works with cast handgun boolits other than the inertia style.
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Thanks for the information I guess I will try one or maybe the first one I can find with Collets I never thought of seating military bullets a little deeper to break the seal great ideal again thanks
Don't know if getting a collet puller is actually an "up grade" over the inertia puller or not. Each type has a reason for being so I think every well equipped reloader will have legitimate needs for both; I know I do.
Another vote for the Hornady!
Bought mine years ago when I picked up 600 rounds of corrosive Korean (KA ) 30-06 ammo. It was a lot of work, bit it made the job easier than my Midway hammer style puller.
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