Pulling bullets

[nun_hunter]

Without specialist tools (dies or kinetic hammer) is there an obvious or easier way to pull bullets already seated and gently crimped into place?

My first thought is grip the case head in a vice with soft jaws (with a round cut out) then using pliers with some thin rubber or leather to protect the bullet gently twist and pull out?

Any other basic method I'm possibly over looking?

 

[JockStalk]

Buy a kinetic hammer. Or press puller if preferred. Tried DIY, not a happy experience.

 

[takbok]

Use your reloading press to do the pulling.

Use a gripper like this to hold the bullet:

GRIP-N-PULL - The Best Bullet Puller in the World

If you pull your own bullets, the GRIP-N-PULL is the #1 piece of reloading equipment you need. The patented GRIP-N-PULL makes collets and inertia pullers history! Tired of impact pullers? Gripnpull is cleaner, faster, quieter, and easier.

grip-n-pull.com

 

[nun_hunter]

Buy a kinetic hammer. Or press puller if preferred. Tried DIY, not a happy experience.

I've only got 15 rounds to sort out so it's not worth the cost of the hammer.

Yes I know I may need one again and I had one in the past which eventually broke after taking apart a load of 223 rounds. Seems the lighter bullets require more force to remove than the heavier ones.

 

[nun_hunter]

Use your reloading press to do the pulling.

Use a gripper like this to hold the bullet:

GRIP-N-PULL - The Best Bullet Puller in the World

If you pull your own bullets, the GRIP-N-PULL is the #1 piece of reloading equipment you need. The patented GRIP-N-PULL makes collets and inertia pullers history! Tired of impact pullers? Gripnpull is cleaner, faster, quieter, and easier.

grip-n-pull.com

Looks good and better than a hammer but still expensive for the amount of bullets I need to pull out and the amount of reloading I actually do.

However I think there is away to fabricate something like these myself quite easily with some bits I've got.

 

[takbok]

If it's only 15 rounds then use pliers or similar with the cartridges in the reloading press - The bullets will be squashed

 

[JockStalk]

15 rounds - shoot them?

 

[Stumpy2]

15 rounds - shoot them?

Might be getting pulled due to over-pressure signs?

For the sake of 15 bullets I’d use the die and pliers method…

Place loaded round in shell holder in a single stage press with no dies fitted, raise ram so bullet protrudes above the press where the die would be, grip bullet with pliers and lower the ram, the pliers touch the top of the press and whilst holding a firm grip on the bullet lift the ram handle to extract the bullet from the case.(pulls the case down)

You say the rounds have a light crimp, might need careful chamfering of the case mouth to allow reseating of another bullet.

Wear safety glasses.

 

[nun_hunter]

If it's only 15 rounds then use pliers or similar with the cartridges in the reloading press - The bullets will be squashed

The cases were slightly deformed so they don't chamber hence needing to pull them. I was hoping to reuse the bullets depending how easily they came out and without any damage.

 

[Liveonce]

can no one local with a hammer type puller not help you?

 

[Foxyboy43]

Can’t be bothered going upstairs to take a picture but wire stripping pliers, filed if necessary to correct bullet dimensions, work an absolute treat - if used with the press.

 

[Sandyb]

As Liveonce has said, hopefully someone local can help you… I appreciate it may be a little concerning, someone coming to your door or you there’s.. but if someone had a kinetic hammer, you could remove the bullets on the doorstep..

 

[co’den]

If you want to re-use the bullets but not worried about the brass then cut the brass with a pipe slice and punch the bullets out.

 

[nun_hunter]

If you want to re-use the bullets but not worried about the brass then cut the brass with a pipe slice and punch the bullets out.

Good plan. I've got loads of brass and it's only Geco so nothing expensive or top quality and would save damage to the bullet.

 

[Cyres]

Easy easy.
What you need is an electrician wire stripping and crimping tool.
Put case in press run up till neck is level with top. Place stripper tool on top of press and using largest cutter to grip bullet just above end of case. Gently lower lever and case and the jaws will hold bullet and you pull.it out.
I had to do this on some .204 rounds and works well. Hardly any marks on bullet.
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[Sandyb]

Just a thought.. assuming you have a cordless drill, can you not use the drill to act as a collet hand tightening this around the bullet as you would a drill bit and then with the case secured pull on the bullet? It’ll depend on whether you want to salvage the bullets..

 

[Stalker62]

The cases were slightly deformed so they don't chamber hence needing to pull them.

@nun_hunter

Difficult to 'see' how deformed you mean.

However, once had the same issue with a LBR and .38 rounds.

Used the re-sizing die on the loaded rounds. Worked a treat.

 

[nun_hunter]

@nun_hunter

Difficult to 'see' how deformed you mean.

However, once had the same issue with a LBR and .38 rounds.

Used the re-sizing die on the loaded rounds. Worked a treat.

There is a bulge just below the neck due to a few cases being too long and I think the neck being pushed back during the loading process

I am pretty sure I'd need the whole process including expander ball to be pulled back through to get them useable again.

The bullets a Yew tree so more expensive than the Geco cases

 

[Stalker62]

The bullets a Yew tree so more expensive than the Geco cases

@nun_hunter

Then I would revert to the kinetic hammer.

If you get to Bisley on a day I am there, then very happy to turn up with mine, and sort the issue for you.

 

[nun_hunter]

@nun_hunter

Then I would revert to the kinetic hammer.

If you get to Bisley on a day I am there, then very happy to turn up with mine, and sort the issue for you.

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Thank you, I will bear that in mind.