Yeah, it sucks with the hammer. Get one of the Hornady collet pullers for a job that size.
$3.99 long needle nose pliers from Harbor Freight. Drill the appropriate size hole using a drill press. Use the shell holder in a single stage press. You’d be surprised how easy it comes out when you pull the ram down.
$3.99 long needle nose pliers from Harbor Freight. Drill the appropriate size hole using a drill press. Use the shell holder in a single stage press. You’d be surprised how easy it comes out when you pull the ram down.
I just did that a couple days ago. Not as many as you have there, but still a pain. I actually got a blister at the base of my index finger from hanging onto the hammer.
Rifle is so much easier..... Collet puller, done.
Rifle is so much easier..... Collet puller, done.
Just curious, why are you having to pull them?
Can you show a photo of that? I am not seeing it in my head. Are you just twising them out with the pliers? Or leveraging them somehow on something?
@chazroh you gotta get a hornady collet puller man. I have one just don't have any collets that big. I almost ordered some from BPS a couple weeks ago with a gift cert I had. I seen @Cowcatcher use the hammer once. I decided right then. I got have me a collet puller.
Somebody eats lots of Ralphs beef jerky!
I bought these from an estate sale with a bunch of loading stuff. I’ve shot probably 6-700 of them. They are very inconsistent, some are light charged, some really heavy. And finally I had my third squib. Now I’m just gonna pull them all.
I’ll have to look into the collet puller. Never pulled this many at a time so it’s usually not a problem.
@Neckbeard - no twisting. You drill the hole in the pliers so it is a snug fit for the bullets you are pulling. You use your reloading press with no die installed. Lay the pliers across the top of the press, slide your loaded round into the shell holder and raise the ram until the bullet protrudes above the top of the press. Grab the bullet as near to the brass as possible, squeeze it good and tight, and lower the ram. Voila. Bullet pulled. Nice, even pressure and it comes right out without losing any powder. Works quite nicely. You just need a set of pliers drilled for the proper diameter of each bullet you're going to pull. If that doesn't make sense, I'll see if I can get you a pic later.
