Pulling Bullets
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Neon Vernon
Single-Sixer
The short answer is it depends. Age, hardness, length of time loaded, they all factor in. It should be easy enough to tell when you seat the first one and it either holds or falls into the case
I have always resized the case.
bobski
Hunter
resize. why skimp? my GOD, its 1" from your nose. or its in your hand!
Bottle neck or straight-wall for handgun?
Since you don’t have a crimp, you’ll know after the first one comes out how hard it will be to reseat. You could use the Hornady bullet puller die with collets. The downside is that they usually leave a mark on the bullets during extraction.
Well, it aint gonna blow up.
No, it's not going to 'blow up' but the possibility of insufficient neck tension may have some effect on the new loading.
I 'neck size' pull down brass and run it through a tumbler for several minutes to clean the inside of the case and remove any debris before reloading. At that point, it's basically the same as new primed brass although there may be some uncertainty about the actual primer brand-depending on the source of the pull-downs.
I 'neck size' pull down brass and run it through a tumbler for several minutes to clean the inside of the case and remove any debris before reloading. At that point, it's basically the same as new primed brass although there may be some uncertainty about the actual primer brand-depending on the source of the pull-downs.
I found that even with the decap pin installed I can resize the neck only and not punch the primer out. Teensy cases like .380, 9mm may need the pin removed though or just set the pin deeper in the decap rod.
This is what I would do, and have done. FL size without the decap rod.
oldmarine69
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I have always resized the case after "pulling" bullets. I can not, in all honesty, tell you if that is necessary. It's just a habit I got into, and made me feel better.
Sounds like you are the gyny pug. Make up a batch and see if you can push any of the bullets into the cases, against something wood. Be sure and let us know how it goes.
Did I read that right? You tumble the now-open/empty brass with the primers still in them? Just curious.
That is correct. A quick visual check of the tumbled cases to ensure a clean interior is good enough.
The above stated instance would require a very specific set of circumstances but it could happen. Just another reason to discourage use of small charges of super fast powder.
I was just curious about the possibility of the primers being corrupted in the tumbling process.
That falls on the loader of the ammuniton...to check the cases for abnormalities...no
It also falls on the shooter to inspect the ammo you are loading.That falls on the loader of the ammuniton...to check the cases for abnormalities...no
Paul B
Hunter
Fortunately, I rarely have to pull bullets but when I do, it's usually a large batch, Whenever I'm done pulling the bullets and salvaging the powder I'll either neck size if I have the proper die or do a full length resize. I also check to see if e case has stretched from having the bullet pulls or quite a few cartridges I use a Lyman 310 tool with the proper size die. That tool only sizes the neck. When the necks have all been neck sized I then switch dies to properly expand the neck. If there's only a few that need to be done I use the 310 nutcracker handl. Larger batches get redone using an old Lyman Tru-line loading press made for the 310 dies.
PJ
PJ
The ignition of the primer will forcefully eject anything short of a broken decapping pin.
