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[November]

These 270 grain 45 Colt rounds look good enough to shoot. The only problem is, I forgot to put powder in them . Dang! And my bullet puller had no effect on them. At this point my plan is to load them in my Super Comanche, touch them off and tap the stuck bullet out of the barrel. Any other ideas, I'd love to hear them!

 

[greenmtnguy]

That does seem to be a serious crimp on them - what were you expecting to have inside of them H110, 2400?

 

[November]

That does seem to be a serious crimp on them - what were you expecting to have inside of them H110, 2400?

No, just the last of my Unique. I don't think I even used the factory crimp die on these, just the seating die, but you're right that crimp is serious.

 

[Chief 101]

kinetic bullet puller will do the trick

 

[November]

kinetic bullet puller will do the trick

That's what I tried. No luck.

 

[nvbirdman]

Find a bullet caster near you, he will happily destroy the bullets while pulling them and then melt the lead to cast new bullets.
If you want to pull them yourself, put the shellholder in your press, no die, run the case up and use diagonal pliers to hold the bullet while you lower the ram.

 

[dougader]

Rap that kinetic bullet puller hard against the face of a hardened steel hammer. I use a 2 pound mallet. Works on the hardest crimped bullets.

 

[contender]

I use the top of the flat on my vise to pound my bullet puller against. I would NOT attempt to shoot them & then have to pound the bullets out of my barrel.

 

[Chief 101]

on difficult ones I wrap the shop cement floor. Hardest ones are the light weight projectiles with very little kinetic energy...You can always melt them away with a propane torch...BTW, I have broken a couple of these pullers over the years but will work on your little project with no strain.

 

[November]

Okay, I went ahead and used a little more force and used the flat of my vice as the striking surface (I was using wood before) and after about 10 whacks each they all came out. Thanks for the advice all, I wasn't looking forward to my alternate method of pounding them out of my barrel.

 

[Precision32]

I keep a piece of 4x4 cut just long enough to hit with my kinetic puller while setting at my bench. As you found out, it may take a few wackes but I've never found a bullet it would not pull.

 

[mikld]

I have found a large bullet alloy ingot (2x4x6) to be my perfect "anvil" for pulling bullets ""hammer style". The lead isn't too soft and does not absorb the impact, but soft enough that the hammer doesn't bounce, and it's much quieter and easier than banging on my vise or floor...

Another method is to put the round in your press without a die, run the round up above the frame and grab it with dikes or pliers, and lower the ram. It may take a bit of force depending on neck tension and crimp, and the bullets are ruined, but it works for me.

 

[Johnnu2]

Now that I'm old and feeble, I have used the RCBS collet type bullet puller thingie. It does get expensive at $13 + s/h per collet but when you have a s___-load to do, it's worth it's weight in gold..............For small batches the kinetic puller works on my grandfathers GIANT vise pedestal.

 

[Chief 101]

not enuf bullet showing in a swc for Collet type puller...melting the lead out only works when you know the powder in vacant

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Find a bullet caster near you, he will happily destroy the bullets while pulling them and then melt the lead to cast new bullets.
If you want to pull them yourself, put the shellholder in your press, no die, run the case up and use diagonal pliers (or channellocks) to hold the bullet while you lower the ram.

Works without any problem except distorting the bullet.

 

[LaneP]

Have you tried removing your decapping stem and running one back through the sizer die?

I have done that in the past and though you lose the bullet, it may slide right out of the case. Not sure the effect the crimp will still have on it but one test round and you'll know.

 

[LaneP]

Oops, I see you've already got 'er done. Awesome.