Just found out about an unsafe practice I have done 100s of times

Here is what a light target 9mm load can do. I wasn't holding it just had my fingers near in anticipation of removing it. My thumb may appear less damaged but it had a brass fragment penetrate through my thumb flesh, slide up and over the bone and exit through the top of my nail on the other side... Doctor had to stuff everything back in and seal it with 17 stitches. My fault for sure, Federal SP are just as sensitive as everyone claims.

 
I've always used the RCBS collet puller. I never felt comfortable with the thought of utilizing the hammer inertia procedure. The hammer cost less money than the RCBS collet die, however I feel more confident with the die/collet set-up.
 
My single stage has the hornady quick change bushing. Its slaved to seldom needed tasks, that you dont want to spend any time setting up/adjusting dies. Pulling bullets, sizing belted cases, universal depriming die.......

Anyone who has ever loaded, screws up, needs to batch pull bullets. Cant imagine using a inertial puller for 50 rifle rounds.
 
I have pulled thousands of rounds with the hammer type and never had a issue. I have pulled mostly military ammo and usually push them down a hair to break the seal and they pull much easier.
 
One of these is a potentially deadly device. It will blow up ammo and kill or maim you or your children.

The other is perfectly safe.

Who can help me understand the difference?

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calibrecarstairs said:
One of these is a potentially deadly device. It will blow up ammo and kill or maim you or your children.

The other is perfectly safe.

Who can help me understand the difference?

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The level of support for starters. There is zero play if you are using the proper collet. I'd really like to know why the shellholder is preferred by anyone who has the collets?? I don't think anyone considered using the shellholders as "deadly" btw...
 
B said:
The level of support for starters. There is zero play if you are using the proper collet. I'd really like to know why the shellholder is preferred by anyone who has the collets?? I don't think anyone considered using the shellholders as "deadly" btw...
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Shell holders are much faster and easier to use.
 
coyoteking said:
Shell holders are much faster and easier to use.
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I would argue it's at least as fast but having pulled tens of thousands of rounds with both a collet puller and inertia puller maybe it's just me. I have a 5 gallon pail full of rejects I need to work through one of these days. Collet couldn't grip them so at the least I need to whack them enough times to get the bullet out a bit. Not looking forward to it...
 
Leatherstocking said:
B, maybe try pushing them in a bit deeper to break the bond between brass and bullet?
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The problem with most of them is bullet profile. Either it's something like a TC or SWC seated so there is just nothing to grab or the bullet has been pushed into the casing too far to grab. I got through all the surplus duds I had by slightly seating them deeper. It makes a huge difference for sure. I recently processed 600lbs of ammo left behind by a deceased shooter. Got me pretty sick and tired of pulling bullets so the bucket has sat a while.
 
LolaPP said:
I haven't seen the post and have no idea what you're talking about, but that is 100% nonsense.

I'm making the same assumption here that the garage is below the attic and buddy was hammering downwards. There's absolutely no way an uncontained cartridge of any type develops enough energy to go through drywall into an attic. It's impossible. Go put a loaded round in front of a blowtorch and put a cardboard box around it. The bullet will not penetrate the box. The bullet will start to move as soon as the force behind it overcomes the brass tension on it. That's the same amount of force it takes to seat the bullet. That's not very much force.

Anyone who did stupid things when they were a kid should know this. If you cook off a cartridge, nothing cool happens because the bullet pops out as soon as the force behind it overcomes the brass tension. You need to pull the bullet and fold the case neck closed to up the pressure.

There's also no way you set off a primer by hammering it with an inertia puller. The force is going the other way.

And why are your kids there when you're hammering on a puller? Am I the only one that does it where it's loud AF? I wear plugs the odd time I have to use an inertia puller. Am I an idiot and there's some way of doing it quietly?
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Unfortunately you are incorrect, although your assertion is a really common one. Primers absolutely can and do detonate on occasion when hammering on an inertial puller. See my post from 2016 and another member’s experience a month later. I encourage you to read the entirety of the threads. Your mind will be changed.

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1442854-Whew!-That-was-close!

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...-just-happened-to-me-Scary-reloading-incident

These incidents are not caused by using a shell holder rather than the collet that comes with those hammers, by the way.

I think there should be sticky about this, mods.
 
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