Never shoot reloads of unknown origin!
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I agree. Kinetic pullers are ok for a round or two but they make a mess and are very time consuming if you have any appreciable number of bullets to do. The only use I really have for mine is to lengthen short ammo when I am setting up my press for new cartridges.
I've pulled a few hundred 7.62x54r (with sealer on the neck no less) with mine, and I haven't made any messes. The puller contains the powder, and when I open it the powder and bullet gets dumped into a paper cup. It is slow as fk, for sure, but I don't have a mounted press so it's my only option.
Also, they are the only option that doesn't mark up the bullet, so if that's a concern it's the best option... The collet puller is nice, but it's practically the same idea as what I suggested with a hand held tool and a whole lot more expensive than a pair of wire strippers.
I don't usually get marks unless it's a heavily sealed or crimped military round. You should be setting as much tension as you need, not as much as you can get. I find a lot of stray powder makes it out from the gaps in the hammer collet, as well as when removing the cap. It's hardly noticeable when only doing a couple rounds but can become a mess after 100+... Just my experience.
Hell, it even happened with some of my own loads from 6 years ago. Just some cast bullet .308 loaded with SR4759 that I was going to shoot off in an old Spanish 1916 mauser (7.62 conversion) to free up the brass for other things. 30 odd shots went off without incident. Then one, no different than the rest, locked up the bolt.
Had to beat it out of battery and open with a mallet. The case head was smashed and the primer pocket looked half again as big as it ought to be.
No idea what happened there - my cast reloads are light to moderate, no bore obstruction, since I was ringing steel. A double charge seems unlikely, but 4759 does have a bad habit of bridging in my measure, and I *did* have one round in that lot of ammo that sounded and felt lighter than the rest. Could well be I got a charge and a half in one.
The rest of those rounds are waiting to be pulled
Had to beat it out of battery and open with a mallet. The case head was smashed and the primer pocket looked half again as big as it ought to be.
No idea what happened there - my cast reloads are light to moderate, no bore obstruction, since I was ringing steel. A double charge seems unlikely, but 4759 does have a bad habit of bridging in my measure, and I *did* have one round in that lot of ammo that sounded and felt lighter than the rest. Could well be I got a charge and a half in one.
The rest of those rounds are waiting to be pulled
THIS!!!
I've found lots of shiny good looking 9mm rounds in the gravel at the limited number of IDPA matches i've been to. Ive had a couple of very experienced shooters take them saying "they will still go bang". Well, most likely, yes. But, you know, never would i put one of those in my gun. No idea where it came from, or whats inside, yeah, no.
Not worth it.
Pick it up, toss it in the dud can and move on.
Milanczar
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
This and ammo/reloads from an auction etc.
But the reality is that for a lot of folks is that affordability and being able to afford ammo inreasingly is overriding common sense.
Unfortunately their understanding of probability does not include that no matter how unlikely an event is to occur, it is still just as likely to occur to you right now as never.
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reloaders are by nature experimenters. You never know what the other guy may have been trying. I've done everything from super hot loads to whisper quiet loads that almost stick the bullet over the years. Play safe, pull the bullets.
Ummmmmmmmmm WOW!
The kinetic puller is the best option to get the bullets without doing any damage to them. Put an eraser off a pencil in the end so the bullet tips don't deform.
Otherwise, I'd get wire strippers and pull them on your press. Raise cartridge up, grab bullet with wire strippers, lower ram. The bullets will get a bit marked up but nothing major, they'll still be usable assuming you're not trying for match grade 1000yd accuracy.
You can also buy a purpose built tool that does the exact same thing for like $60... But I'm cheap so fk that.
How do you use the wire strippers without a mounted press?
Ted
I have a whole pile of .300WM reloaded ammo that came with a rifle. I don't even shoot a .300WM, so I will have a nice bunch of primed brass and bullets. 
My buddy and I were shooting gophers in an abandoned farm yard one fine day. I was using a Beretta A301 12ga. One round was very likely close to a double charge! Moral of that story is - It's sometimes your own bloomin' reloads!
My buddy and I were shooting gophers in an abandoned farm yard one fine day. I was using a Beretta A301 12ga. One round was very likely close to a double charge! Moral of that story is - It's sometimes your own bloomin' reloads!
LOL That is why the rifle was sold. It would not group!
I have thousands upon thousands of rounds here that I have made. It is first class ammo for the gun(s) it is intended for.
But if I died tomorrow, there would be problems. Too much and too valuable to toss, but there are some boxes I put aside because there is a problem with it. (Not over -loaded. That kind of ammo gets pulled or tossed.)
And then there is the 303 Brit ammo loaded with 308 bullets (for my 303s made with 308 barrels). Anyone shooting that in a regular 303 might not be impressed with the accuracy.
But if I died tomorrow, there would be problems. Too much and too valuable to toss, but there are some boxes I put aside because there is a problem with it. (Not over -loaded. That kind of ammo gets pulled or tossed.)
And then there is the 303 Brit ammo loaded with 308 bullets (for my 303s made with 308 barrels). Anyone shooting that in a regular 303 might not be impressed with the accuracy.
infideleggwelder
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
i just had to pull 60 x 303 reloads, I was working up a load before i got posted, the movers packed it....... and all different loads got mixed up. they packed the reloads without me realizing it till it was on the truck, but would not pack empty unprimed casings or a box of cast boolits.
was able to salvage all components as I only used one type of powder, and will recast the lead.
was able to salvage all components as I only used one type of powder, and will recast the lead.
