RCBS bullet puller die and collets

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I'm moving in a couple of months and won't be driving past Wholesale Sports 2 or 3 times a day, so I'm trying to pick up what I need.......or might need, before the big move.

Today, I saw a RCBS bullet pulling die in the cabnet. I picked it up along with the collets for .44 cal and .45 cal. I wanted the .30 cal, but they were out of stock. I got them to order one from Calgary. My question is, who's used one of these things before? Do they work well? Should I just stop now because the hammer type works better????

Experiences with this "bit of kit"....so to speak?????
 
If you have to pull lots of bullets (25+) the collet type is the way to go. I pulled 50 one day with the inertial puller, went out the next day and bought the RCBS collet type.
For example, I just finished loading 50 rounds (5 different loads) of .223 up a few minutes ago that I had pulled last week due to my ammo box opening up and dumping all 5 loads into a pile on the floor. With no way of being able to determine which was which, I pulled the bullets in a matter of minutes with no fuss.
I keep my Inertia Puller Handy for the odd one or two that I seat too deep or screw up somehow, but for pulling many bullets I prefer the Collet style puller.
 
Used the RCBS collette style puller for years. Works well for me. Used the kinetic hammer too, and never had a problem. Was always a bit twitchy with the kinetic hammer. It just seemed wrong somehow banging something that could go boom:). The collette style can engrave the bullets a bit if you have to tighten up on the bullet too much (e.g. molycoated has to be gripped a bit). The kinetic hammer can deform the tips of the bullets. I used to put a bit of foam at the end. Helped a bit.
 
'Boo said:
The Hornady puller is the slickest one I have used. The lever-lock is a little quicker to use than the T-handle found on the RCBS and Forester pullers.
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Thank you. This might be a significant difference. Sometimes I get tired of tightening up the T handle and then banging it to get loose, especially when I have to really grip a bullet to get it out. fred
 
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