RCBS bullet puller, is it supposed to be solid?

Well, according to this, concrete is not a no-go. And warranty is lifetime even on that POS. But now I understand you guys want me to tap like a lady and make a 10 min job a 50 min job in order to preserve the tool.



Do I need to call to return it? or can I just return it through my local gunsmtih, which I bought it from?
 
So you highlighted some of the instructions but missed the part about using a series of short taps and how excessive force can damage the tool?

Hitting the concrete is not the problem but pretending you are clubbing seals may be. ;)
 
I used to bang mine on the concrete floor.

After I got into casting I started banging it on a lead ingot on my workbench. It works great and saves squatting down.

Mine is at least 15 years old. I usually have the bullet come out on the third or fourth tap. I never hit hit hard enough to get it done in one blow.

I don't use it much but it's nice to have around.

A collet puller is worth the investment if you expect to have to pull a lot of (jacketed) bullets. Night and day.
 
TwoTone said:
I used to bang mine on the concrete floor.

After I got into casting I started banging it on a lead ingot on my workbench. It works great and saves squatting down.
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I was doing a batch of 60 and I admit squatting down everytime would've added for a pretty grim night, so I sat on a camping chair with a little table. Even sitting, restraining my shoulder movement, using wrist force alone it still broke :confused:

'Boo said:
So you highlighted some of the instructions but missed the part about using a series of short taps and how excessive force can damage the tool?

Hitting the concrete is not the problem but pretending you are clubbing seals may be. ;)
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hey, at least I didn't blank these out :D
softness of the hits is all relative, your seal clubbin might just be my soft tappin ;) IMO I was using it with very moderate force, and not like a hammer but rather like a badminton raquet, you know with a wrist movement


 
I've had an RCBS inertial bullet puller for several decades and haven't broken it. I hit it on concrete because when I tried hitting wood it didn't work worth a darn. I don't hit the concrete too hard, just a moderate swing, often takes several hits. I put a foam earplug in the bottom so that it doesn't damage soft point bullet tips.

I have a collet puller that I use if I have to pull a lot, I mostly use the RCBS if I've screwed up a couple rounds or pushed a bullet in too deep as I was setting up a die. The advantage to using the inertial bullet puller for this is no set up time.
 
A few years ago, i bought one crate of 7.92 x 63mm surpluss military ammunition from Marstar. There was 1200 rounds in the crate, i dissasembled the whole thing with the one piece (no metal handle) RCBS kinetic puller. These rounds were crimped solid. At some point, I had to replace the metal chuck but today it has undone around 2000 rounds and still look great. In my opinion, it is the best device to pull a bullet.

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flinter said:
Sounds like a few have broken,out of many
Send it away and get warranty
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Well.........I'm glad I caught this thread. I called RCBS this am and told the fellow I busted the end cap of my RCBS Inertia Puller(stock item #9415) and was wonderring if I could order a replacement. He asked for my details and told me that a replacement will be sent to my at no charge!!! Painless and fast. Wow!!!
 
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