RCBS collet bullet puller vs Hornady collet bullet puller

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I have the RCBS collet bullet puller. When pulling 223 76 gr AMaX I find that to apply enough pressure to remove them usually leaves marks in the bullet case. ( I also find that at times the bullet stays in the collet and I have to disassemble it to remove the bullet. Ran into a similar problem pulling some 150 gr 277 bullets as well - marks on the bullets. I assume once you have those marks from teh collet the accuracy of that projectile is useless.

Does anyone else have this problem with their RCBS puller? Or am I just needing more practice to find the right balance of pressure? I read some reports on the Internet that say the Hornady bullet puller is much better and you don't get these problems
 
I've had bullets stick in the collet quite frequently, usually a swat with a wooden dowel will loosen it up enough to free it. Drag marks from where the bullet was seated in the case are also normal... don't know any way to avoid it. If the collet is leaving dents in the bullet jacket, that is something new to me. Scuff marks I wouldn't worry about.

I've never tried the Hornady, so I've really nothing to compare to. I've had issues with Hornady sizing dies, and have tried to stay away from anything Hornady since.
 
I have used the RCBS collet puller in 22,270,30, and 45 Cal.
The collet may have burrs on the edges of the segments. This will leave the marks you describe, and will cause bullets to stick in the collet.
De-burr the sharp edges inside and out on the collet, grease the outside of the collet, and things will work a lot better.
I have not found that pulled bullets shoot any worse then the virgin ones in my testing, but do only use new bullets for match shooting. ( just in case )
 
Don gk said:
I have used the RCBS collet puller in 22,270,30, and 45 Cal.
The collet may have burrs on the edges of the segments. This will leave the marks you describe, and will cause bullets to stick in the collet.
De-burr the sharp edges inside and out on the collet, grease the outside of the collet, and things will work a lot better.
I have not found that pulled bullets shoot any worse then the virgin ones in my testing, but do only use new bullets for match shooting. ( just in case )
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I had not thought of using some grease plus deburring, ( might have saved me some bucks :eek:(..) however so far my new Hornady unit seems to be working good - I like the way the handle systems works better then the RCBS
 
"...once you have those marks..." Nope. The only part of a bullet that matters is the base. Even on a match bullet. Mind you, the kinetic pullers leave no marks.
 
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