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Posted: 12/29/2008 7:22:47 PM EDT
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i bought a forrester puller and brought it back because i couldn't get it to work , the gunsmith putzed with it for 20 minutes he tried it in their press and he couldn't get it to work either so he gave me my money back . so i went to cabela's and got there puller and it lasted about 25 rounds before the soft aluminum bushing gave away now i have to bring that back. im pulling bullets on a .223.Is there a better puller out there?
jim |
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The one from dillon works good
http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/23998/catid/3/Dillon_Kinetic_Bullet_Puller |
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I've got a hornady cam-lock collet bullet puller, it's worked fine.
do the bullets you're pulling still have sealant and/or a heavy crimp on them? if so, you may need to use your seating die to push them in just a bit to break the sealant/crimp before pulling them. |
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I use and RCBS puller die along with a 30 cal. collet to pull bullets from 54r surplus ammo you will need a .224 collet. Trick to pulling bullets is to take your bullet seating die run a loaded round up into it and adjust the seater till it touches lower the ram and adjust the seater down another 1/16 to 1/8 " run the round back up into the die to brake the seal or crimp which ever applies makes pulling the bullet allot easier. I can hardly see a mark on any of my pulled bullets if at all.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=680804 22 cal collet. http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=128601 |
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The kinetic works fine for onesies and twosies, but for any number, you need a collet-type puller. I've pulled several hundred deep seated and over crimped 45's that my dad inherited in one of his famous I get free reloading gear along with the previous owners $*@& ups. All were done with a RCBS impact puller and a standard case holder. I don't see how a collet puller would be able to grip these bullets, they were fubar. The best tip I've ever got was to use a standard case holder in a impact bullet puller instead of that aluminum universal POS. |
that works well.
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I've used the Forster one for years. It does take some getting used to.
- You need to be careful not to have it open enough to grab the case neck. - yep done that 
- It needs to be set so the bullet just barely slips inside the collet then tighten. If you're using bullets that are all taper you may gave to grab the kinetic. My kinetic is the quintetics or some other similar piece of crab, my jaws are worn and fukt and my metal shaft is bent. |
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I've pulled quite a few bullets with an ineritia bullet puller, without any problems. I have a piece of rubber stopper in the bottom to keep the nose of the bullet from being damaged.
The bullets are left with no more marks on them than what will happen on firing. One or two quick bangs on a firm (hardwood backed up by concrete) and the bullet is out. It takes a lot more swings if the surface is not rigid enough. Sealed bullets do need to have the seal broken first by running in a seating die (as mentioned above). |
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