Hornady hammer style puller

[el pres]

I have been reloading for a couple of years. The mistakes I either trow away or stash in a box for dissassembly.

Recently I got a hornady collet hammer puller. It works pretty good on everything except 223., I keep smacking

the thing on concrete but the bullets just dont weigh enough. They only move forward, I feel like I'm going to break

the thing if I hit any harder!!

Edited January 26, 2008 by DIRTY CHAMBER

[kevin c]

I screwed up a run of ammo a while back and decided that I'd take my medicine like a man, used a kinetic puller on all 250 rounds.

By the time I was done, my hand stung more than a day on the range w/ my 44 mag...

[mscott]

I pulled about 80 rounds of 22-250 for a guy that started getting case heads coming off. The handle of my Quinetics puller was pretty bowed by the end of it all. Crimped .223s are a real pain, but I have pulled .17 bullets with it as well without too much trouble. I don't know how they take the pounding, but that is some good plastic.

Edited January 26, 2008 by mscott

[el pres]

So what your saying is hit harder, I dont know i'll give it try!!

[Guy Neill]

Many lighter taps are normally recommended over harder taps with an inertial bullet puller.

The lightweight bullets are more of a problem, and it may be better to used a collet puller instead of an inertial puller for the light bullets. Inertial pullers are best with handgun cartridges.

Guy

[el pres]

Ok so if my hammer is the inertial type then what are the other types?

Kenetic, collet, Inertial, ?? Which is the best one for rifle?

[mscott]

The hammer types are kinetic or however you want to word it. A collet is a press mounted puller and might be a better option for hard to pull bullets. I think there is more technique involved than just swinging a hammer. I use a loose grip and almost let it rebound freely. The majority of bullets are out in 2 wacks. I'd hate to tell you to hit it harder since I'm not sure what you are working with, but mine has been beat on hard enough that I need to buy a new aluminum chuck for it.

[el pres]

Man that is some tough plastic!! Harder wacks in combination with a loose

hold did the job, but I'm a little sore... thanks!

edited, must have been asleep while spelling??

Edited January 26, 2008 by DIRTY CHAMBER

[smokshwn]

I use a two foot length of 4x4 standing upright on my floor. Works great and no damage to the puller. Doesn't take more than a couple of stout whacks...no hand stinging, no he man effort. I started doing this after seeing the chrono guys at matches using some type of similar setup.

[Miranda]

it is a speed issue.

The energy in the swing is all you can do to move the bullet.

leaning into the hammer like one does to drive in a nail is not going to help.

I hold the very end of the handle and flip my wrist.

I try to get the hammer really moving.

I hold on to keep the handle, and pointedly not to control the rebound.

It usually takes two wacks onto a the end of a 2x4.

the other side of the wood is on concrete.

I get a bonk/gong noise when I do it right.

I know the bullet is loose by the lack of re-bound...

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