Blr243 wrote:I’m guessing the lack of weight in a little 17 cal pill is not enough to counter the neck tension. There is a thing in engineering called interference fit which generally relates to a turned metal item fitting perfectly inside a bored cylinder. I tried it at home by cooling items in a freezer but it did not work. One of my occasional employees was a fitter and turner ...he told me the fridge / freezer does not work because it’s not cold enough. He said that occasionally when interference fit was required some bloke used to turn up with liquid nitrogen. And that supposed ly works. So it looks like the fridge might not work for you. If u are prepared to sacrifice the projectiles can u grip them with pliers and slowly twist them out ?
bigpete wrote:Don't use pliers. Use one of those electricians crimping tools,the flat cheap ones with the different size wire stripper holes. Works a treat,and you ought to be able to reuse the pills
marksman wrote:bigpete wrote:Don't use pliers. Use one of those electricians crimping tools,the flat cheap ones with the different size wire stripper holes. Works a treat,and you ought to be able to reuse the pills
never thought of that one
straightshooter wrote:Yes it can be done with a typical RCBS style plastic bullet puller and I have done it.
You need to strike a strong solid blow.
The puller must strike squarely onto the surface you are hitting.
The surface you are hitting must be steel and have a lot of inertia.
For example, the anvil part of a 6" vice or a 1/2" steel plate sitting on concrete.
The plastic construction of the puller already cushions the blow somewhat and that added to the 'give' in a timber table or even a light construction steel bench is what makes pulling very light projectiles difficult.
If in the end you can't make it work sacrifice the projectiles as others have indicated.
straightshooter wrote:Yes it can be done with a typical RCBS style plastic bullet puller and I have done it.
You need to strike a strong solid blow.
The puller must strike squarely onto the surface you are hitting.
The surface you are hitting must be steel and have a lot of inertia.
For example, the anvil part of a 6" vice or a 1/2" steel plate sitting on concrete.
The plastic construction of the puller already cushions the blow somewhat and that added to the 'give' in a timber table or even a light construction steel bench is what makes pulling very light projectiles difficult.
If in the end you can't make it work sacrifice the projectiles as others have indicated.
GQshayne wrote:I made up some blanks to test OAL today, and figured I would just pull the projectiles out of the cases when done to re-use them. Nope!!! Had the kinetic puller for about 30 years, so I reckon I know how to use it. At least I thought I did.
They are tight, and do not want to budge. I can sacrifice the projectiles, but would rather not unless I have to. Cases are expensive, so need to look after those.
Any tips???? Heating the case a bit with a gas torch, or putting the lot in the freezer before putting them back in the puller????
Any thoughts appreciated.
MrSavage wrote:I recommend binning the kinetic and getting one of the forster collet style ones.
I do a lot of reloading for benchrest and found this one is fantastic.
https://www.forsterproducts.com/product/bullet-pullers/
The bullets come out perfect every time.
Great for plastic tipped which don't get bent like in the kinetic.