Bullet pulling .375 H&H and .300 Weat Mag...

Roland Tembo

Roland Tembo

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... with a kinetic hammer? Possible?

G'day y'all, might have a friend gifting me some spare leftover ammo of doubtful provenance (i.e. handloaded? When? How? By who?)

If so, I was thinking to unload and try to save reloading components.

In the past I unloaded some .470 NE with my Lee press and RCBS shell holder + bullet puller dies & collet. It was a pain in the ass since the RCBS shell holder wasn't fitting. I had to remove some material with a Dremel in an awful way, before having my father properly rectify with his lathe (and even now some of the swine markings I made with the Dremel remain visible even if the shell holder fits like a glove).

Anyway, .470 NE have huge OAL so I really hadn't a choice... I wonder if you know of kinetic hammers big enough to pull the bullets from .375 H&H and .300 Weat. If possible I'd prefer to avoid placing orders to Lee for shell holder(s) + RCBS for collets I would possibly just use once.
 
I don’t know if my rcbs kinetic hammer goes that big, i remember a 45-70 case was close to max in the little collar that you slide over the case.

The rcbs collet die tool personally I like the best as to not be so many steps and not dumping powder out of the hammer each time. Allows for slowly but gently pulling

I would say if the rounds are actually worth pulling then the shell holder and collet is still worth buying as you may need them later on too.
 
I just pulled 60 bullets from 416 Rigby loadings with my RCBS hammer. Yes brass is big around but slow and easy sliding the rubber band provided collet up the case got it done. Pulled 375 HH a couple of days later and it was easy.
 
I've used an RCBS kinetic bullet puller for years on cartridges up to and including 300 & 375 mags. Some required several "taps". The difficulties were generally strong crimps impeding the bullets slide out and with lighter bullets there was insufficient inertia. To prevent damage to bullet tip I lace a cotton ball in the bottom of the puller to prevent the bullet from hitting the plastic.
 
Ray B said:
I've used an RCBS kinetic bullet puller for years on cartridges up to and including 300 & 375 mags. Some required several "taps". The difficulties were generally strong crimps impeding the bullets slide out and with lighter bullets there was insufficient inertia. To prevent damage to bullet tip I lace a cotton ball in the bottom of the puller to prevent the bullet from hitting the plastic.
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That’s a good idea
 
That's great to know guys, thank you to confirm this ... I'll get myself a hammer
 
Roland Tembo said:
... with a kinetic hammer? Possible?

G'day y'all, might have a friend gifting me some spare leftover ammo of doubtful provenance (i.e. handloaded? When? How? By who?)

If so, I was thinking to unload and try to save reloading components.

In the past I unloaded some .470 NE with my Lee press and RCBS shell holder + bullet puller dies & collet. It was a pain in the ass since the RCBS shell holder wasn't fitting. I had to remove some material with a Dremel in an awful way, before having my father properly rectify with his lathe (and even now some of the swine markings I made with the Dremel remain visible even if the shell holder fits like a glove).

Anyway, .470 NE have huge OAL so I really hadn't a choice... I wonder if you know of kinetic hammers big enough to pull the bullets from .375 H&H and .300 Weat. If possible I'd prefer to avoid placing orders to Lee for shell holder(s) + RCBS for collets I would possibly just use once.
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Get a set of these. Once you use them, your kinetic hammer will gather dust on the shelf. Works as well as a collet puller, at a fraction of the cost (if you load multiple calibers).

GRIP-N-PULL - The Best Bullet Puller in the World

If you pull your own bullets, the GRIP-N-PULL is the #1 piece of reloading equipment you need. The patented GRIP-N-PULL makes collets and inertia pullers history! Tired of impact pullers? Gripnpull is cleaner, faster, quieter, and easier.
grip-n-pull.com
 
Woodcarver said:
Get a set of these. Once you use them, your kinetic hammer will gather dust on the shelf. Works as well as a collet puller, at a fraction of the cost (if you load multiple calibers).

GRIP-N-PULL - The Best Bullet Puller in the World

If you pull your own bullets, the GRIP-N-PULL is the #1 piece of reloading equipment you need. The patented GRIP-N-PULL makes collets and inertia pullers history! Tired of impact pullers? Gripnpull is cleaner, faster, quieter, and easier.
grip-n-pull.com
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This is such a simple yet brilliant solution to the problem... it surprises me we don't see more often. Probably because is cheap and doesn't resell quite as well as multiple collets or broken hammer replacements... sell once cry once doesn't cope with cash cowing companies greed
 
Roland Tembo said:
This is such a simple yet brilliant solution to the problem... it surprises me we don't see more often. Probably because is cheap and doesn't resell quite as well as multiple collets or broken hammer replacements... sell once cry once doesn't cope with cash cowing companies greed
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The other benefit of these is powder recovery if you're disassembling known loads, as the powder stays in the case. None of the mess trying to separate out of a kinetic puller. They only go up to .500, so if you're shooting something bigger than that, you would either have to modify, or use a different method. The only time I've had to use the hammer is for a steep ogive. I'll tap it out far enough to allow purchase with the Grip-n-Pull.
 
I used an inertia (hammer) puller for years and have since gone to to a collet style.
 
I use a RCBS collet puller if I have to do more than one. If doing a single round a kinetic puller is what I use. Although that Grip N Pull looks like it is worth trying.
 
The very easiest way to pull big or small bullets is with parallel jaw, wire strippers that look like pliers.
Just run the ctg. up through the hole in the top of the loading press, grab the bullet in the jaws with the wire-stripping teeth and back the ctg down while laying the pliers on top of the hole. The old "sears" white handled strippers work the best as the gripping teeth are even with each other, however, the other kind also work. "Pulled" bullets might have a couple little nicks on each side but even in .172" bullets, does not effect the accuracy one iota. Been suing these for years now. Fastest and easiest of all.
I used to use one of the hammer jobs, as well as the collet type - both are a pain in the butt.
I have used the wire-stripper for pulling bullets from .172 as noted, right up to .510's and .515's. Fast and effective.
 

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Anyway, I found a very inexpensive kinetic hammer I am now waiting for delivery. I'll get in touch later on if I succeed or fail with the task.
 
Most kinetic hammers will handle 375 HH/300 Mag size.

Study the proper way to slide the rubber band shell holder onto cartridge. Put cartridge into hammer, screw on swaging cap on over shell holder. Whack onto heavy, solid metal surface. Probably take a few solid hits until bullet is extracted. Bullet will be loose in bottom of hammer with powder behind. Open hammer by unscrewing cap and dump bullet and powder into s funnel that has been placed into empty powder can. Funnel spout needs to be smaller than bullet so only powder goes into can. Put bullet in small box. Repeat process.

Once you get used to process it is very easy and fast. Discard powder into garden and save bullets to load again. Very fast, efficient process that doesn’t damage the bullet. I don’t understand the resistance to using this method. Really large, magnum cases may require a dedicated collet puller.
 
Seriously, fellas, the wire stripper is SO easy and 10 times faster then the hammer. I had a hammer & collet pullers until I discovered the wire strippers. I preferred the hammer over the collet as the collest damaged the bullets. The stripper doesn't.
The powder remains in the case for easy handling and pouring out.
 
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