Bullet Disposal

[Cookie]

A standard shell holder used upside down works great in an inertial bullet puller.

That's a great idea, since trying to wiggle the bullet into the collet can be a real pain. I'll try that next time! Thanks!

[fourfingersofdeath]

Jamie said; "One thing that I did was swap out the little three piece rubber banded shell holder for an appropriately sized stainless steel washer, drilled out to the case diameter immediately above the rim."

I have used the shellholder and that works fine, but for rimmed rounds, this has to be the best idea. Great little exercise for my metalwork as well, I will make a 38/44/45 and a 45/70 sized washer. Great idea! Thanks.

[Driftwood Johnson]

That's a great idea, since trying to wiggle the bullet into the collet can be a real pain. I'll try that next time! Thanks!

Howdy

Don't wiggle it. Just lay the three piece collet over the hollow end of the pullet puller and shove the cartridge right through it. Easy.

[john boy]

I tried the method on the youtube trying to pull some PRS and 454190 bullets ... the case kept slipping off the ogives.
So, I'll stick with the kinetic bullet puller.  Might offer a couple of tips using one:
* Just leave the collet in the puller and to put a round - loosen the cap only and push it in
* To remove a case that has the bullet pulled, again loosen the cap and tap the cap on 'whatever' and it slides out partially so one can pull it out with your fingers.
Doing the above, the cap doesn't have to be removed which is a pain putting the round in and taking the case back out.

Another tip: Put a 1/4" piece of plywood on a concrete block to whack on.  3-4 whacks for a lightly crimped bullet.  8-10 whacks for a tight crimped bullet.  Concrete sends a much better force to the puller than just whacking on a piece of wood

[Steel Horse Bailey]

I tried the method on the youtube trying to pull some PRS and 454190 bullets ... the case kept slipping off the ogives.
So, I'll stick with the kinetic bullet puller.  Might offer a couple of tips using one:
* Just leave the collet in the puller and to put a round - loosen the cap only and push it in
* To remove a case that has the bullet pulled, again loosen the cap and tap the cap on 'whatever' and it slides out partially so one can pull it out with your fingers.
Doing the above, the cap doesn't have to be removed which is a pain putting the round in and taking the case back out.

Another tip: Put a 1/4" piece of plywood on a concrete block to whack on.  3-4 whacks for a lightly crimped bullet.  8-10 whacks for a tight crimped bullet.  Concrete sends a much better force to the puller than just whacking on a piece of wood

John Boy - as usual, has hit the ... uh - kinetic bullet pull .., uh - NAIL right on the head!

I tried whacking mine many years ago on my carpeted floor.  Took forever!  I learned after the 1st bullet!  The wood will protect the tool, but not give much and deadening the blow.

The bad part about the foam plug is that sometimes powder granules try to stay on it, but usually a couple light whacks on a hard surface with a piece of paper (to catch the powder easily) will do the trick.

[Yakima Red]

I use a 3 foot piece of 4X4. One whack on the end with the puller and it's out.

[Claypipe]

I was reloading .45 Colt bullets with black powder. I discovered I'd accidentally used two cases that hadn't been de-primed, so now I have two cartridges with used primers, filled with black powder, and seated bullets. I don't have any kind of bullet puller. I'm tempted to use pliers to pry the bullet out of the case, dump the black powder out, and then throw the components away, but it seems like there's a good possibility that's a bad idea. What's the best way to dispose of these two cartridges?

Go to Home Depot and get an 18" length of 2"x2" red oak. Bring it home, drill a hole about an inch and a half away from one end of the 2x2, just big enough for the shell to fit in, but not let the rim pass through. Find a flat hard surface  and slap the end with the cartridge in it, bullet side down, and that should work as well as any store bought kinetic puller. If you put a double layer of wax paper down on the flat hard surface, it makes it easier to recover the powder.