Larry, a friend I'd met @ church, asked me if I wanted some .30 carbine ammo.
From past conversations, he knew I was a hand loader and enjoyed experimenting with loads.
I told him I didn't have a .30 carbine, but I'd take the ammo. My thought was I could pull the .30 cal. bullets,
dump the powder, and remove the primers & reuse the bullets & primers..
I used my inertia bullet puller to remove the 110gr. SP bullets. This ammo had been reloaded by someone,
as I found 2 rds (of the 55 I was given) had no powder.. ( which is why I wouldn't shoot someone's reloads )
Not a big deal, since I was pulling them apart for the bullets & primers.
As I was slowly working my way through the ammo, I noticed most bullets came out of the case with only 2-4 strikes
of the hammer against a wooden block. Some were more persistent, requiring more strikes.
I noticed a bit of an impression on the outside of the case, as if they'd been heavily crimped.
A few were quite stubborn , but I was not to be denied..
This is the "something new" that happened : see attached pics...
1st pic shows an assembled round, beside a pulled bullet.
The lead core came out of the bullet & the brass jacket remained stuck inside the case!