Collet-type bullet puller

[drmitchgibson]

I just got a RCBS collet-type bullet puller. It doesn't seem to work for lead projectiles or most coated projectiles. Works great on plated and jacketed, and fairly well on Bayou's coating. Anyone else deal with this kind of issue? Is that normal?

 

[TerryKendell]

The only way to get a collet type bullet puller to work with lead bullets is to screw it way down and then you ruin the lead bullet.

 

[drmitchgibson]

I wish I had known beforehand. Good thing I didn't toss the kinetic puller....

 

[dennishoddy]

Kind of my experience.
I thought the collet would be superior because of my machine shop background

I do not have the Kenetic.

What's makes it better?

 

[Matt1911]

Simplicity is king.
$15.49 @ midwayusa.com

 

[Bryan Hoover]

It works......

 

[drmitchgibson]

Collet puller is nice because there's no powder mess. I was just testing it on a bunch of random range-bullets I've picked up over the last two years to disassemble and reload, to see how well it works.

 

[dennishoddy]

How does I work better? Does anybody have any experience that has also used the knetic puller?

Have you used It on European FMJ 45 ACP, Semi wad cutters? That's the only two I've had problems with.

 

[TerryKendell]

How does I work better? Does anybody have any experience that has also used the knetic puller?

Have you used It on European FMJ 45 ACP, Semi wad cutters? That's the only two I've had problems with.

In the distant past some European & Military Ammon used a sealer that worked kind of like super glue that held the bullet in place, these were very hard to pull with a collet or knetic puller.

 

[mike cyrwus]

I Have both.
the collet puller setup on a dedicated press is way faster that a hammer puller. cleaner too.
I have probably amassed 3k of rounds that I need to pull, in my 20 years of reloading.