Rancho Roy Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I use a Quinetics "impact" hammer type bullet puller and I hate having to screw the cap off every time I want to empty the powder and removed bullet.So I cut a port into the side of the puller and it works like a dream!I put a few pictures of the modification on my web site if you are interested....www.rvbprecision.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Why are you pulling so many bullets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 So I cut a port into the side of the puller and it works like a dream! I have 2 Frankfords. One has a broken hole in the bottom ... that works like a dream too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancho Roy Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Have you ever loaded a whole 50 rack of cartridges, single stage, and forgot to put the powder in????..............Me neather! Recently I've been working on a Spencer in 44-40 and needed to try different bullets in dummy cartridges for best feeding. This required me to pull a few bullets here and there............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spittoon O Tool SASS #62053 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Cool....great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumpman Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Have you ever loaded a whole 50 rack of cartridges, single stage, and forgot to put the powder in????..............Me neather! Recently I've been working on a Spencer in 44-40 and needed to try different bullets in dummy cartridges for best feeding. This required me to pull a few bullets here and there............ Those that have and those that will.....how bout loading 50 then dumping them in a holding bucket loading 50 more and dumping them in the same bucket only to realize the last patch you forgot the powder. DANG!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Regret, SASS #57800 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Those that have and those that will.....how bout loading 50 then dumping them in a holding bucket loading 50 more and dumping them in the same bucket only to realize the last patch you forgot the powder. DANG!!! Been there, done that! Trick an old reloader taught me was to take each cartridge, place it bullet first in my powder funnel, shake it wide funnel side facing my ear. Even with my poor hearing I can hear the 3 to 4 grains of powder rattling around in the loaded rounds. No sound, pull the bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monco Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Been there, done that! Trick an old reloader taught me was to take each cartridge, place it bullet first in my powder funnel, shake it wide funnel side facing my ear. Even with my poor hearing I can hear the 3 to 4 grains of powder rattling around in the loaded rounds. No sound, pull the bullet. Cool! Like Ole Bloodbath McGrath..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancho Roy Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Those that have and those that will.....how bout loading 50 then dumping them in a holding bucket loading 50 more and dumping them in the same bucket only to realize the last patch you forgot the powder. DANG!!! That's why God invented digital scales. I had 50 rounds with no powder mixed in with fully loaded rounds. I found all 50 as they were exactly 5.5g lighter than the fully loaded rounds....I knew there were only 50, and sure enough, when I pulled them apart I had found all of them............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Those that have and those that will.....how bout loading 50 then dumping them in a holding bucket loading 50 more and dumping them in the same bucket only to realize the last patch you forgot the powder. DANG!!! Now imagine the loads are full cases of black powder that a shake of the shell tells you absolutely not a thing. I think we've all been there at least once (some of us seem not to learn too quickly either) I forgot how many woopsie's I've done over the years. Smithy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 they were exactly 5.5g lighter than the fully loaded rounds.... Roy, I'll believe close to 5.5grs but not exactly. No 2 brass cases weigh the same and if you can buy or cast a lot of bullets that are exactly the same weight ... Send me PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Irish Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I have a bucket of screwups. It gets pretty full before I take to the task of pulling the bullets. I just do 5 or 6 at a time (one right after another) then unscrew and dump the contents. The powders are all mixed so I save it in a can for July 4th. It is a tedious task no matter what way you do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Jack Hammer Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Roy, I'll believe close to 5.5grs but not exactly. No 2 brass cases weigh the same and if you can buy or cast a lot of bullets that are exactly the same weight ... Send me PM! I've also noticed a wide variation in loaded cartridge weights even though I have carefully measured the exact amount of powder in each.... And cool idea on the bullet puller. I pulled a lot of bullets at first ...a lot less now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Gregg Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 :FlagAm: :FlagAm: My Kinetics has a hole in the side to dump powder and bullets. I've never had to use it though. Mustang Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Don't you still have to unscrew the cap to get the shell casing out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Regret, SASS #57800 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Don't you still have to unscrew the cap to get the shell casing out? Case should just pull out of the back of the puller. Might have to "lift" it a touch with a small screwdriver or a thumb nail to get a grip on the rim, then just pull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Mine's recessed quite a bit. Can't get a fingernail under it. I'll see if a screwdriver will fit easily before cutting a hole in my new RCBS puller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpaw Gringo, SASS # 74217 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Anybody think of this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Jim Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Anybody think of this.. I have. It does work, BUT. When you put a cartridge in the shell holder, there is enough "slop" in the shell holder that it (the cartridge) can seat in a way where the very edge of the primer is covered by the edge of the hole in the shell holder. Its just the very, very edge. No problem unless you happen to have a high primer and it comes in contact with the edge of that hole. Banging the bullet puller might cause enough of an impact to set the primer off. Don't know if its ever happened, but if I use the shell holder method, I make sure the primer is viewable in the center of the shell holder hole when I tighten the cap down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Been there, done that. The cartridge is often loose in the shell plate and you still have to unscrew the cap to get the shell out. Doesn't save any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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