Yusta B. Posted November 17, 2020 Posted November 17, 2020 SO - I was in the middle of pulling about 200 9mm bullets (don't ask) & the end broke off the cap of my trusty Lyman smasher off tool. Thanks to Amazon Prime I have a new one coming today. Anyway - I REALLY wanted to finish up the job so I got out the Handyman's Friend ( Red Green) - the trusty roll of Gorilla Tape - the stuff that holds my world together ! Hard to believe but it worked. I LOVE this country !! Red line shows where the end of the cap broke off.
Jackrabbit Joe #414 Posted November 17, 2020 Posted November 17, 2020 Broke one of mine on the end & repaired it with JB weld. Still working for me.
Trailrider #896 Posted November 17, 2020 Posted November 17, 2020 I made one from some pieces of galvanized pipe, a T and some shorter couplings. Rugged as all getout!
Deadwood Miner, SASS # 45575 Posted November 17, 2020 Posted November 17, 2020 When my RCBS puller broke the same way, I sent the piece to RCBS and they replaced it with a new part. Great customer service.
Perro Del Diablo Posted November 18, 2020 Posted November 18, 2020 11 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said: I made one from some pieces of galvanized pipe, a T and some shorter couplings. Rugged as all getout! i would like see some plans for that
Perro Del Diablo Posted November 18, 2020 Posted November 18, 2020 I had o-ring go bad on my dillon went to home depot matched it up cut it one spot to match original been going for several years. this is same one i bought 25 years ago.
Cliff Hanger #3720LR Posted November 18, 2020 Posted November 18, 2020 A suggestion. The location of the break maybe from over tightening the retaining nut. Tte retaining nut squeezes the pieces that hold the case in place. It does not require a lot of tension. Too much tension and the threads pull down on the top of the nut and stresses the part to the point it will fracture and break. All the force when hammering is in the direction of keeping it all together. Just enough pressure to keep the case from sliping in or out is all that is needed. Pullers are not made from steel to reduce the accedental spark. A spark will not make your day.
Eyesa Horg Posted November 18, 2020 Posted November 18, 2020 Use a shell holder instead of the o-ring thingy. Works well and faster.
John Boy Posted November 19, 2020 Posted November 19, 2020 email a picture to the vendor and they will send you a new - Frankford quickly sent me a new
Yusta B. Posted November 19, 2020 Author Posted November 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, John Boy said: email a picture to the vendor and they will send you a new - Frankford quickly sent me a new True - I sent an email to Lyman & they said they would put a new cap in the mail next week. Class outfit ! Good suggestion JB.
Turquoise Bill, SASS #39118 Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Throw that thing away and get the Hornady Cam Lock bullet puller. I've pulled hundreds of cowboy pistol and rifle bullets with it on my single stage press, 10 times faster than the hammer type bullet pullers. https://www.hornady.com/reloading/presses/lock-n-load-accessories/bullet-pullers-bullet-collets/#!/ TB
Judge Gardner Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 If you would have had a RCBS puller they would have replaced it for you
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