The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - How hard is it to pull a bullet from its case?

griz · July 6, 2005, 04:59 PM

LHB1, It was a survival fire starting trick that mentioned using the muzzle. The therory was you pulled the bullet, pour most of the powder on your tinder, put some cloth or tissue in the case, fire the case straight up, and use that to light the loose powder.

As I said I haven't tried it, but my guess is the steel barrel could handle the contact from the copper and lead bullet. After all it withstands thousands of PSI every shot. At any rate, I got the impression the question wasn't from a reloader, as he didn't post it in that forum. That's why I mentioned pliers instead of a bullet puller.

I haven't seen hard boiled., FMJ. What is the scene about?

July 6, 2005, 04:59 PM	#15
griz Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2000 Location: Middle Peninsula, VA Posts: 1,588	LHB1, It was a survival fire starting trick that mentioned using the muzzle. The therory was you pulled the bullet, pour most of the powder on your tinder, put some cloth or tissue in the case, fire the case straight up, and use that to light the loose powder. As I said I haven't tried it, but my guess is the steel barrel could handle the contact from the copper and lead bullet. After all it withstands thousands of PSI every shot. At any rate, I got the impression the question wasn't from a reloader, as he didn't post it in that forum. That's why I mentioned pliers instead of a bullet puller. I haven't seen hard boiled., FMJ. What is the scene about?