May sound stupid

reildeal · December 17, 2004, 06:19 PM

but I was just curious as the safest way to break down a rnd if it fails to fire. I understand that there are ways to dispose of ammo, but If one wanted to remove the slug from the casing and dump the powder, how would this be done? Is it even a safe thing to do?

Jim Watson · December 17, 2004, 06:25 PM

Bullet puller.
Midway 988-211 $13
No handloader should be without one.
If you are an ammobuyer, just trash it.
One cartridge is not going to blow up the garbage truck.

Uwe Jeffries · December 18, 2004, 01:49 PM

I allways try to turn the cartridge and fire again.If this doesn´t do the job i´ll have somebody else try the round in their weapon.
If all fails and the deloading hammer doesn´t work I´ll take a pair of pliers and twist the round off.
Uwe

Poygan · December 18, 2004, 06:52 PM

Before I bought the Midway bullet puller, I would put the offending round in my reloading press in the correct shell holder, push it up through the threaded hole where the dies go, apply a vice grips to the bullet and lower the handle. Tends to mess up the bullet but it pulls easily.

Arc Angel · December 18, 2004, 07:03 PM

Sometimes bullet pulling hammers don't work; if all else fails, you could get a bullet remover die and a set of collets from RCBS. Many times a round that won't yield to a hammer will pop right out when the collet fingers grab around the bullet.

http://www.midwayusa.com/rewriteaproduct/680804

Works with everything except wadcutters and soft lead.

reildeal · December 19, 2004, 05:39 PM

Hey thanks guys. I just have an inherent concern of messing with a live cartridge.

December 17, 2004, 06:19 PM	#1
reildeal Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 115	May sound stupid but I was just curious as the safest way to break down a rnd if it fails to fire. I understand that there are ways to dispose of ammo, but If one wanted to remove the slug from the casing and dump the powder, how would this be done? Is it even a safe thing to do?

December 18, 2004, 01:49 PM	#3
Uwe Jeffries Junior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Location: Frankfurt-Germany Posts: 10	Fail to fire I allways try to turn the cartridge and fire again.If this doesn´t do the job i´ll have somebody else try the round in their weapon. If all fails and the deloading hammer doesn´t work I´ll take a pair of pliers and twist the round off. Uwe

December 18, 2004, 07:03 PM	#5
Arc Angel Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2004 Posts: 284	Sometimes bullet pulling hammers don't work; if all else fails, you could get a bullet remover die and a set of collets from RCBS. Many times a round that won't yield to a hammer will pop right out when the collet fingers grab around the bullet. http://www.midwayusa.com/rewriteaproduct/680804 Works with everything except wadcutters and soft lead. __________________ ‘There are, only, two kinds of warriors in this world: Those who dream of war, and those who have nightmares about it. As for me? I dream of a better world. I dream of war!’

December 17, 2004, 06:25 PM	#2
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,543	Bullet puller. Midway 988-211 $13 No handloader should be without one. If you are an ammobuyer, just trash it. One cartridge is not going to blow up the garbage truck.

December 18, 2004, 06:52 PM	#4
Poygan Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2004 Posts: 125	Before I bought the Midway bullet puller, I would put the offending round in my reloading press in the correct shell holder, push it up through the threaded hole where the dies go, apply a vice grips to the bullet and lower the handle. Tends to mess up the bullet but it pulls easily.

December 19, 2004, 05:39 PM	#6
reildeal Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 115	Hey thanks guys. I just have an inherent concern of messing with a live cartridge.