Bullet puller

[tdb]

I am thinking on getting a bullet puller , I see the hammer type being used a lot , I was wondering how the Hornady Cam bullet puller works in the Hornady Lock N Load , I don't have a lot to pull , but would like a reliable puller , am looking at the Hornady Cam Puller quite strongly , would like to hear from pepole who has used them in there Hornady L-N-L press , and the place to buy one. Thanks TEDMI.

 

[judaspriest]

I am NOT an owner of a Hornady LNL, however their cam bullet puller works very well in my Lee Turret press, much better than the hammer

 

[Car Knocker]

Be aware that the press-mounted bullet pullers only work with ammo that has sufficient bullet protrusion and a profile that will allow the puller to grasp the bullet - it won't work with wadcutters or semi-wadcutters, truncated cone profiles, etc. There is a place for both press-mounted and inertia pullers.

 

[LotI]

You'll need both. I have used the RCBS for pulling hundreds of jacketed bullets in .40, .45 & .223. Works great. Get into a rhythm and you can pull 10 rounds/minute.

You'll want the inertia puller(hammer) for just onesies & twosies that are "oops" rounds, or for lead bullets.

 

[PowderApe]

You'll eventually realize that you need both....

If you need to disassemble just a few rounds, it's easier and more timely to just use the hammer type but if you have a larger volume, it's more efficient and faster to use a collet type puller on your press (after the initial setup time)...

I leave my old, beat up, ancient RCBS Rock Chucker Junior bolted an out-of-the-way end of my bench and the collet puller installed, for an instant "as needed" disassembly....

*** Also remember that nothing will mess up your collet puller quicker than trying to disassemble a round containing a crimped, lead bullet!! (I learned that "the hard way" many years ago!) The lead fills the gripper grooves and the puller then becomes slick inside and worthless and production stops :banghead:

 

[shu]

hadn't seen that anybody has said it in this thread, so maybe not a bad idea to say...

the impact ('hammer') bullet pullers work on the bounce. after mounting the cartridge in the hammer head you dont beat the thing on the floor - rather, you flick with the wrist and a loose grip to get a bounce-back.

 

[nitesite]

The hammer method is fairly quick for doing a few cartridges. The downside is that it is messy, with lots of spilled powder that has to be funnelled into something. Also, light bullets (such as .223 Rem) can require a harder whack to separate it from the case. And if you are doing pointed soft point rifle bullets you will have some damaged noses using this method.

The Hornady cam puller, once set up, is even quicker and does not experience spilled powder problems. The downside is that buying several caliber-specific collets can add up to a far greater cost than a simple hammer/inertia tool. Does not work well with lead bullets regardless of nose profile. But pointed rifle bullets won't suffer any nose damage.