Bullet pulling? is it safe!?

[Zack]

Hi. I want to have the bullet "heads" of all my calibers next to a full loaded cartridge(in a row like in a cabinet or something) is it safe just to use pillers to pull a bullet out of a LIVE round? ( I do not think so but I am not a reloader so I have no clue) I got a 7.62x54r(40+ year old bullet) is that safe also? Now there is gun powerd in the cartridge what should I do with that? I can not just dump it. Should I just shoot the empty casing when I go to the range?

 

[Leaky Waders]

Try something like this - I use one for reloading errors.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=630146

 

[Zack]

Could I do it with pilers? without using a tool to buy?

 

[Mags]

If you want teeth marks in them.

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

pillers

pilers

I'm going to assume you're asking about pliers. Buy a proper bullet puller. The RCBS ones are about $15.

 

[Zack]

My spelling is bad

Yes pliers, so use a proper bullet puller? Ok thanks!

 

[jakeiscrazy]

What to do with the powder?!?! Light it!!! I also want to do the same thing but with the whole round.

 

[kingpin008]

Yes, it's safe. Yes, you should use an actual puller, but if you don't mind a little marring a pair of pliers will work the same.

And yes, you can just dump the powder. Pour it in the garden or on your flowers, they'll love ya for it.

And lastly (and this is not meant to be snarky, just trying to correct a little improper terminology) you're going to be pulling the bullets or projectiles from the casing, thus disassembling the cartridge. There's no such thing as a "bullet head", though many seem to think so.

 

[Zack]

Yes projectiles is best for the name. So it will not BLOW up when I am pulling? Sometimes you guys get funny I take the internet serious and sometimes people joke and I do not get it.

How hard do I need to pull? I do not want to pull then it will not come out and I smashed the projectile up and can not shoot?..

 

[scythefwd]

Yes, you can pull with pliers. Wrap a new, thick rubber band around the bullet and use the pliers on the band, not bare metal. Same goes for around the case. Be careful not to dent the case.

DO NOT attempt to reseat these bullets without the appropriate gear. As to the powder, pitch it. There is nothing left holding it in, so all you would do is pour a highly flamable powder all throughout your action if you tried to shoot it.

 

[Zack]

Pitch the powerd where? If I put it in the trash it might catch fire?

Thanks for your input good idea using a band. I would not attempt to reseat anything, I am not cheap.

 

[scythefwd]

the trash is fine. Without a heat source, the powder will not ignite. It requires fire to go boom.

 

[sniper5]

You can either throw it in the trash, burn it off in a small pile on some concrete or other nonflammable surface, throw it on the ground around the garden (nitrogen rich fertilizer), or wash it down the dishwasher. Personally, I like to burn it off for the show, but only in very small (about 50 cent size) piles. It's a nitrocellulose or nitroglycerine base so it should break down fairly quickly (if you think about it, that's what happens in the chamber, you just speed it up with heat).

 

[918v]

Yes, you can pull with pliers. Wrap a new, thick rubber band around the bullet and use the pliers on the band, not bare metal. Same goes for around the case. Be careful not to dent the case.

DO NOT attempt to reseat these bullets without the appropriate gear. As to the powder, pitch it. There is nothing left holding it in, so all you would do is pour a highly flamable powder all throughout your action if you tried to shoot it.

This won't work on a factory round.

 

[Zack]

Really? No one told me this.

Nor did I state reloading or factory

I am talking about factory ammo here.

 

[UpTheIrons]

Really, the Bullet Puller is the best (and safest) deal here. $15 and you can pull all the bullets you want. Please, don't be "that guy", you know, the one that winds up in the paper because he did something he shouldn't.

Sure, you CAN use a set of pliers, but the puller will always be safer. And less work.

Burn the powder in a pile - that's always fun, I don't care who you are. Or fertilize the plants if you don't have pyromaniac traits.

Fire the primer the next time you are at the range, but be prepared for it to back out some - with nothing to force the case back against the bolt face, it will back out. Not enough to pop out, but it will be protruding from the case head some after firing.

 

[918v]

Factory ammo, especially military ammo, has alot of neck tension on the bullet and the bullets are often glued in with shellac. They require an impact bullet puller and alot of strikes to dislodge. If you think you can get them out with a rubber band and a pair of pliers, good luck.

 

[danprkr]

Trust me pop the 15 bucks for the puller. It's worth it for what you're doing. Otherwise you'll have a lot of really marked up bullets that are no good for display as you're intending.

 

[bullseye308]

If they are military loads you may be better off if you gently tap the bullet in the case just far enough to break the seal, then pull it with an impact puller. If you have a reloader nearby he might have a puller you could "borrow" for a few.

 

[mcdonl]

The only warning I have about the bullet puller, is you will find it in the same isle as the other reloading equipment. And, if you are not very careful you will catch the reloading bug and the next thing you know you will be dedicating all of your spare money to reloading supplies.

 

[Sport45]

Let us know where you are. One of us may be close enough to disassemble the cartridge for you. Heck, we may even have the bullet and case you need.

 

[The Bushmaster]

Buy a bullet puller!! Spread the powder on the lawn!! Chamber the empty case in your firearm and pop the primer!!

 

[billybob44]

+++^^^^^^^^ New bullet pullers for less than $20.00 shipped on most of the sale boards Inc. Flea-Bay....

 

[W.E.G.]

Pliers are fine if you just want to disassemble one or two rounds.
Done it many times when mucking with mangled rounds.

Wrap the jaws of your pliers with electrical tape if you want to protect the bullet.

Small quantities of gunpowder can just be thrown on the lawn. Has the same effect as a high-nitrogen fertilizer.

One powder charge from a round of .308


The empty case can be used for launching spitballs.

Chewed-up post-it note stuffed in a .308 case.


Quite accurate at close-range. (bonus points if you can name the target)

 

[Seedtick]

(bonus points if you can name the target)

D.C. Sniper - John Allen Muhammad???
Kind of favors him.

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