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I had some 300 WSM rounds that were too high in pressure. I was pulling the bullets to redo them, using an RCBS kinetic puller. I was happily tapping away on a brick when a primer fired. It blew out of the primer pocket and flew across the room. The bullet was about 3/4 of the way out so there wasn't any powder near the primer so it didn't ignite. It scares me to think what would have happened if this had happened on the 1st blow when the powder was back against the primer.
I think I'll go shopping for a collet type puller. I've pulled a lot of bullets over the years with this thing without incident but I'll admit that banging on a live round has always made me nervous.
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easiest way- put the cartridge in the press, run it up through the press and grab the bullet with side cutter pliers. pull down on the handle and the pliers will stop against the press. gently pull down and the bullet comes right out. no damage to the bullet.
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Yes , we ALL wear our glasses when reloading, don't we?  Glad you are ok.
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RCBS Collet puller is the only way to roll....
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Hornady collet-type bullet puller is the best I've used.
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RCBS Collet puller is the only way to roll.... Yup, I have all the collets. The inertia puller has its place especially with lead pistol bullets but the collet type gets the most use. Denny.
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glad you are safe Rock.
I was annealing some brass and one case in a hundred had a primer. I was heating it in the flame of our cook stove and wifey walkes by just as the primer went off. went 2.75 inches into her left arm. expensive round that one turned out to be.
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glad you are safe Rock.
I was annealing some brass and one case in a hundred had a primer. I was heating it in the flame of our cook stove and wifey walkes by just as the primer went off. went 2.75 inches into her left arm. expensive round that one turned out to be. Dang man! was it the doctor or the divorce lawyer that was the most expensive? 
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I had the EXACT same thing happen to me about 10 years ago. I was lucky, in that I had my head turned slightly. The primer shot out of there at an extremely high rate of speed and just missed my right eye by a quarter inch. I still carry a 3" long scar from the corner of my eye to past my right temple.
It was estimated that, at a minimum, it would have taken that eye out, possibly going into my brain, if I had not turned my head slightly.
Scary times. Thanks to my Lord for posting a guardian angel beside me when I needed it.
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I had one go off too. In this day and age I'm surprised the makers haven't been forced to enclose the cap end through litigation. I'll never use one again.
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Yipes! I have never had a 'failure' with a kinetic puller, but this sure gives one pause.
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I've broken two -- lots of use there. Sidecutters for me now and RCBS collet for .416 Rigby. So glad you escaped!!
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I had some 300 WSM rounds that were too high in pressure. I was pulling the bullets to redo them, using an RCBS kinetic puller. I was happily tapping away on a brick when a primer fired. It blew out of the primer pocket and flew across the room. The bullet was about 3/4 of the way out so there wasn't any powder near the primer so it didn't ignite. It scares me to think what would have happened if this had happened on the 1st blow when the powder was back against the primer.
I think I'll go shopping for a collet type puller. I've pulled a lot of bullets over the years with this thing without incident but I'll admit that banging on a live round has always made me nervous. Many times, over the past several years, I have been WARNING people to quit using those things. They're by far the most dangerous tool available for reloaders. So, I'll say it again - DO NOT, I REPEAT, NOT USE ANY KINETIC PULLER TO REMOVE BULLETS FROM LOADED CASES!!! Spend a couple extra bux to obtain a bullet-pulling die for your reloader.. It's simply NOT WORTH IT to risk severe injury from using those damned kinetic pullers..
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I had some 300 WSM rounds that were too high in pressure. I was pulling the bullets to redo them, using an RCBS kinetic puller. I was happily tapping away on a brick when a primer fired. It blew out of the primer pocket and flew across the room. The bullet was about 3/4 of the way out so there wasn't any powder near the primer so it didn't ignite. It scares me to think what would have happened if this had happened on the 1st blow when the powder was back against the primer.
I think I'll go shopping for a collet type puller. I've pulled a lot of bullets over the years with this thing without incident but I'll admit that banging on a live round has always made me nervous. Mine that went off was a 300 win mag. Primer put a nice hole in the sheetrock lid.. Bought a collet puller immediately after.
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Hornady collet-type bullet puller is the best I've used.
This one.
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grab the bullet with side cutter pliers. I do this but use a pair of electrical crimping pliers, with the little half circles of different size to grip the bullet. miles
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Okay, mine is going in the trash.
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"Kinetic" and live ammo has never sat well with me.
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Funny thing, I have blown up more guns than kinetic pullers...
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