Texasbatman - I had .357 magnum ammo once that was in a flood and the bullets had “welded” themselves to the case. I tried a kinetic bullet puller first and like you had to exert way more effort than necessary……I ran the remainder of the ammo through the reloading press with the seater die installed and “seated” the bullet a little deeper first - this broke the weld and the bullets were then pulled with less effort. Cool rifle - I have one also with a pitted bore but still shoots great!
PennDog
