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Had a 600 rds or so of .223 and .223AI from rifles I've sold that I've been meaning to pull down for a couple years but wasn't looking forward to. Finally got on it yesterday and that dang collet puller was being a pain! Remembered you recommended a pair of diagonal cutters so gave it a go.
Dang things are WAY easier than that collet set up and barely leave a mark.
Spent a good part of the afternoon yesterday pulling them down and kept thinking "don't forget to thank that guy!"
Thanks for the great tip John.
Anybody wanna buy an RCBS bullet puller with collets cheap?
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Mule Deer's advice is worth listening too, indeed. Glad you got them pulled!
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Had a 600 rds or so of .223 and .223AI from rifles I've sold that I've been meaning to pull down for a couple years but wasn't looking forward to. Finally got on it yesterday and that dang collet puller was being a pain! Remembered you recommended a pair of diagonal cutters so gave it a go.
Dang things are WAY easier than that collet set up and barely leave a mark.
Spent a good part of the afternoon yesterday pulling them down and kept thinking "don't forget to thank that guy!"
Thanks for the great tip John.
Anybody wanna buy an RCBS bullet puller with collets cheap? How about $15 shipped?😁
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$20 
'Four legs good, two legs baaaad."
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Higginez,
Glad you got 'em pulled!
The cutters result in the least damage on bullets with grooves or a cannelure, but even with "smooth" bullets they can shoot very well if the cutter-mark is on the bullet's shank.
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MD, please describe how this is done.
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I'm a pro at this point so I'll fill ya in.  Put cartridge in shell holder and run it up to where bullet is sticking above the press. Grab with dykes. Lower ram.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
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Thanks, sounds easy enough. I've got several.06 rounds to break down. I'm headed to my reloading bench now.
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If you find they are hard to pull due to cold weld, run em through a seater die and just bump em a little and break the weld.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
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I'm a pro at this point so I'll fill ya in. Put cartridge in shell holder and run it up to where bullet is sticking above the press. Grab with dykes. Lower ram. Dang, that's a good idea. Gonna give it a try.
It's you and the bullet, and all the rest is secondary.
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Picture of said cutters? powdr
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Google diagonal cutters or side cutters. I'm familiar with them being called dykes too, though searching for dykes did not return images of pliers.
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Google diagonal cutters or side cutters. I'm familiar with them being called dykes too, though searching for dykes did not return images of pliers. Am not surprised!
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powdr,
If I get the time, will take and post a photo of the two different pliers I use (have two different loading rooms), along with what little "damage" they do to various bullets.
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Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
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That would work--as would a lot of others.
One I use is a similar side-cutter inherited from my father. But it doesn't have the fancy red-plastic on the handles.
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Funny, I just posted the ones I used which were a set my Dad gave me as well. LOL
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
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Wish I’d seen this earlier, I used vice grips.
So much for reusing the bullets!🙃
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Yeah, I tried vise-grips when first using the method many years ago. Same deal!
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