I have an RCBS inertia puller and a Hornady cam lock collet tool. I use them both but if I only have a couple to pull, I use the inertia puller but I use the collet if I have a larger number of loads.
Last edited by navlav8r; 12/20/23.
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I use an inertia puller but use a method that Mule Deer wrote up once. Take the universal shell holder in the puller, throw it away, and instead use the regular shell holder that I use on the press. Much faster and a lot less frustrating.
I use an inertia puller but use a method that Mule Deer wrote up once. Take the universal shell holder in the puller, throw it away, and instead use the regular shell holder that I use on the press. Much faster and a lot less frustrating.
I just tried that, and it really seems like my RCBS hammer style bullet puller was actually made for that. They fit in perfectly, as if by design (must have been). I will be doing it that way from now on, although I must say that I've never had any trouble using the universal shell holder that comes with it. That seems to work fine, too, as long at the cap is screwed on tight.
I've used inertia and collet type and prefer the inertia. The collet type I have damages the bullets more than I like. I just broke my second RCBS inertia puller so bought a Frankford Arsenal. It's too small for SAUM cases so had to exchange it for another RCBS. It looks like I'm getting about 20 years out of the RCBS units before the plastic fatigues and breaks. I can live with that - this new one should be my last one unless I'm still doing this into my 80's
Collet pullers work but if you're damaging bullets you are tightening too much. I guess it depends on how tight the bullet is seated in the case. Tight seated bullets are hard to dislodge with an inertia puller as well.
I have seen those Grip-n-Pull advertised but haven't heard any comments until Okanagan's post. Might go that route.
That's what I use.
If the bullet starts tapering to the tip close to the case mouth it doesn't work too well. I've had to squeeze the handles with channel-lock pliers to get them to grip.
