Bullet Puller
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Sorry I'm no help. Never had that happen before.
As you know, your issue is the collet is trying to tighten on a curved surface and it isn't made to do that well. It needs to attach on the flat surface to get proper purchase. Try taking a thin cleaning patch or a piece of masking tape and wrap it on the bullet, that should give the collet better purchase. Other option if that doesn't work is a Kinetic puller. I would never use a bullet I had to seat so deep that the beginning of the Ogive was inside the case neck. I would think that would be giving you some really compressed loads.
M1A1ABRAMS
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Perhaps try a collect a size smaller. Perhaps it will bite the bullet better.
I have a RCBS Collet puller. Looks like a sizing die and screws right into the press. I found that I had to brace my bench/mounting point for my press because all the force was now in the opposite direction. I had some old old military ammo .303 and .308 that I needed to make inert. A friend said he would just shoot them up. I had 380 rounds. His first shot of .303 resulted in a locked up bolt that required a trip to the gunsmith. So I got the RCBS puller. These were old rounds and I suspect some weld had occurred. I repeatedly pulled my bench up off the floor. Then I ran them all through my bullet seating die. Just pushed the bullet down a few thousandths and then easy peasy. All the bullets pulled easily and quickly
Any time I run into a tough bullet to pull I push it in a little then it pulls right out. On other rounds I have repeatedly reused the brass, undamaged after FL sizing, and have even reloaded the bullets with great results on game. I was given a bunch of rounds with Swift A-Frames loaded. I wanted those bullets. If I did my part and tightened down the collet correctly I never had a mark on the bullets. Loaded and shot perfectly, Passed concentricity.
Steve L
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With the grip n pull I find if I spread the handles and slide down the bullet and than grip it works good for me
Oops's I missed that one I got ahead of the comments. I have an RCBS puller for 18 different calibers I've owned and pulled bullets on including .33 caliber over the years, your post has me scratching my head, so from the bearing surface junction to the meplat / point is larger or longer than the open hole to the top of the collet, is that right? If that's the case, could it possibly be that the collet tightening handle is pushing the bullet back as you tighten it? Perhaps grinding/cutting down the threads a little on the collet tightening lever/ handle might give you the room you need for the meplat to go up into the collet, you could probably take a 1/4 inch off the threads and it shouldn't affect it. Okay just my stab at it Good luck Cheers
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Cruiser172
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Adding a foam earplug helps as well with not deforming plastic tips.
^^^^^^^^^^THIS......The RCBS Bullet Puller Collet WORKS.
I have never not been able to pull a bullet.
Weather it factory or old reloads. And seldom if ever put markings on the bullets.
JustMe2
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They still marred some of the bullets despite the marketing video. The inertia puller is the only one that does not mar/deform (I have a bullet protector where the bullet impacts) the bullets. The key is not to make too many mistakes.
Use this. I modified mine with a broken shovel handle to make the grip more comfortable to squeeze. Force the grip open a little, slide it down the bullet until it touches the top of the brass, squeeze tightly, pull on the reloader handle. Quick and easy.
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340 in Va
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I've use ear plugs in RCBS for years. Have a Hornady cam but it will leave marks.
Excellent! It helps provide handling comfort, but the required gripping power where it is needed is still lacking. The handle does not bother me; they need a single-caliber specific version instead of the multi-caliber version, like the different collets that @436 shared. However, I am unsure of the marketability, applicability/versatility, and affordability compared to the inertia bullet puller. The Lyman Magnum Inertia Bullet Puller has a wide range of calibers/chamberings for $25.
victor3ranger
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I don't use the little collet that comes with them anymore, I just use a shell holder
You are correct with the handle pushing on everything. I have thought about cutting it down but it's my dads, so I probably need to get a different one to cut on. I tried a 30 cal collet, but couldn't get it on the bullet far enough to do any good.
Someone suggested tape, so that might be my next try before I throw more money at this.
I took a little video of what's happening, but it looks like I can't load it.
