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Reloading
Broke my 1st inertia hammer ...
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<blockquote data-quote="LoneTraveler" data-source="post: 1186486" data-attributes="member: 77249"><p>I used a Hammer puller for a few years and one of the 4 wings that catch the bullet in the bottom broke and it started messing up the tips of the bullet. </p><p> </p><p>I bought a Hornady lever action collet type, and 22,6mm,270, 30 and 338 collets. You adjust the lever to pull the collet snug on the bullet, Then the more pull that is applied with the press the tighter it grips the bullet.</p><p> </p><p>The engineering of this system fits my brains mechanical thoughts. The collet has a male cone taper going down into a female cone taper, As pull is added to the bullet and collet it pulls the collet into the female collet making it tighter. </p><p> </p><p>If you are pulling military lacquered bullets. Run the shells through a seating die and seat the bullet a few thousands deeper to break the sealant bond between the case mouth and bullet which makes for easier pulling. A trick I learned over 50 years ago from the 1st Army Marksman Unit crew when breaking down military shells to build their match ammo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LoneTraveler, post: 1186486, member: 77249"] I used a Hammer puller for a few years and one of the 4 wings that catch the bullet in the bottom broke and it started messing up the tips of the bullet. I bought a Hornady lever action collet type, and 22,6mm,270, 30 and 338 collets. You adjust the lever to pull the collet snug on the bullet, Then the more pull that is applied with the press the tighter it grips the bullet. The engineering of this system fits my brains mechanical thoughts. The collet has a male cone taper going down into a female cone taper, As pull is added to the bullet and collet it pulls the collet into the female collet making it tighter. If you are pulling military lacquered bullets. Run the shells through a seating die and seat the bullet a few thousands deeper to break the sealant bond between the case mouth and bullet which makes for easier pulling. A trick I learned over 50 years ago from the 1st Army Marksman Unit crew when breaking down military shells to build their match ammo. [/QUOTE]
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