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Bullet puller? What do you have?
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<blockquote data-quote="Philip J Theodhor" data-source="post: 1775713" data-attributes="member: 111223"><p>Just my thoughts on using a collet that has been designed for a larger caliber. Even as little a .005" of over tightening can result in a collet with sprung fingers. This will result in an out of round tolerance which has been known to deform bullets. Not to mention it can also lead to a damaging of the bullets copper metal jacket and may also damage the very core of the bullet. I would suggest that you honestly evaluate a pulled projectile in order to determine if your bullet is reusable or now just scrap. You may just find that it is easier to get a collet with the correct ID. Please I'm not saying that you can't do things your way just my thoughts as a tool and die machinist with over 40 years experience. Now mind you the collets designed for bullet removal are nowhere near as robust as say a collet designed for a lathe, lets just say a Hardinge #5C. As such you must treat them a little gentler.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Philip J Theodhor, post: 1775713, member: 111223"] Just my thoughts on using a collet that has been designed for a larger caliber. Even as little a .005" of over tightening can result in a collet with sprung fingers. This will result in an out of round tolerance which has been known to deform bullets. Not to mention it can also lead to a damaging of the bullets copper metal jacket and may also damage the very core of the bullet. I would suggest that you honestly evaluate a pulled projectile in order to determine if your bullet is reusable or now just scrap. You may just find that it is easier to get a collet with the correct ID. Please I'm not saying that you can't do things your way just my thoughts as a tool and die machinist with over 40 years experience. Now mind you the collets designed for bullet removal are nowhere near as robust as say a collet designed for a lathe, lets just say a Hardinge #5C. As such you must treat them a little gentler. [/QUOTE]
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