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<blockquote data-quote="Stammster" data-source="post: 1987613" data-attributes="member: 114381"><p>Good suggestion. Do you have a kinetic bullet puller? 6-10 sharp blows should dislodge the bullet, or at least get it moving.</p><p></p><p>I pulled a 25-06 round apart a few months ago that was loaded in the early 1990's, in order to verify the charge weight. The bullet came free after 16 strong blows, but only because the case separated at the base of the neck. The neck was still around the bullet - as a perfect little shrink fit donut.</p><p></p><p>I shot the rest of the batch (35+ rounds) without any pressure signs and the ES was less than 30 for 20-25 rounds I shot with the magnetospeed on. Velocities were consistent with the exact same load that I had just rolled.</p><p></p><p>Therefore, in my recent (albeit limited) experience, "bullet weld" did not directly correlate to excess pressure.</p><p></p><p>These old loads also shot well (<.7 MOA) with the magnetospeed on, but closed up nicely with it off. So accuracy didn't appear to be effected either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stammster, post: 1987613, member: 114381"] Good suggestion. Do you have a kinetic bullet puller? 6-10 sharp blows should dislodge the bullet, or at least get it moving. I pulled a 25-06 round apart a few months ago that was loaded in the early 1990’s, in order to verify the charge weight. The bullet came free after 16 strong blows, but only because the case separated at the base of the neck. The neck was still around the bullet - as a perfect little shrink fit donut. I shot the rest of the batch (35+ rounds) without any pressure signs and the ES was less than 30 for 20-25 rounds I shot with the magnetospeed on. Velocities were consistent with the exact same load that I had just rolled. Therefore, in my recent (albeit limited) experience, “bullet weld” did not directly correlate to excess pressure. These old loads also shot well (<.7 MOA) with the magnetospeed on, but closed up nicely with it off. So accuracy didn’t appear to be effected either. [/QUOTE]
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