Pulling bullets?

[greenecj]

I'm gonna do a ladder test on my 300 prc. So I'm gonna pull the bullets in last years load. My question is can I re-use the bullets and powder? I'm fairly new to the precision reloading game

Thank in advance

 

[Rack]

Yes

 

[ShtrRdy]

Yes, but I would go through resizing the neck before reloading them.

 

[RidgeTop]

I have done that with no problems. I also have pulled bullets and replaced with different bullets of the same weight. This is not a recommendation or suggestion you do the same.

 

[Bob Wright]

Yep.

 

[emp1953]

Yes yes and yes. Only pull with the correct collet bullet puller, dump and save the powder for reuse, I have a FL sizer with the decapping pin removed and run the case all the way through the sizer. Then when I put it all back together I use a runout gauge; out of a thousand I have done I had two where the bullet was deformed and failed my runout test. There is room in any process for a degree of failure to creep in, just be careful, aware and observant.

 

[Huntnful]

Definitely. One thing to look for is compressed/jammed powder in the bottom on the case though. I use an allen wrench to reach down in there and make sure to break all the powder loose.

 

[Gater]

Yes yes and yes. Only pull with the correct collet bullet puller, dump and save the powder for reuse, I have a FL sizer with the decapping pin removed and run the case all the way through the sizer. Then when I put it all back together I use a runout gauge; out of a thousand I have done I had two where the bullet was deformed and failed my runout test. There is room in any process for a degree of failure to creep in, just be careful, aware and observant.

I do the same except I use a Forster neck sizing die and remove de capping pin.

 

[Lenny Foffa]

I have pulled bullets and dumped the powder from each one in the tray ,on the scale ,then added the 2/10 of a grain I wanted ,then put the new charge of powder back in the case and then reseated the bullets ! No issue at 100 yards on paper targets ! 95 percent of the bullets pulled have no visible marks ,some have slight marks ,any that are really bad get tossed ! I use the RCBS collets set ! For decades !!!!!

 

[JGrelle]

Yes, but I would go through resizing the neck before reloading them.

This is what I do as well.