Anyone ever bend or break a kinetic bullet puller?

[Brute Killer]

Pulling some 222 rounds.They were loaded about a month ago.
Kept in an ammo box in the cabin.
The puller itself is lightly used. Less than 50 rounds, easily. It's about 8 years old.

[Brett A]

That is one of the reasons I have a collet puller.

[ColinR]

That is one of the reasons I have a collet puller.

Same. Collet pullers work way better and don't damage the tip.

[Brute Killer]

My Forster collet bullet puller sucks ***.
Trying to get it to work.
Gouged neck & crushed case and bullet is still loaded.

[Radar]

Why was you swinging it so hard? I have used the same kinetic hammer for over 30 years and have never bent the handle.

I have a collet type puller and never use it because of the damage it does to the bullet

[Radar]

Same. Collet pullers work way better and don't damage the tip.

Interesting. Have you ever measured the bullet diameter after you squeeze it down in the collet?

[RifleBowPistol]

I break them often, the smaller, lighter the bullet is, the more likely to break your bullet puller. Big heavy bullets take a lot less force to get them to come out of the case.

That thug lasted you a long time, guess you don’t pull light bullets often?

About three years ago, I was loading some small caliber round, then needed to pull bullets. I broke three bullet pullers in a weekend. I started off with my old RCBS, then went to Academy and bought a Franklin Armory puller, broke that one within a couple minutes. I went everywhere I could think of to try and get another RCBS puller, had to go back to Academy and get another Franklin Armory puller. I shattered the cap that screws down on the collet, did that within a couple of raps.
Those blue bullet pullers, are made of plastic that shatters much easier than an RCBS puller.

[Bucknaked]

Frankfurt ! I have the large RCBS that they don’t make anymore - it’s a much larger unit than any other kinetic made! I have the lead ingot that I use to knock the fire out of it. No need to bend or disfigure tips , I put a 3/4” piece of ethyl foam in the boolit catching end and I’ve never messed up a projectile! I do have collet pullers but they do blemish the sides of the projectiles from where they grab them and there isn’t any working around that unless they produce a very high end Collet puller that I don’t know about!

[Brute Killer]

Why was you swinging it so hard? I have used the same kinetic hammer for over 30 years and have never bent the handle.

I have a collet type puller and never use it because of the damage it does to the bullet

Because the bullet won't come out.

[Radar]

Because the bullet won't come out.

You must use a lot of neck tension. .002 is max for me.

[Brute Killer]

I break them often, the smaller, lighter the bullet is, the more likely to break your bullet puller. Big heavy bullets take a lot less force to get them to come out of the case.

That thug lasted you a long time, guess you don’t pull light bullets often?

About three years ago, I was loading some small caliber round, then needed to pull bullets. I broke three bullet pullers in a weekend. I started off with my old RCBS, then went to Academy and bought a Franklin Armory puller, broke that one within a couple minutes. I went everywhere I could think of to try and get another RCBS puller, had to go back to Academy and get another Franklin Armory puller. I shattered the cap that screws down on the collet, did that within a couple of raps.
Those blue bullet pullers, are made of plastic that shatters much easier than an RCBS puller.

Yeah, I don't recall pulling the the 222 before.
I pulled some 223s with fmj bullets, but grabbed the bullet with pliers because I didn't want to upset/spill/change the powder charge.
I seated some Barnes bullets in those.

[Brute Killer]

You must use a lot of neck tension. .002 is max for me.

I guess. Whatever a regular RCBS die does.

[Radar]

I guess. Whatever a regular RCBS die does.

Do you have a lot of them to do? If you can shoot them might be best way. I would suggest to anneal your brass as well, real hard brass will create a lot of neck tension too .

[Brute Killer]

I'm wanting to pull, because I just shot and got some split necks. I'm checking to make sure my trim length is correct, or if possibly my chamber is short. 788 Remington

[Brute Killer]

Most wer just in spec, 2 were out, and one was short, for whatever reason. I'm going to go ahead and take a little bit more off of them.