Anyone ever bend or break a kinetic bullet puller?

[Brute Killer]

I used pliers to pull 23 rounds.
Some bullets got damaged, but most are useable.

[Brute Killer]

I anneal, by hand, btw.
However, several of the loads I just pulled have not ever been annealed.
No color mark. They are likely older loadings.
Starting fresh, now.

[muzzlebrake]

I've owned green ones and red ones and clear ones and they all broke. Most all broke the screw on cap off.
Only use a collet puller now and much easier.

[Radar]

I can anneal them through my machine if you need me to.

[Brute Killer]

This is the length of my pilot.
It is a trimmed 223 pilot
for the Lyman E-ZEE TRIM.
I'll take a little more off.

[Radar]

I've owned green ones and red ones and clear ones and they all broke. Most all broke the screw on cap off.
Only use a collet puller now and much easier.

I guess I have been lucky, I still have the same one. The worst ones to pull are pistol rounds that have a cannelure with a heavy crimp.

[Brute Killer]

All set.

[TexasAg'13]

Dadgum! Have the same puller and an rcbs and I've pulled everything from 204 to 300 win mag including 222 without ever having that problem!

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[Brute Killer]

Dadgum! Have the same puller and an rcbs and I've pulled everything from 204 to 300 win mag including 222 without ever having that problem!

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Well, one thing's for sure, I won't break my old one again!

[muzzlebrake]

I guess I have been lucky, I still have the same one. The worst ones to pull are pistol rounds that have a cannelure with a heavy crimp.

Probably what boke mine. I tend to crimp any cannelured bullet I load and pistol especially the hard cast Keith bullets.

[Chase4556]

I’ve broke a few. Cartridges with light weight bullets always take a little extra umph to knock out and that’s usually when I’d break it.

Finally bought a Hornady collet puller and it’s so much easier. Plus my wife doesn’t complain about the noise.

[1968]

I have broken a bunch of those pullers. I switched to collet pullers.

[Slick8]

Get a Grip N Pull and don't look back.

I don't see how you could break one but I guess anything is possible. I've been using one for years, super simple and barely leaves a mark on the bullet.

https://grip-n-pull.com/

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[Mike D]

I’ve only broken one of the kinetic pullers but the handle on my Frankford Arsenal puller is almost as bad a yours.

I also have a pair of the grip n pull pullers and most recently a collet puller.

The collet puller is hands down the best for pulling bullets.


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[SmTx]

Not a puller yet but I snapped a hammer handle in half this weekend. Probably as much fun as you were having.