Pulling Bullets from dud 56/50 brass.

[Grapeshot]

Alright.  I know y'all gona laugh at me, but this isn't funny.  I loaded up 50 rounds of 56/50 Spencer rounds using Starline brass and Winchester Large Rifle Primers and 777 powder.  All but 2 fired as planned.  Now I have two loaded rounds with dud primers and none of my kinetic bullet pullers accept the .50 cal case.  Any sugestions short of drilling a hole in the nose of the bullet and screwing an eye into it and using a steel pin and the reloading press to try to pull a crimped bullet out of the case?

[klw]

I understand the problem but I never found a solution.  If you do eventually figure it out I'd sure like to know what the solution is.

[Hell-Er High Water]

I use an RCBS kinetic bullet puller that has been modified and used as follows.

With a suitable tapered reamer or sandpaper (or emery cloth) on a tapered wooden dowel, open up the mouth of the bullet puller so that the case will go in until the rim can seat directly on the top of the puller.  I used a large taper pin reamer, you want a very gradual taper not a steep angle.  Do this by hand, not with a power drill, or else too much heat may be generated and possibly melt the plastic.  Put the loaded round in the puller with a collet on top of the case rim and screw the cap down as usual.  If you have various diameter collets be sure and use one where the hole is larger than the primer.

This system works for me for the 56-50, 50-70 and similar sized cartridges and the puller can still be used as normal.

HHW

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[Tuolumne Lawman]

My RCBS puller works, just remove the metal tapered collet, and let the rim set on the puller body, screwing the end on after, just as normal.

[klw]

My RCBS puller works, just remove the metal tapered collet, and let the rim set on the puller body, screwing the end on after, just as normal.

I've tried that but the rims on my cases bent before the bullets came out?!  Can not now remember where I got the brass but the rims were too soft.

Incidentally RCBS now has two collets for their bullet pullers.  The newer one will handle much larger diameter cases.

[Grapeshot]

Thanks guys!  Really appreciate the input.

[Colt Fanning]

I put the round into my Lee loader with no die in the plate and let the bullet protrude through the die holder.  I grab the bullet with a large pair of pliers and lower the ram to pull the bullet.

[Glenn]

I've found a pair of waterpump pliers works the best.  Grab the bullet from the front and work it up and down. Too much trouble to try and save the bullet.

[French Jack]

Another trick is to use a shell holder in place of the collet.  Put the cartridge in the shell holder, drop it into the inertia puller, and screw down the cap.  I have done this on many cartridges in the past that did not fit the collet.

[geo]

grapeshot...i live in cardiff. are you at the apg post? my last name is meyn and i'm in the book. call me if you are interested in talking spencers, black powder shooting, nssa, etc.  geo.