Bullet Removal Tool for Gun Cart

rod locker · September 29, 2012, 08:08:12 AM

I shoot .357 (.38 Special) rifle and pistols. Looking to add some tools to my cart. Waht is recommended to remove a stuck bullet should I have one? Just a straight steel rod.........a long wooden rod? Is there a special remover I need? Thanks...........

River City John · September 29, 2012, 09:09:34 AM

Brass rod.

Delmonico · September 29, 2012, 09:16:15 AM

Use good ammunition loaded right and you'll never need one. I'd do some good hard long thinking as to why I was getting bullets stuck in the barrel.

Stu Kettle · September 29, 2012, 10:24:38 AM

I carry a brass rod in my gun cart because some of the people I shoot with like those rediculously underpowered mouse fart loads

Delmonico · September 29, 2012, 10:26:43 AM

Quote from: Stu Kettle on September 29, 2012, 10:24:38 AM
I carry a brass rod in my gun cart because some of the people I shoot with like those rediculously underpowered mouse fart loads

You do charge a fee to use it don't you?

rod locker · September 29, 2012, 11:49:38 AM

I have not had any stuck bullets. Just want to be prepared.........just in case.

Stu Kettle · September 29, 2012, 12:18:53 PM

Quote from: Delmonico on September 29, 2012, 10:26:43 AM
You do charge a fee to use it don't you?

Not a cash fee - they are just forced to endure some head shakin' & some tsk tsk'n & some "that's what you get's"

cpt dan blodgett · October 01, 2012, 06:14:06 PM

That should suffice, if you wait till the end of the day to walk over to the truck to get the rod

Red Cent · October 07, 2012, 11:05:26 AM

There are some squibs that is not operator error or choice, I don't care who you are. If the shooter had a reputation of squibs due to light loading have at it. But I think you just hung an innocent shooter.

Delmonico · October 09, 2012, 05:20:07 PM

Quote from: Red Cent on October 07, 2012, 11:05:26 AM
There are some squibs that is not operator error or choice, I don't care who you are. If the shooter had a reputation of squibs due to light loading have at it. But I think you just hung an innocent shooter.

So explain that one. If I was buying ammo from some company and I had squips I would make sure I never bought ammo from them again and I'd let everyone I could know about it. Squips are the fault of who ever loaded the ammo and to use ammo that is known to cause squips is not only stupid, it is dangerous.

cpt dan blodgett · October 23, 2012, 10:41:15 PM

Red you are right I was a little harsh. I have used my squib rod to help folks on the range. Anyone can occasionally mess up somehow in reloading and leave out the powder. The fear of doing so has caused me to change my technique using my turret press. For a long time I have primed using one of those super cheap lee aluminum presses I got free with the manual or got the manual free with the press. I then bell the cases and batch charge visually inspecting all 50 in the loading block prior to seating bullets.

One of my buds bought some rounds from a guy. He averaged just about a squib a stage. As I recall some where a long the line he was bailed out by another guy who gave him enough serviceable ammo to shoot the rest of the match.

Undetected squibs are the most dangerous aspect of our sport, rivaled only by a double charge of fast powder.
Once on the public range at ben avery a chunk of a colt python cylinder landed on our shooting bench after bouncing off the underside of the roof (must have hit something very solid or it would have gone thru roof). Really glad it went up to the roof vs straight over into one of us.