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- From: biocca@bevsun.bev.lbl.gov (Alan K Biocca)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: A "must" for the reloading bench
- Message-ID: <27530@dog.ee.lbl.gov>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 15:14:11 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, California
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- #In article <1992Nov2.170659.3067@phx.mcd.mot.com> mcdphx!systemname!gcall@enuucp.eas.asu.edu (Glen Call) writes:
- ##I agree with emphasis on safety. I do question the safety of the kinetic
- ##pullers. Anyone out there have any experiences with accidental detonation of
- ##primers while using kinetic pullers?
-
- I've read that very occasionally someone has a problem with one. Always
- wear safety glasses and about the only risk is to the puller itself.
-
- Light bullets or slightly corroded ones don't pull very well. Old rounds
- are often difficult. I always strike the puller on a piece of wood, not
- concrete. In some cases this makes it difficult or impossible to pull the
- bullet.
-
- One question to ask is what is the purpose of pulling? If the bullet is
- worth saving it is probably not an old corroded one. If it is not worth
- saving then you can pull it by removing a die from your press, putting the
- shell in the shellholder, and grabbing the bullet over the die hold while
- withdrawing the case. Not great for the bullet, but very controlled.
-
- Powder should be spread on the lawn - it is good fertilizer.
-
- And of course WD-40 reportedly will deactivate primers. I tried this one
- day and found that it is not immediate - a primer sprayed with WD-40 still
- fired a few minutes later. Probably takes time to soak through the coating
- on the primer wafer.
-
- Alan K Biocca
-