Pulled bullets?

[kyotekiller25]

Bought some 75g ELDMs for my 1K trainer bolt 223 Wylde that were pulled. Was wondering if they're going to shoot to the same standards as non pulled bullets? Can clearly see and feel the indent right around the ogive.

 

[M-61]

No

 

[R.Morehouse]

Nope. Not only the outside dimensions, the core may have been compromised as well....They are fine to shoot.

Regards
Rick

 

[Kracken McGraw]

It will be interesting to see your results after shooting them, please let us know.

 

[mongo chicago]

Pulled a lot of bullets for one reason or another. Never seem to shoot as well as fresh non-pulled ones.

 

[kyotekiller25]

Well, dang it. I may just put them off to the side then and get a fresh box. Although, now I am a bit curious to see how they will shoot. There's only 1 box of them, got 20 boxes of new ones to go through. Just figured I'd get rid of the ugly ones first haha. Going to use these mainly for coyotes this winter, so won't be shooting much past 600 yards with them.

 

[Link]

You won't know till you try.
We want a report ;]

 

[Webster]

Bought some 75g ELDMs for my 1K trainer bolt 223 Wylde that were pulled. Was wondering if they're going to shoot to the same standards as non pulled bullets? Can clearly see and feel the indent right around the ogive.

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Never had damage like that. You must be really tightening the puller. Just tighter enough to get the job done. Is the entire bearing surface in the neck? Your almost grabbing the ogive. Like someone else said shoot them and see what happens. It may have damaged the bond between the brass and lead?

 

[kyotekiller25]

I didn't pull them, I bought them like that. I didn't know they were going to be that bad however...I use a kinetic puller when I have to pull bullets. I don't like, nor use the collet style pullers.

Think I'm just gonna load up 10 with my proven load and see how they do. Typically shoots .6"-.7" for 10 shots at 100 yards with new bullets. Even if it does 1 MOA for the 10 shots, it should be sufficient enough for coyotes out to 5-600 yards.

My other concern with them is how they're going to measure with the Hornady ogive comparator. Since the pull marks are pretty much on or near the ogive...

I'll keep ya guys posted for sure.

 

[NF1E]

Shot this a couple of weeks ago with 73 gn Bergers I had pulled to raise the powder charge. Not as good as fresh, but will be reasonable for practice. Second target was same rifle and bullets with a 24.2 gn load to equal the 2650 produced by FGMM. New bullets are usually much more consistent. The 7 oclock flyer on the last target would not usually happen with new bullets. Whatta Hobby!

 

[Fire Dog]

Bought some 75g ELDMs for my 1K trainer bolt 223 Wylde that were pulled. Was wondering if they're going to shoot to the same standards as non pulled bullets? Can clearly see and feel the indent right around the ogive.

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Almost looks like they were griped by a side cutter or some sort of plier for grip and then having the press pull down on the case for extraction…
I have used a Foster puller over the years to pull a few rounds and with their collet style puller {like a collet setup for a lathe} that grips fully around the projectile but grips at the case mouth level and the bullets have never shown any damage like shown here.
Even works on military ball, and they appear to have some sort of sealant to waterproof the cartridge. Seating them down a touch to break the seal first, really helps.
Pulled bullets get used for fouling shots and initial “On the Plate” okay on a pulled target before shooting on an electronic one…. Just don’t want to hit a sensor! =$$$$

 

[thatguyshm]

I feel your pain. Two examples of pulled bullets from a pulled bullet company. You never know what you'll get until you get them in hand.

The 175 ABLR are unusable for anything other than fouling shots. The 140 SST is good to go for accurate ammo. It is what it is.

 

[D Coots]

That'll buff out....

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Horse whipping comes to mind. lol!

 

[STOMP442]

I save mine for foulers or get centered on paper after installing a new scope.

 

[Doug Casner]

It doesnt do any good to have good equipment if you dont know how to use it, my old man used to say. Speaking for myself, I pulled some with a hornady collet puller, looked like they got run over by a train. Doug

 

[kyotekiller25]

I tried using a rcbs collet type once, and it was terrible, bullets were trashed. Went back to the rcbs hammer type and no issues.

 

[WV Hitman]

My RCBS bullet puller leaves no marks like those on everyone I've done.

 

[rjtfroggy]

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[Allen Corneau]

I have a Hornady Cam Lock puller which functions just like a collet. If you set it up right you can pull bullets and it will leave the faintest of marks on the bullet. Not enough to feel with your fingernail, but just enough to see a burnish mark.

I used a Forster version before I got the Hornady, and it was just as effective, but it was more cumbersome to use if you have a bunch that you want to pull.