fgw_in_fla
03-25-2012, 02:55 PM
After 2 marvelous days of rifle & pistol shooting, I finished my weekend in my reloading rm / armory ::) and had a long look at my inventory. I decided I had wayy too many extras & boo - boos. In the past I'd use them for foulers, etc....
Suddenly I recall I own a RCBS collet bullet puller. Dang.... I was wondering what was in that green box. ::)
Now, to the question.
Do y'all save all the parts / components when you break any ammo down? All ammo that I make is documented in my book, labeled with marker & I put a tag in the box with them, just to be sure. I know what's what so I'm not concerned about dumping IMR4350 in with IMR4064 or any such mistake.
I'm not sure about the cases & bullets. They're all in real good condition. The RCBS collet puller works excellent & leaves no marks or distortion. I'm assuming bullets can be reused with little trouble. As for the cases, I'd be concerned the necks would be stretched out & new bullets inserted wouldn't have proper tension.
Then there's that 'ol pesky live primer issue. I've bumped out a few live primers before but, I gotta say I'm not real crazy about it..
Is it easier to just pitch 'em in the scrap can?
Whatcha think? ???
Frank in Fla
Suddenly I recall I own a RCBS collet bullet puller. Dang.... I was wondering what was in that green box. ::)
Now, to the question.
Do y'all save all the parts / components when you break any ammo down? All ammo that I make is documented in my book, labeled with marker & I put a tag in the box with them, just to be sure. I know what's what so I'm not concerned about dumping IMR4350 in with IMR4064 or any such mistake.
I'm not sure about the cases & bullets. They're all in real good condition. The RCBS collet puller works excellent & leaves no marks or distortion. I'm assuming bullets can be reused with little trouble. As for the cases, I'd be concerned the necks would be stretched out & new bullets inserted wouldn't have proper tension.
Then there's that 'ol pesky live primer issue. I've bumped out a few live primers before but, I gotta say I'm not real crazy about it..
Is it easier to just pitch 'em in the scrap can?
Whatcha think? ???
Frank in Fla