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Ammunition Dismantling
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:16 am
by Dangermouse
Over the weekend I have realised that I still have 60 190 grain rounds made up for my old barrel.
I will not be using these in my current set up, so need to dismantle them.
If I pull the heads, using a kinetic hammer - It is all I have, can I
Use the heads again (thinking of giving them to a friend who is playing with 190's), and re use the powder.
I read recently of the trick of putting a foam ear protector in the hammer to protect the metplat, sounds good and I will do that.
DM
Re: Ammunition Dismantling
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:52 am
by dodgyrog
Yes you can use it all again.
What are heads? Do you mean bullets?
Re: Ammunition Dismantling
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:22 am
by Jenks
dodgyrog wrote:Yes you can use it all again.
What are heads? Do you mean bullets?
Heads are where sailors meet their friends. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Re: Ammunition Dismantling
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:28 am
by Christel
LOL
Gosh, we have been here before, haven't we.
:lol:
Re: Ammunition Dismantling
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:33 am
by dromia
And obviously time to go there again by the looks of it.
"Heads" its almost as bad a misuse of words as "nice".
Re: Ammunition Dismantling
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:47 am
by Robin128
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Re: Ammunition Dismantling
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:41 pm
by ovenpaa
Projectiles, quite a tinny word I think whereas Head is quite a woody word
Re: Ammunition Dismantling
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:52 pm
by 20series
Dangermouse wrote:Over the weekend I have realised that I still have 60 190 grain rounds made up for my old barrel.
I will not be using these in my current set up, so need to dismantle them.
If I pull the heads, using a kinetic hammer - It is all I have, can I
Use the heads again (thinking of giving them to a friend who is playing with 190's), and re use the powder.
I read recently of the trick of putting a foam ear protector in the hammer to protect the metplat, sounds good and I will do that.
DM
I've done exactly that and put an ear plug in the bottom of my hammer and it does work.
I have also now bought an RCBS collet type bullet puller that works well and caused minimal marking to the bullet.
Alan
Re: Ammunition Dismantling
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:09 am
by The Gun Pimp
Dangermouse wrote:
If I pull the heads, using a kinetic hammer - It is all I have, can I
Use the heads again and re use the powder.
I read recently of the trick of putting a foam ear protector in the hammer to protect the metplat, sounds good and I will do that.
DM
DM - the foam ear plug is an ecellent idea (but it could cause the bullet to rebound and could dent the case mouth - done that!) as the delicate meplat is easily damaged.
I definitely wouldn't use pulled bullets in a comp. but OK for running-in a barrel.
Cheers
Vince