Pulling rimfire bullets

27 March 2002, 09:57

I know it is a stupid question to ask , but then again someone must have found a way to do it. As far as know you can not pull a rimfire bullet in a inertia bullet puller. The reason why i ask , its just that those 30 & 35 grain (CCI .22 WMR) bullets simply look to good not to reload . Has anyone ever tried this I would appreciate some input. And can you get the Winchester Supreme 34 gr. in reloading form , simply cant seem to find these in South - Africa. I want to try this in my favorite rifle , my trusty little Brno .22 Hornet

27 March 2002, 10:25

<Gary Rihn>

rudie-

I used to pull alot of 22LR bullets when I was younger (don't ask...). You're right, an inertia puller won't work. The bullets have a little "ball" type base to them, that the case crimps in front of. I can't see how you'd ever get one out & be able to reuse it. You'd also need to remove the crimp from the case mouth before you could put anything back into it.

Take a pair of pliers, pull one, and you'll see what I mean.

27 March 2002, 12:28

scot

as a kid I used my teeth, not a bright kid, but it did work.

Please don't try this at home!!

quote:
Originally posted by Gary Rihn:
rudie-
I used to pull alot of 22LR bullets when I was younger (don't ask...). You're right, an inertia puller won't work. The bullets have a little "ball" type base to them, that the case crimps in front of. I can't see how you'd ever get one out & be able to reuse it. You'd also need to remove the crimp from the case mouth before you could put anything back into it.
Take a pair of pliers, pull one, and you'll see what I mean.

27 March 2002, 14:16

<Gary Rihn>

quote:
Originally posted by scot:
as a kid I used my teeth, not a bright kid, but it did work.
Please don't try this at home!!

Oh man, I thought *I* was crazy as a kid!

27 March 2002, 17:18

Saeed

Scot,

"...as a kid I used my teeth, not a bright kid, but it did work..."

We still do!

I will post a real horror story with rim fires in Walter's forum. Even hair still stands on end even now when I think about it!

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27 March 2002, 17:34

denton

Isn't it amazing that any of us made it to adulthood? Not only pulling .22 bullets with our teeth... throwing them on the sidewalk to hear the bang.

27 March 2002, 18:42

Vibe

I am amazed that no one else caught on to the fact that you were pulling 22 MAGNUM bullets instead of 22 Long Rifle bullets. But I have done it. I've even done it with an inertia puller...Just not with the whole loaded round. Though you could probably get away with it, it would be risky. A collet style puller would probably work better than what I felt I had to do.

What I did was to take a small tubing cutter and I cut the case in the middle. or rather as close to the primer end as I could get. I then "Flared" the cut end of the case with a plumbing tubing flaring tool. THEN I pulled the bullets from the remaining brass tube with the inertia puller. It's a lot of trouble, and most of the bullets used can be ordered separately, but in your situation I could see how even this might be less problem than trying to get unloaded projectiles.

28 March 2002, 00:45

Andre Mertens

The fact that all of you guys are still alive, or in one piece at least, proves without doubt that there is a god for drunkards and... fools

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Andrï¿½

28 March 2002, 00:58

rudie

Thank you all for the funny reading material, but especially to Andre it sounds like a good idea if there is any with rimfire bullets , but i just have to load those 30 grainers in my hornet. 222 here I come !!!!

28 March 2002, 01:00

rudie

Ooops !

Sorry Vibe the thank you was actually intended for you'r reply .

28 March 2002, 02:59

<Gary Rihn>

quote:
Originally posted by denton:
Isn't it amazing that any of us made it to adulthood? Not only pulling .22 bullets with our teeth... throwing them on the sidewalk to hear the bang.

Keep in mind, this is only what I have HEARD was done when someone was a kid....

This particular juvenile used to take a paperclip, unbend one half of it till you could sit the large loop on the ground & the smaller loop was situated on a 45 degree angle. Then a 22LR was set on the launching pad, and a match was held under the case till it went off.

Warning, do NOT do this!