I have a cartridge collection, and need ideas on how to pull a 20mm bullet. The normal inertia hammers are not large enough, as well as no collet this size for like the Hornady bullet puller types. The bullet is crimped very solid.

Looking for any ideas, pic below, just for size comparison is a hornet and 30-06 round, Waidmannsheil, Dom.

Dom, why pull it?
The only way I've taken them apart is by bending it back and forth and loosening it up, like pulling a fencepost out of the ground.

Have one like that and I think that circular crimp is for keeps. Probably wreck the case messing with it.

Grizz

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Originally posted by theback40:
Dom, why pull it?

I guess that's a good question . . . was thinking it'd be easier to get transported across countries dearmed. I think I'll leave it alone. Even if I did get it out "fencepost style", my intention is not to ruin the case

If you are to worried about transporting, I have a dummy/inert round, so stamped, you can have.

Thanks for the offer, but I think I'm ok, I drilled a hole in it and got all the powder out of it so the only thing left in it is the primer. I'm not sure if it is a normal or possibly an electric primer, but don't think I'll run into any troubles with it like it is now.

Dom
IIRC those are all electric primed (both of my 20x102's are).
It's easy enough to tell the difference, if their is a extra ring around the primer, it's electric.

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Originally posted by Tailgunner:
Dom
IIRC those are all electric primed (both of my 20x102's are).
It's easy enough to tell the difference, if their is a extra ring around the primer, it's electric.

Thanks Tailgunner, confirmed it is an electric primer with the two rings. If I wanted to get that primer out of there, wonder if I could just drill it out very slowly.

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Originally posted by Dom:

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Originally posted by Tailgunner:
Dom
IIRC those are all electric primed (both of my 20x102's are).
It's easy enough to tell the difference, if their is a extra ring around the primer, it's electric.

Thanks Tailgunner, confirmed it is an electric primer with the two rings. If I wanted to get that primer out of there, wonder if I could just drill it out very slowly.

I wouldn't do that. Heat might set it off, or primer compound rubbing against itself. If you've all ready drilled a hole in the case, might just try getting some oil in to deactivate it.

Grizz

Are not some of those projectiles h.e. or incendiary (are they marked??)? May want to be careful pulling them.
C.G.B.

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Originally posted by cgbach:
Are not some of those projectiles h.e. or incendiary (are they marked??)? May want to be careful pulling them.
C.G.B.

See the blue color? That denotes a TP (Target Practice) loading IOW it is now, and always has been a inert projectile.
Other loadings (HE, Tracer, AP, Incendiary, API, APT etc) are paint coded accordingly.

Cool info. I have seen some with black projectiles in collections and wondered a bit.
C.G.B.

I made an extra large bullet puller using iron tubes. I can easily pull the bullet from 460 Weath 50 BMG cases.

For 20 mm ammo just use larger tubes but check out what type of bullet you are working with!!!!

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Originally posted by Dom:
Thanks for the offer, but I think I'm ok, I drilled a hole in it and got all the powder out of it so the only thing left in it is the primer. I'm not sure if it is a normal or possibly an electric primer, but don't think I'll run into any troubles with it like it is now.

I hoped you did it very slowly with lots of lube. drilling could very well make a enough heat to blown the dam thing up.

I wouldn't try it on a live round.