gas check stuck in case neck
I have an interesting problem:
I was given two boxes of reloaded 30-40 Krag cartridges with cast bullets, and I am leery about whoever loaded them. The fellow I got them from casually said "bring a brass rod with you because some of these are really light loads and the bullet might not leave the barrel". So I would like to pull the bullets and at least re-use the primered case.
With that in mind, I first tried an inertia bullet puller (hammer style) with no results - the bullet would not move.
When I used a bullet puller in my reloading press, it pulled the bullet - but NOT the gas check. It is still stuck in the case neck.
Any ideas?? I really don't think I want to be drilling through it with a load of powder underneath, and I don't want to ruin the brass.
If nothing else, I will probably just shoot them in my Ruger #3 and watch for stuck bullets. At least that rifle should be able to take any over-charged cartridge better than my Springfield Krag.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
I was given two boxes of reloaded 30-40 Krag cartridges with cast bullets, and I am leery about whoever loaded them. The fellow I got them from casually said "bring a brass rod with you because some of these are really light loads and the bullet might not leave the barrel". So I would like to pull the bullets and at least re-use the primered case.
With that in mind, I first tried an inertia bullet puller (hammer style) with no results - the bullet would not move.
When I used a bullet puller in my reloading press, it pulled the bullet - but NOT the gas check. It is still stuck in the case neck.
Any ideas?? I really don't think I want to be drilling through it with a load of powder underneath, and I don't want to ruin the brass.
If nothing else, I will probably just shoot them in my Ruger #3 and watch for stuck bullets. At least that rifle should be able to take any over-charged cartridge better than my Springfield Krag.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
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I guess you could pull the bullet and then fire the cartridge. If the gas check didn't make it out the barrel you could punch it out with a dowel rod of some type. 0 -
Plus one on the above. I usually shoot the check out. Your other option would be to punch it in, open the neck up with a larger sizer (like 8mm) and dump it out, then resize the case. 0 -
Push the gas check back into the case and dump the powder. Now hold the case neck down and reach up inside the neck with a pair of forceps(every body keeps a couple of pair for emergencies-right?) and pull the gascheck out. With old lead bullet loads you have not idea what condition the powder might be in and I wouldn't shoot one for all the cases you could carry. 0 -
Shoot the gas check out.
An inertia puller has to work. You have to hit the hammer harder on a hard surface.0
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