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Thanks for the tip MoJo. I think I will stick with the kinetic since I have a Dillon 500B sounds like it would be a little more of a PITA without a single stage press.

Wow banging the puller on my vice in the garage works way better then a 2x4. Wish I knew that 7 years ago. I don't care so much about reusing bullets. I just didn't want to take 400rds in for disposal somewhere. Throwing them in the fire pit down by the tank at the ranch wouldn't of been the best of ideas...

Thanks for everyones advise. I'll give the puller another shot.

ddstuder wrote: This mistake should have been caught much sooner than after 400 rounds.

My wife got a talking to, and I've learned a few things too.

No chronograph. Thats a good idea! Maybe I'll do a hot round so I can get a feel for a safe limit.


I'll give that a try I have always hit a 2x4 on the ground.

Well I went to long before cleaning the wax out of my die and the OAL got down to 1.022 from 1.10".

I'm reloading 9mm
115gr lead RN bullets
Tite Group 4.1gr the max is 4.3gr.
OAL 1.10"
Crimp of 0.374

I was going to shoot some/most of them and just watch for key holeing. Thoughts? Like your stupid to shoot anything lower then... I want to salvage what I don't shoot, but I've never had any luck with what little I have tried my RCBS kinetic puller. Any suggestions? I'm not a big guy, but I felt slamming the puller down pretty hard. Maybe 115gr rounds are just to light for that style of puller.

I'm lucky my wife saw it when she did. It went down hill pretty fast. She only reloaded 400 rds before the OAL was down to 1.022"

Thanks