Thread: Why didn’t I get one earlier

Originally Posted by timattalon

Depending on the ammo you are pulling, one trick I learnt with the cam lock pullers is if you run the bullets through a seating die set to seat the bullet a little deeper than it is to start with, it breaks the seal / or whatever has been used to hold the projectile in place making it easier to pull. I did around 1000 rounds of 7.62x39 FMJ and reseated cheap Soft points on chinese mil surp. Worked a treat. Was a toungh pull to getthe projectile out initially but once I started to pus them in first they were much easier. I almost suspect there was adhesive of some sort involved....

@timattalon

Similarly for mil surp primers. It's for water proofing, not for adhesive purposes, though it does stick. Some use some lacquer, especially for primers, which must be what you find in the chinese stuff at the front end too. Others like HXP .303 got seated with something tarry.