Editing Handloading (section)

=== Bullet puller ===
[[File:Impact Bullet Puller.jpg|thumb|right|Impact Bullet Puller]]
Like any complex process, mistakes in handloading are easy to make, and a bullet puller device allows the handloader to disassemble mistakes.  Most pullers use [[inertia]] to pull the bullet, and are often shaped like [[hammer]]s.  When in use, the case is locked in place in a head-down fashion inside the far end of the "hammer", and then the device is swung and struck against a firm surface.  The sharp impact will suddenly [[deceleration|decelerate]] the case, but the inertia exerted by the heavier [[mass]] of the bullet will keep it moving and thus pull it free from the case in a few blows, while the powder and bullet will get caught by a trapping container within the puller after the separation.  [[Collet]]-type pullers are also available, which use a caliber-specific clamp to grip the bullet, while a loading press is used to pull the case downwards.  It is essential that the collet be a good match for the bullet diameter because a poor match can result in significant deformation of the bullet.