RCBS collet puller ?

[Rocky Raab]

I'll assume you have the correct insert for the caliber (you need a different insert for every bullet diameter).

Run the die body into the press until it protrudes a short way into the press window - a quarter inch or so. Lock it with the hex nut.

Now run the top handle down until the insert just touches the die body and back it out a half turn. You want the insert to be just slightly free of the die body.

Insert a loaded round into the correct shellholder and run it up until the bullet slides into the insert all the way to the neck of the case. Now turn down the top handle until it gets snug. You don't need to lean on it. Tighten just until the bullet pulls free when you lower the ram again.

Too much and you damage the bullet, too little and the bullet stays in the case. You'll get a feel for it in a try or two, but the less tightening the better.

Dumup the powder, set the case asiee and then loosen the top handle. The bullet should drop into your hand.

Repeat. You should be able to pull a dozen or so a minute.

Notes: Never store the puller with the insert tightened in place or you'll distort the jaws permanently.