Impact hammer -- is it safe?

SOURDOUGH · Post by **SOURDOUGH** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 6:17 pm

I have a impact hammer or inertia hammer for use in unloading unfired rounds. My concern, is it safe to use one of these hammers with black powder. I just did it with no bad experience but got to thinking about it afterward and wanted some opinions from this forum.

VAshooter · Post by **VAshooter** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 7:41 pm

Most impact hammers are made of plastic and could build up static electricity with the possibility of a spark. I don't think the act of unloading the cartridge with an impact device will cause a problem but I would worry about a spark as you were dumping the powder out of the plactic hammer.

arnie · Post by **arnie** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 9:15 pm

The easiest way i have found to pull cast bullets is to put the loaded round in a loading press with out a die in it and run the bullet up past the top of the threads and grab it with a channel locks and then pull the case down with the ram .Arnie

powderburner · Post by **powderburner** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:30 am

arnie ; a wire stripper works even better lay it flat and there is no slippage at all