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How do you remove a bullet from a cartridge?

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While reloading some cartridges, I was on the last step of crimping the bullet into the brass case, and made and mistake and the brass was compressed wrong.

The other reason for removing a bullet is if one missed a step and didn't put the powder in first. If a cartridge without powder is put into a gun and fired the primer will give it just enough power to lodge the bullet into the barrel causing a dangerous blockage.

Whether or not it is possible to reuse the components, how would I remove the bullet from the cartridge?

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topshot has a good answer on how to separate the slug from the brass. Brass is designed to be reused, which is why reloading exists. Bullets/slugs are designed to be used once. Reusing the brass as long as it still meets expectations is fine.

If you reuse a bullet where the brass was damaged enough to make it unusable, you will be betting your life and others that the bullet was not damaged similarly.

If the bullet you are attempting to save is worth a few cents or tens of dollars, it is import that it work as designed. I searched and could not find anyone suggesting that reusing a bullet was a good idea.

Save a life, don't reuse any parts from a reload failure.

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If you can't break it free with pliers where you've added some kind of protection against the teeth (rags, etc) gouging the bullet, you are left with either a collet puller (top) that goes in your press or hammer style puller (bottom).

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