RCBS .17 Caliber Bullet Puller Collet

Fit my RCBS bullet puller and pulled the bullet with no problems and minimal bullet marking.

If you’ve used a kinetic bullet puller on the tiny .17 caliber bullets, you know what a pain it is. This collet combined with the necessary die make extracting the bullets a whole lot easier. They appear to come out undamaged and the only reason I only give it 4 stars instead of 5 is the fact that the bullets don’t fall free when the collet is loosened as they do with the larger calibers. I use a pair of needle nose pliers with electrical tape on the jaws to gently pull each bullet from the collet. I expect this is caused by the light weight of the bullet, and the thin jacket of the .17 caliber bullets I use rather than a flaw with the collet. I have added a bit of oil to the collet to see if this would remedy the problem but the results didn’t change. Overall it’s a good product though and I would recommend it.