Bullet puller & generic gunsmithing tip - The Firearms Forum

RandyP · 12-23-2009, 10:09 AM

My tip for very inexpensive no-mar surfaces when tapping out pins/general gunsmithing/gasket hole punching/etc. tasks?

Go to the nearest megamart/sportinggoodsmart and buy a couple black rubber hockey pucks. Usually the cheapest no-brand ones are under a couple bucks.

They work great and also make a nice strike surface for a kinetic bullet puller hammer.

the morning light · 12-23-2009, 01:05 PM

Got some pucks laying around in the shed, may as well put them on the work bench and maybe they'll get some use again.

woolleyworm · 12-23-2009, 07:07 PM

Helluva idea !! I've got a few old pucks laying around also; think I'll mount it to an unused portion of my bench if I can find one....

zkovach · 12-23-2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyP

My tip for very inexpensive no-mar surfaces when tapping out pins/general gunsmithing/gasket hole punching/etc. tasks?

Go to the nearest megamart/sportinggoodsmart and buy a couple black rubber hockey pucks. Usually the cheapest no-brand ones are under a couple bucks.

They work great and also make a nice strike surface for a kinetic bullet puller hammer.

i am confused and in need, please explain. Just a heads up i am the opposite of an engineer and amazed by mechanics if that tells you anything.

Freebore · 12-23-2009, 07:34 PM

Excellent tip....using the kinetic puller on a hockey puck is a lot quieter than wacking it on the top of my press

Thanks for the great idea..

Happy Holidays

woolleyworm · 12-23-2009, 07:41 PM

Next thing ya know, hockey pucks are going to $25 a pop and on back order for 6 months..........

WORKS GREAT !!! I put 4 #10 screws from the bottom side of my bench into the puck approx 1/2"; it is solid and makes a nice "target" !

RandyP · 12-23-2009, 08:07 PM

for zkovach,

the puck is a great portable, inexpensive and virtually indestructable work surface for many projects. You put it on the table/floor whatever and hit it with the kinetic bullet puller rather than marring the floor or your table top.

If you need to do gunsmithing involving using a punch to remove a roll pin, just drill a 1/4" hole in another puck and place the gun part above the hole and safely punch out the pin. Again, no damage to your kitchen table/work bench and no damage to the gun part.

JLA · 12-23-2009, 08:52 PM

heck yeah!!!! merry christmas to me

gdmoody · 12-24-2009, 11:17 AM

Randy, thanks for the idea, it would never have occurred to me in a couple of million years. I've never had any use for a hockey puck before, especially here in Georgia.

RandyP · 12-24-2009, 11:31 AM

Noting gdmoodys' sig line.....I carry a gun because carrying a police officer is too hard on my back and they squirm around too much.

12-23-2009, 01:05 PM	#2
the morning light V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 288	Re: Bullet puller & generic gunsmithing tip Got some pucks laying around in the shed, may as well put them on the work bench and maybe they'll get some use again.

12-23-2009, 07:07 PM	#3
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,883	Re: Bullet puller & generic gunsmithing tip Helluva idea !! I've got a few old pucks laying around also; think I'll mount it to an unused portion of my bench if I can find one.... __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

12-23-2009, 07:34 PM	#5
Freebore V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 265	Re: Bullet puller & generic gunsmithing tip Excellent tip....using the kinetic puller on a hockey puck is a lot quieter than wacking it on the top of my press Thanks for the great idea.. Happy Holidays

12-23-2009, 07:41 PM	#6
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,883	Re: Bullet puller & generic gunsmithing tip Next thing ya know, hockey pucks are going to $25 a pop and on back order for 6 months.......... WORKS GREAT !!! I put 4 #10 screws from the bottom side of my bench into the puck approx 1/2"; it is solid and makes a nice "target" ! __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

12-23-2009, 08:07 PM	#7
RandyP V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 430	Re: Bullet puller & generic gunsmithing tip for zkovach, the puck is a great portable, inexpensive and virtually indestructable work surface for many projects. You put it on the table/floor whatever and hit it with the kinetic bullet puller rather than marring the floor or your table top. If you need to do gunsmithing involving using a punch to remove a roll pin, just drill a 1/4" hole in another puck and place the gun part above the hole and safely punch out the pin. Again, no damage to your kitchen table/work bench and no damage to the gun part. __________________ Lee Anniversary and Lee Classic 4-Hole Turret, presently reloading .380, 7.62 Nagant (32-20), 9mm and 45ACP

12-23-2009, 10:09 AM	#1
RandyP V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 430	Bullet puller & generic gunsmithing tip My tip for very inexpensive no-mar surfaces when tapping out pins/general gunsmithing/gasket hole punching/etc. tasks? Go to the nearest megamart/sportinggoodsmart and buy a couple black rubber hockey pucks. Usually the cheapest no-brand ones are under a couple bucks. They work great and also make a nice strike surface for a kinetic bullet puller hammer. __________________ Lee Anniversary and Lee Classic 4-Hole Turret, presently reloading .380, 7.62 Nagant (32-20), 9mm and 45ACP -->

12-23-2009, 08:52 PM	#8
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,320	Re: Bullet puller & generic gunsmithing tip heck yeah!!!! merry christmas to me __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

12-24-2009, 11:17 AM	#9
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,343	Re: Bullet puller & generic gunsmithing tip Randy, thanks for the idea, it would never have occurred to me in a couple of million years. I've never had any use for a hockey puck before, especially here in Georgia. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

12-24-2009, 11:31 AM	#10
RandyP V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 430	Re: Bullet puller & generic gunsmithing tip Noting gdmoodys' sig line.....I carry a gun because carrying a police officer is too hard on my back and they squirm around too much. __________________ Lee Anniversary and Lee Classic 4-Hole Turret, presently reloading .380, 7.62 Nagant (32-20), 9mm and 45ACP