✅ SOLVED Wormed bullet?

[flyinryan2]

Could this be a wormed bullet? I've seen some pullers that look more like a corkscrew then a screw. Could this Williams cleaner been pulled by a "corkscrew" type puller?
Thanks,
Ryan.

 

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[HutSiteDigger]

It certainly does look like a pulled bullet. Others on here can help clarify.

 

[vpnavy]

I agree with HutSiteDigger.

 

[yelnif]

Hello flyinryan2, I do not believe your bullet was damaged by a 'cork screw' bullet puller- no such animal exists. A bullet puller is more of a coarse wood screw mounted to a shaft that is meant to screw INTO (not around) the bullet.

If you were trying to remove a bullet by threading a 'cork screw' tool over the bullet- you would probably damage the rifling in the barrel as you screwed it down and then damage the rifling for sure as you pulled the bullet out.
I have a couple of bullets I have pulled for friends- I'll look for them and post pics of them as well as the puller if you like?
HH yelnif

 

[mustangpalmer1911]

The worm puller was used for pullng patches although with the right one I suppose in a pinch you could use it to pull a ball. Minie balls and the williams cleaner should be loose enough that it would be possiable with one of the heavier construction worm pullers.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

The two forms of bulletworm (bullet puller) tools used on muzzleloader bullets during the civil war were the "screw-worm" form and the "double-helix" form. See photos below. Flyinryan2's bullet was pulled with a double-helix worm.

By the way... a corkscew's form is a single-helix.

 

[flyinryan2]

The two forms of bulletworm (bullet puller) tools used on muzzleloader bullets during the civil war were the "screw-worm" form and the "double-helix" form. See photos below. Flyinryan2's bullet was pulled with a double-helix worm.

By the way... a corkscew's form is a single-helix.

Thank you TheCannonballGuy!!!
That makes my first pulled bullet. When ever I find something that looks new it's always a learning tool. Now if I dig a bullet that looks like this I will know.
Thanks again!!