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just picked one up at an auction, anyoe use one of these frankford hand primers, seems pretty skookum, heavier than i expected, wonder if others had used one.

They're good. Not Sinclair build quality, but better than LEE, etc. I think you'll be happy.

Plus one on what Jordan said, except the part about sinclairs, I’ve never owned one, so can’t vouch for them, I like that it comes with a bunch of holders too.

OK for younger hands, but tiring on older boys and girls. I've gone back to using my old Rock Crusher w/feed tube.

I have one of their decapping tools. Solid piece of gear.


Okie John

I've been using mine for a couple of years, I like the fact that you can change shell holders without taking the tool apart like you have to on some other hand primers. I also like the fact that you can adjust the primer seating depth which has come in handy feature for me.

The Sinclair tool has no primer feed tray, so pick-'em-up one at a time, so not a real direct comparison.

The Frankford tool is cast instead of being machined like the Sinclair, but for a tool with a primer tray, It's as good, or better than anything else available..................far surpasses a Lee in a variety of ways, including the ability to fine tune primer seating depth as well as durability of construction.

MM

Is everyone talking about setting seating depth also cutting the bottoms of the primer pockets flat and to uniform depth?

True, but in my testing there is not a material difference in the time needed to prime cases, with good technique, because the Sinclair is more repeatable and that speeds things up a bit despite lacking a primer feed tray. In the sense of which is a better priming tool, it certainly is a direct comparison and I'd take the Sinclair over the FA despite having to grab one primer at a time. I'll stand by what I said, and agree with you that the FA is well-made and better than most other options on the market, but it's not built to the same level of durability and precision that the Sinclair is built to.

I doubt it, but the ability to adjust seating depth is still useful for dealing with different brands and lots of brass that can vary significantly in pocket depth, even if the minor uncertainty in pocket depth from case to case is unmitigated. But I get your point.

I really like mine. Much better than the Lee tool it replaced.