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So I've been using the Lee manual priming tool for years and years. I have one for small primers and one for large primers. It's been working okay and without a lot of drama. However, today while priming some 17 Hornet brass, I really struggled in keeping the primers in the correct orientation and overall ease of priming, which is something I'd not experienced before. It was enough that it made me a bit twitchy and concerned about a primer detonation. I don't like that.
So, those of you who manually prime your brass, what brand of primer tool do you use or what would you recommend?
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I've used several hand priming tools and I've primed on presses in the last fifty-five years. All I've used for several years now is the 21st Century hand priming tool. Good quality and works better than anything I've used in the past.
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Lyman. Works well and is reasonably priced. Plus it uses your usual shell holders.
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I have used the Sinclair for years. Not cheap but it is a quality piece of equipment.
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25 years and still works. Parts for repair available if needed.
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Swifty, Santa brought me one of those this past Christmas. The best thing since sliced bread. Where in Hell have I been for all these years?
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Have used the lee and rcbs handheld.
I prefer using my rockchucker.
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25 years and still works. Parts for repair available if needed. How do you feed it?
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Have used the lee and rcbs handheld.
I prefer using my rockchucker. I also prefer using my rockchucker. It came with the press and supreme kit, why not use it huh? It always baffles me when I see guys waste their hard earned money on extra gizmo's they don't need... This reloading chit can be easy and kept to a minimum, or it can be made more complicated. KISS
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I been using the Rcbs hand priming tool that came with my rock chucker 12 yrs ago.. works great, never cared for the priming tool on the press..
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Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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The RCBS Automatic Bench Priming Tool is a great tool for the reloader looking for fast, accurate and highly sensitive feel when seating primers. One of the attributes that seasoned reloaders look for in a priming tool is the "feel" so they can tell how deep a primer has been seated, and if the primer they just seated felt like the primer they seated 10 rounds ago. By having a tool that provides sensitive feel reloaders can tell how consistent their priming operation is which helps to create more accurate ammunition. One other great attribute of this priming tool is that it helps to virtually eliminate primer contamination. Primers are fed through auto primer feed tubes one-by-one helping to maintain the integrity of primers by preventing potential contamination from oily fingers. All reloaders have to do to fill up the primer tubes is dump their primers into a primer flipping tray then use the primer pick-up tubes to pick up primers, so there should not be a chance for contamination. Notes: Comes with large and small primer tubes, primer cups and priming rod assemblies Made In United States of America
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Everybody has their own opinions but for me the K&M hand priming tool has the best feel of them all and is cheaper than the Sinclair and 21st Century. A bit slow being a single feed. The priming tool I use the most is the RCBS 90200 (they make a couple models but this is the one I like best) I have 2 of these one for large and one for small.
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Have used the lee and rcbs handheld.
I prefer using my rockchucker. I also prefer using my rockchucker. It came with the press and supreme kit, why not use it huh? It always baffles me when I see guys waste their hard earned money on extra gizmo's they don't need... This reloading chit can be easy and kept to a minimum, or it can be made more complicated. KISSThis is almost like going back to the era of the caveman..........OSU Sig, don't do this !!!!!!!!!!
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RCBS Rock Chucker kit...their hand priming tool... plus two others I bought separate...
one for 223, one for .473 bolt face and one that was for Magnums, which I don't seem to shoot.. so I just changed the shell holder on it for priming Grendel brass....
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Have used the lee and rcbs handheld.
I prefer using my rockchucker. I also prefer using my rockchucker. It came with the press and supreme kit, why not use it huh? It always baffles me when I see guys waste their hard earned money on extra gizmo's they don't need... This reloading chit can be easy and kept to a minimum, or it can be made more complicated. KISSThis is almost like going back to the era of the caveman..........OSU Sig, don't do this !!!!!!!!!! boatanchor, you bring very little to the table in the way of advice. You should take up fishing or something.. Find something you are good at, because it sure as chidt isn't reloading and shooting or firearms related. Your post in the optics forum is funny as well. Pretty clueless...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Aps system has some very good merits
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I've heard good things about the K&M tool. I hear guys talking highly about the 21st century tool at our matches. They are mostly the F Open guys. It all depends on what you are after. I do not think my bench mounted rcbs primer is holding me back for my purposes, but it could for other venues. I only use my press mounted priming arm for pistol ammo these days.
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Currently using the Frankford Arsenal hand priming tool. Very nice!
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