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I've used the Sinclair tool for several years.
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25 years and still works. Parts for repair available if needed. How do you feed it? I have one of these but prefer the RCBS hand held.
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I was somewhere last week and saw a hand primer by Hornady that looked like the old round Lee tool. Did the buy the rights to the design? Anyone know?
-OMotS
"If memory serves fails me..." Quote: ( unnamed) "been prtty deep in the cooler todaay " Television and radio are most effective when people question little and think even less.
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Nothing wrong with the old Lees. Ed k
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I started using the press tool but went to the Lee hand prime tool.
Now i use the RCBS bench tool and find it faster and seems to have a good feel when seating primers.
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RCBS bench top
fast & effective
Best $100 you'll spend on reloading tools
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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That's the way I'm leaning.
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1. Never tell everything that you know.
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Count me as another vote for the RCBS bench tool. Mine's 25 or so years old too with no problems ever. Sometimes the last one or two primers in the tube dont end up in the cup right, but it's always when I'm hurrying.
Sacred cows make good burgers when you know what temperature to cook them at.-Rev. Billy
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Campfire Outfitter
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Count me as another vote for the RCBS bench tool. Mine's 25 or so years old too with no problems ever. Sometime's the last one or two primers in the tube dont end up in the cup right, but it's always when I'm hurrying. I have found that when primers don’t seem to fit in the cup right, that the plunger has loosened a little. Every once in awhile I will pull the shroud down and tighten the plunger. I keep a large head decapping pin handy or a small Allen wrench which fits the hole in the plunger. Give it a little tweak and all is well.
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Count me as another vote for the RCBS bench tool. Mine's 25 or so years old too with no problems ever. Sometime's the last one or two primers in the tube dont end up in the cup right, but it's always when I'm hurrying. I have found that when primers don’t seem to fit in the cup right, that the plunger has loosened a little. Every once in awhile I will pull the shroud down and tighten the plunger. I keep a large head decapping pin handy or a small Allen wrench which fits the hole in the plunger. Give it a little tweak and all is well. Thanks Swifty, Just checked the plunger for looseness. It was still tight. I'm pretty sure it's the loose screw behind the lever. The offending primers stand on their sides or just fail to feed when I'm moving too fast. It's a hobby... a pastime. If I go slow but steady it works flawlessly.
Sacred cows make good burgers when you know what temperature to cook them at.-Rev. Billy
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I use an old Lee AutoPrime. It’s a great priming tool, but it’s a bit dangerous too! I will never change unless I run out of parts. They stopped making them long ago.
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Does the automatic primer feed on a Dillon 650 qualify as a priming tool? I just it "just for priming" sometimes. Great feel and speed.
Up hills slow, Down hills fast Tonnage first and Safety last.
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