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    Quote Originally Posted by Sideshow View Post
    10-Ring yep I looked at them but man there bloody expensive ah, best I can justify is a K&M.
    I like the look of there chamfering and flash hole holes tools as well.
    But need to save up!
    The K&M is a great primer and the increased feel from seating you get is worth the price to me. Less slop in the feel than the Lee tray primer.

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    Use what ever you want , But I will say if you reload a lot , it pays to have 2 x priming tools/devices , nothing worse than breaking a priming arm or tool , and then not being able to prime anything till you geta replacement part .

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    Yep, covered in case one should break.... And if I was desperate I could press my press into service

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    Quote Originally Posted by zimmer View Post
    Yep, covered in case one should break.... And if I was desperate I could press my press into service

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    My Lee hand primer is quite hard to use - have to use both hands to get the primers in. And every fourth or fifth one is really hard- have to gorilla it. I'm almost ready to go back to the press. And yes I've greased the cam.

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    Got to love Christmas and the wife think she will know if I use it before?
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    Crap busted she just came through the door with "I'll have THAT"!
    Guess I'll have to wait for old fat barstool

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    Hand coz primeing with my press is slow you have to put primers on one at a time
    A separate bench mounted device costs to much
    I do only put 10 at a time on the tray though ad ive lost the lid

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    Have both, but like the hand tool, nice feel to it and having the tray full means less handling of primers so less chance of contamination. Also you can watch TV while priming brass if you want as My reloading bench is in the garage. Used my press for many years it does a good job but each primer has to be handled. In saying that haven't had many miss fires in 46 years reloading.

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    Primer "contamination"

    A few quotes -

    "As long as one's hands are reasonably clean and dry, there is no risk of impairing a primer's function by handling it. Some treat this subject as if the merest trace of skin oil will instantly ruin the primers, and some even wear latex gloves to handle the primers. It just isn't necessary. Except when using my Dillon 550, all my primers are manually placed in the priming punch, one at a time. This amounts to tens of thousands per year. I have zero problems with "contaminated" primers."

    "A couple years back, I did a fairly major test on primer contamination. It took several DAYS completely immersed in various solvents and lubricants before all the primers were de-activated."

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    "you would have to be an oil derrick worker to*contaminate primers*with oil by just lightly touching the primer cup"

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    I'll let you guys know how I get on with this k&m hand primer with gauge looks the bees knees

 

 

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