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Team,
Need a new (or secondhand) hand priming tool....
1, What's everyone using, and thoughts?
2, Ive been eyeing up the RCBS hand priming tool (takes any shell holder i believe?) or the Universal one (but unsure if worth the $160 price tag).
Was about to pull the trigger on one then thought, why not ask first,
Mike
Universal rcbs is the ducks nuts. I love mine.
Lee - older model with round trays
RCBS Universal
And my new favourite: Forrester Co Ax Priming tool - dont know if it counts as a hand primer though, as you have to place it on a flat surface?
ive always used lee ram primer
Old Lee Engineering (pre Lee Precision) hand primers.
Simple, elegant, portable.
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RCBS works a treat, love it easy to use and a lot faster than using the press.
Seems like RCBS not too shabby. Which one tho...
I have a Lyman E ZEE prime as new in box on the shelf at home, I found with hornaday creedmoor brass, the primers were not seating quite deep enough and switched to a Frankford Arsenal with an adjustable depth.
$100 including shipping if interested....
Lee “ergo” but not the new one with the silly fold up tray.
Lee ram prime here
I have the same one, it works fine with Lyman shellholders but Hornady and Lee shellholders are thicker and the ram can’t seat the primer deep enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by LBD
Lee ram prime, in a Lee hand press
The round tray Lee was a very reliable tool. Square tray sucks and I wonder why they changed it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaco Goosen
Go the Universal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fly-My-Pretties
It's a bit fiddly changing the ram between small and large primers but at least you don't have to change shell holders.
If you're only loading for one cartridge though go the cheaper one with changeable shell holders.
Both have good safety features (a gate to seperate primer being seated from the tray), nice fit in the hand, good feel when seating primer.
If you are like me and work a lot with your hands I’ve found the lee bench primer to be bloody good on the hands. Have to remove the O ring to get it working a treat but bloody hell it’s so much easier on the hands. I use it for 9mm and 308 and don’t even change the primer feeder sizes over I just stick with the large for both. Have reloaded around 2k brass with it so far and very impressed.
Sounds like i need one of every make haha! Great feedback.
Main reloading is the 222/3, 300blk, 22-250, 6mm etc.
Zimmer - any issues with the smaller rounds like .222 in the universal?
Thanks I will chase up a couple of Lyman holders... I had tried a few different ones but not the OEM ones... duh!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cigar
Another guy I had discussed it with said "from experience" it was the brass... so thanks for the heads up.
Thanks I will chase up a couple of Lyman holders... I had tried a few different ones but not the OEM ones... duh!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cigar
Another guy I had discussed it with said "from experience" it was the brass... so thanks for the heads up.
Maybe it is not for sale then....
Lee ram prime in the Lee hand press and Lee large and small safety prime in a Lee challenger press.
I seem to like the ram prime more. I know you can get better and more flashy tools but I just use what I have.
I have two RCBS Universals - one set up for Large Primers, one for Small... best of the mid-range hand priming tools I've had.
Loved the old Lees, but broke too many of them. Hated the new Lyman hand priming tool, it didn't seem to have enough leverage to seat in tight or new primer pockets.
I have a lyman, same thing as above I had to buy lyman shell holders as my primers weren’t seating deep enough with the others. Good as gold once I sorted that though
I've only used the Lee one with the round tray and never had any issues. There were a few guys breaking the lever and there was a member on here that was selling replacement ones that were a bit more robust but I cant remember who that was.
Beauty, problem is too many damn options now, going with the rcbs universal!
Got a Sinclair one...great feel on seating. Beautifully made, solid. Not cheap though.
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Lyman Ez-Prime.
Reload a couple of thousand 308 small rifle primer cases per year.
Never had any issues with primer seating depth.
Yes, looks like a quality tool. Handle comfortable, appears a tad short.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08
Perfect.
I splashed out and brought the K&m primer tool with gauge. Well worth the exra coin:)
[emoji3595]this great toolQuote:
Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08
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21st Century tool is superior again. Easier to adjust than the Sinclair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreamer
