RCBS Automatic Primer Seater

[AICS308]

My current primer seater has come to the end of its very useful life. Along with my hand problems I need something besides a hand primer seater.

I’ve been looking at the RCBS Automatic Primer Seater. Looking for opinions from people that have used them and if primers are seated to the bottom of the primer pocket.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

https://www.brownells.com/reloading/reloading-tools/priming-tools/auto-priming-tool/
If this is what you’re referring to, yes I use it all the time. Great tool, can put as much crush as you want in the bottom of the pocket.

 

[nettle]

https://www.brownells.com/reloading/reloading-tools/priming-tools/auto-priming-tool/
If this is what you’re referring to, yes I use it all the time. Great tool, can put as much crush as you want in the bottom of the pocket.

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[AICS308]

https://www.brownells.com/reloading/reloading-tools/priming-tools/auto-priming-tool/
If this is what you’re referring to, yes I use it all the time. Great tool, can put as much crush as you want in the bottom of the pocket.

Thank you for the reply. That is the one I’m looking at. Been having trouble with seating depth with my hand primer. I will plan to get one.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Thank you for the reply. That is the one I’m looking at. Been having trouble with seating depth with my hand primer. I will plan to get one.

Remember to put the little clip pin back into the primer tube each time before you fill it. I lay the pin in my priming flip tray so I don’t forget it.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

While we’re talking about this primer, I get in a better rhythm if I never move my right hand off of the handle. I feed cases and unload them with the left hand.

 

[AICS308]

While we’re talking about this primer, I get in a better rhythm if I never move my right hand off of the handle. I feed cases and unload them with the left hand.

I will give it a try, thanks.

 

[powderbrake]

I use it. I have taped a couple of 240 gr bullets to the far side of the arm that flips back and forth. It insures the arm flips back.
I have also added about 1/2 inch of foam padding to the top of the actuating handle. It makes it easier on the arthritis in my hands as I seat the primers.

 

[C.E.Smith043]

My current primer seater has come to the end of its very useful life. Along with my hand problems I need something besides a hand primer seater.

I’ve been looking at the RCBS Automatic Primer Seater. Looking for opinions from people that have used them and if primers are seated to the bottom of the primer pocket.

Thanks for any help.

I have one of these and they are fantastic tools. The only 2 drawbacks I have with mine are, you don't have a depth limit adjustment and you lose the ability to feel the primer while seating. If you have a loose primer pocket, you are probably not going to even notice.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

If you have a loose primer pocket, you are probably not going to even notice.

You can feel a looser one to a degree. I use one of the double ended go-no go primer gauges to cull with before priming.

 

[C.E.Smith043]

You can feel a looser one to a degree. I use one of the double ended go-no go primer gauges to cull with before priming.

That's a smart move. I'll have to start doing that myself.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

That's a smart move. I'll have to start doing that myself.

Ballistic Tools is the brand name of that gauge.

 

[Jon Leary]

I have wore out several primer seaters over the years. In got tired of messing with them and just use the seater that came with the RCBS press . You don't have to load it just put them in one at a time.



















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[jpjulian]

I have had trouble with my RCBS bench tool. Agree that it's easy to use and easy on the arthritic hands but, mine has had issues getting the primers to seat deep enough and frequently leave them a little proud of flush. RCBS sent me a new seating stem for the unit free, but it did not really improve on seating depth. I now use the Derraco Engineering PCPS priming tool. That tool is machined like a Swiss watch and even has click-adjustable seating depth.
Derraco.com or Amazon which is where I ordered mine.

 

[Albany Mountain]

You can make them adjustable for depth.

https://imgur.com/a/qPVSZad

I have one of these and they are fantastic tools. The only 2 drawbacks I have with mine are, you don't have a depth limit adjustment and you lose the ability to feel the primer while seating. If you have a loose primer pocket, you are probably not going to even notice.

 

[beak]

I have a Lyman. mount on board pull handle & go 2 it works great & u can feel the primer seat. good luck. Steve

 

[209jones]

I'll second the Derraco PCPS , I've tried a bunch of priming tools, hand and bench style, the PCPS is the best of all of them, hands down.. Was another thread on here about adding a Holland adjuster kit to the RCBS, it's 170.00, PCPS is far simpler and cheaper. there's two versions, with micro adj, and without, the without is cheaper or the same as the RCBS unit alone, just have to treat it the same as adj a seater die.