Brass for testing seating depth of ram priming unit

[Dusty Stevens]

Id like to try a primal rights priming tool. Other than that ill stick with the hand primers

 

[BoydAllen]

Interesting, what is the advantage over the standard attachment with the tube that holds 50 primer

Other than not seating to a particular depth, I have no particular prejudice against any method of priming. One thing that I will tell you, some decades back, curious about how well priming with the primer arm would work I tried it on a few cases...then just for comparison, I redid them with my RCBS hand priming tool and with the hand primer, although I am sure that they were bottomed, I seated them a bit deeper. What I concluded was that at the point of the ram stroke that the primer arm is seating a primer, that the leverage is not all that great, compared to what my hand too was giving me (of course I was a bit gorilla fisted back then). Obviously the priming arm works, but I felt like I had a better feel with the hand unit. In the case of the ram priming unit that I posted a link to, you can vary the leverage by how high the punch sticks out, which is adjusted by how high the body of the tool is in the press. Properly adjusted you have really great feel and control. If you get it too low, you have so much leverage that you feel like you could easily damage the case. I just assume that people have the common sense to proceed carefully and be observant. BTW, back then I actually ruined the main casting of that RCBS hand tool by repeatedly putting so much pressure on the handle while priming that I bent the lips that retain the shell holder. I was young, doing a lot of construction work, an approached reloading in a much more ham fisted manner. There is a useful lesson in this story. I never had a problem with any of those primers going off. They all worked just fine.

 

[JFrank]

Id like to try a primal rights priming tool. Other than that ill stick with the hand primers

That’s an expensive little toy that I’ll pass on.

 

[DeltaWhiskey64068]

Google is your friend....one example.

https://www.lymanproducts.com/ram-prime-die-system

??? I already have the tool

 

[DeltaWhiskey64068]

This tool https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...7C527976BAAF24683B9F7C527976BAAF&&FORM=VRDGAR

Yes Boyd, that's what I am talking about

 

[nmkid]

You are right,the Op was mentioning the RCBS,just wanted to show there are other ways . I think I saw somewhere there is a mod for the RCBS,not sure if it deals with depth or not though . I go by feel these days,tried a bunch of priming tools through the years.

Edit: Found it,right here on the bulletin. Looks very interesting .

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/10/darrell-holland-upgrade-for-rcbs-bench-priming-tool/

I've got one of the Holland add-ons and it works well. You can use the tool with the adjustment wheel or without. It takes some practice to use this by feel but, you most certainly can. Of course, the adjustment wheel works great if your primer pockets have been worked on.

 

[dolek]

I've got one of the Holland add-ons and it works well. You can use the tool with the adjustment wheel or without. It takes some practice to use this by feel but, you most certainly can. Of course, the adjustment wheel works great if your primer pockets have been worked on.

Sounds like a winner, I like the idea of adjusting and the fact you can go by feel also . Thanks for the info.

 

[nmkid]

Right now I'm toying around with the "Bald Eagle BE 1151" priming tool and it is very nice. This also can be adjusted or used by feel. Very well made and has a "click", give feeling, (much like a torque wrench) when set adjustment is reached. I like that feature very much.

 

[JFrank]

Nothing fancy here, seats primers very well.

 

[nmkid]

View attachment 1108350 Nothing fancy here, seats primers very well.

I like your loading area...Nicely cluttered!

 

[JFrank]

Dude’ it’s So bad in fact I’ve had to relocate to the dining room, my wife is a good sport to say the least.