Hand primer or bench primer

[nmkid]

If you are seating by feel...How can you tell when the anvil touches the bottom of the case vs. the cup bottom? Or is the anvil so soft that you don't feel anything until the cup bottoms out?

 

[nakneker]

I like the feel of an old obsolete RCBS primer I have, similar to the LachMiller of yester year, I’ve used mine for 35 years and I keep a spare on hand that I bought off eBay. Excellent feel, compact and it can be easily stored. It’s one of my favorite tools actually. I plan on trying the 21st century too just because of the numerous positive comments I see on it.

 

[Wildcats]

Been using the Sinclair hand held for over 20 years

 

[tctex]

Side note - if you are using primer flip tray & pickup tubes, why not just pick up the primers that are right side up, put the lid on & flip it over & pick up the rest that are now right side up?

 

[ronemus]

If you are seating by feel...How can you tell when the anvil touches the bottom of the case vs. the cup bottom? Or is the anvil so soft that you don't feel anything until the cup bottoms out?

The anvil spreads as it's pushed into the primer cup, so it doesn't produce a distinct sensation when seating. The cup touching the bottom of the pocket is much like the wall of a 2-stage trigger - a very distinctive feeling. The "crush" doesn't break the primer pellet if done correctly; it indents the anvil in the pellet in the sense of taking up the slack. The firing pin strike can be dissipated if the primer isn't fully seated - the "crush" ensures that all of the energy of the firing pin strike is transmitted to the pellet. That produces consistent ignition of the primer.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Side note - if you are using primer flip tray & pickup tubes, why not just pick up the primers that are right side up, put the lid on & flip it over & pick up the rest that are now right side up?

Because that would be wrong, lol!
Joking aside, way back when I thought you magically had to put the lid on the tray when you gave it the shake, amazing how much better it works when you can see that they all turned.

 

[KeithK]

I have used many but for the last 10 or so years it has been the K & M hand primer, would usually prime in my recliner watching tv with the wife. Lately the hand is getting older and more sore after 100 or more. So I purchased the Lee Auto Bench priming tool. Just primed 300 today and my hands not sore and the thing worked pretty good. Only had to stop and fix once.

I thought about the RCBS bench primer but remember how much I hated the tube loading, took more time punching each primer into tube then loading the tube and start priming. Midway had the Lee tool for $34 so I figured I'd try that first and I am glad I did, the Lee works great and the trays load pretty dang quick.

 

[ronemus]

The RCBS bench that uses primer strips works very well. The press to load strips is easy, and it takes more time to flip the primers than it does to load the strips. I use the hand-held version of the priming tool (and like it a lot), but I've heard good things about the bench version; both automatically index the strips so they're quite fast. They use a universal shell holder similar to the one on the Co-Ax press. It takes longer to get the brass to and from the loading block than it does to prime. I like mine enough that I bought a second complete system as backup when it eventually fails. The hand-held tool has been discontinued but the bench version is still in production.

 

[KeithK]

Ronemus

I couldn't find the RCBS bench tool you mentioned, I found the tool to load the strips and the hand tool but these old hands is trying to avoid the soreness of hand tools. Is the bench tool you mentioned still in production?

 

[DogBuster]

Been using the RCBS bench tool for years now

Best thing since sliced bread..........

 

[DogBuster]

Ronemus

I couldn't find the RCBS bench tool you mentioned, I found the tool to load the strips and the hand tool but these old hands is trying to avoid the soreness of hand tools. Is the bench tool you mentioned still in production?

Link.......at Larry's

10% off at the time

RCBS Automatic Bench Priming Tool

The RCBS Automatic Bench Priming Tool is a great tool for the reloader looking for fast, accurate and highly sensitive feel when seating primers. One of...

www.midwayusa.com

 

[KeithK]

Link.......at Larry's

10% off at the time

RCBS Automatic Bench Priming Tool

The RCBS Automatic Bench Priming Tool is a great tool for the reloader looking for fast, accurate and highly sensitive feel when seating primers. One of...

www.midwayusa.com

Dogbuster

Thanks but that one uses the tubes not the strips he was talking about, and I couldn't find the strip tool at any site including RCBS or Midway, that was why I was thinking discontinued

 

[DogBuster]

Dogbuster

Thanks but that one uses the tubes not the strips he was talking about, and I couldn't find the strip tool at any site including RCBS or Midway, that was why I was thinking discontinued

woops.........coffee hasn't kicked in yet..................):

 

[KeithK]

I considered the RCBS Automatic first, then remembered the tube loading I hated, that's why I tried the Lee and of course the price wasn't bad. I like the RCBS tools usually but the tube thing was my downfall.

And have another coffee, I'm on my second cup, then its out to the reloading room YEA

 

[AlNyhus]

I love the original Lee Auto Primes...the round ones. I must have 10 of them for parts. Just last week, I picked up one of the new triangular shaped Lee Auto Primers. I kind of like it!

 

[Dgd6mm]

I have an RCBS tube fed benchtop priming tool unopened. I've been using my Lee benchtop and like it tho it does have a couple of quirks. It sure saves these arthritic hands.

 

[ronemus]

Ronemus

I couldn't find the RCBS bench tool you mentioned, I found the tool to load the strips and the hand tool but these old hands is trying to avoid the soreness of hand tools. Is the bench tool you mentioned still in production?

It would appear that it's been discontinued in the last year or so. They must be selling the remaining stock of the primer strip loader. You may be able to find it in somebody's retail stock, or used.

 

[KeithK]

It would appear that it's been discontinued in the last year or so. They must be selling the remaining stock of the primer strip loader. You may be able to find it in somebody's retail stock, or used.

Appreciate it, I may go with the RCBS tube one if the Lee doesn't last, but right now it is doing a great job from my bench, I just have to remember not to get in a hurray and tap the tray once in a while to keep the primers falling into the feed.