Priming tool recommendations

[kd4avp]

Lots of choices out there. So far the top choice would appear to be the Lyman Accu-prime for reliability. Only downside is it is the only one that does not have a feed tube. Still the least expensive and works like a charm. Whatta Hobby!

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Loving the old FT920 in the background!
de kd4avp

 

[JLT]

I would agree on many fronts with you. I've used the Derraco PCPS and the Primal Rights CPS, and they're both very good at what they do. Both are repeatable, adjustable, and very well built.

Where the Primal Rights exceeds the abilities of the Derraco, in my opinion, is in repeatability of primer crush. Over all, it's a more fully fleshed out unit so of course you're going to get more features and abilities. The Derraco is great at a lot of things, but is a bit more fiddly due to the design of the setup, and take smuch more time to switch between calibers and setups than the CPS does.

If ease of use, loading multiple calibers, ergonomics, and repeatable crush are important to you, then it's a no brainer to go with the Primal Rights over the Derraco.

You can buy several Derraco units for the price of a single Primal Rights. Buy two Derracos, set one up for large primers, the other for small primers and pocket more than a couple of hundred dollars. No more fiddling with changeover.

 

[JFrank]

Lots of choices out there. So far the top choice would appear to be the Lyman Accu-prime for reliability. Only downside is it is the only one that does not have a feed tube. Still the least expensive and works like a charm. Whatta Hobby!

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How does the Lyman accu prime function ?

 

[NF1E]

How does the Lyman accu prime function ?

Great. Moving the handle horizontally raises the priming punch into the shell holder. Depth of the seating is changeable with an allen wrench in the bottom of the punch itself. Punches for small or large are just dropped into the device. Takes less than 2 seconds to change over. Whatta Hobby!

 

[NF1E]

Really liking the least expensive of the priming tool test so far. The Lyman Accu-Prime on the 5" InlineFabrication base is just what the Dr ordered for my precision loading application. No problem, for me, placing the primers individually in the tool. I seldom prime over a couple of hundred cases at a time and It make me feel like more a part of things. Only takes a few seconds to change tools on the base. Whatta Hobby!

 

[danny]

I have a lee priming tool set that I seems to work well with large primers, but when set for small primers doesn’t work nearly as well plus I would like to avoid swapping from large to small and keep one setup for each. What priming tools work well i genearal but especially with small primers?

Something that sets primers by feel, not by a user defined depth setting.

Danny

 

[danny]

I used a Lee hand primer for many years, but it was not able to seat primers exactly where I wanted then. I then went to a PMA hand priming tool and have never looked back. It is a single primer, loaded one at a time, but once you get into a rhythm with it, priming goes very fast. I don’t think I’m much slower loading single primers, than I was with the Lee and a tray, if at all. The PMA is a really well built, solid and simple tool, that allows you total control over your seating depth of the primers.

You might, as an example, want primers set NOT bottomed out in the pocket?? I wasn't sure you could put them anywhere but there, unless you crush them in lower or not bottom them.

Danny