Priming tool

[Kracken McGraw]

I have shown this pic before. This set up has been handy to move to any position you want to prime or seat bullets. The little press is a Redding Boss. I realize I’m not on the level of shooting as most here, but the bench primer is nice with the arthritis in my right hand.

 

[338 dude]

I need a new priming tool, my Lee tool with tray has broken. The consensus seems to be for Sinclair, 21st Century and K&M. However, these seem to require handling each individual primer with my fingers, which to me seems slow and cumbersome. I use an old Bonanza Co-Ax, so I would just prime with that if I wanted to pick up every individual primer by hand. Does anyone make a good priming tool with a tray or something to feed 50 primers at a time?

Frankford arsenal makes a good one it is very Inexpensive it has a tray that will hold more than 100 primers and it comes with all the shell holders And has a setting for a controlled depth

 

[JimSC]

Might just be me but I do not see how loading primers one at a time could be any more accurate than using the RCBS bench tool with the Holland add on. Nor do I see how spending $600 on a fancier one could be any more accurate. Yesterday I primed 150 LRP's in less than 30 minutes from setup to takedown and every single one was .003 below the case head. The measurement was taken with a Starrett 25-441 dial indicator. The bonus was no aching or cramping hand

 

[CacheCropp]

if u are interested i have a rcbs bench primer nib that i would let go. for 100.00$$ shipped rsvp for more info. sldimon@roadrunner.com

Appreciate that. I just ordered one from Midway though. So many replies here endorsing the RCBS bench tool and when I saw Midway has them on sale, I grabbed one.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

Might just be me but I do not see how loading primers one at a time could be any more accurate than using the RCBS bench tool with the Holland add on. Nor do I see how spending $600 on a fancier one could be any more accurate. Yesterday I primed 150 LRP's in less than 30 minutes from setup to takedown and every single one was .003 below the case head. The measurement was taken with a Starrett 25-441 dial indicator. The bonus was no aching or cramping hand

I looked this tool up. Seems like a lot of messin around to adjust for each caliber. Once set it's good to go until you change calibers. Everywhere I look they are Out of stock.

 

[Steve morgan]

I need a new priming tool, my Lee tool with tray has broken. The consensus seems to be for Sinclair, 21st Century and K&M. However, these seem to require handling each individual primer with my fingers, which to me seems slow and cumbersome. I use an old Bonanza Co-Ax, so I would just prime with that if I wanted to pick up every individual primer by hand. Does anyone make a good priming tool with a tray or something to feed 50 primers at a time?

Rcbs bench mounted tool has worked for me for over 50 yrs.

 

[Mulligan]

Might just be me but I do not see how loading primers one at a time could be any more accurate than using the RCBS bench tool with the Holland add on. Nor do I see how spending $600 on a fancier one could be any more accurate. Yesterday I primed 150 LRP's in less than 30 minutes from setup to takedown and every single one was .003 below the case head. The measurement was taken with a Starrett 25-441 dial indicator. The bonus was no aching or cramping hand

Do you recommend the Holland additions for the RCBS bench priming tool?
Thanks
CW

 

[JimSC]

Do you recommend the Holland additions for the RCBS bench priming tool?
Thanks
CW

well it works as advertised, it's well made and easy to install and operate. Once adjusted it stays adjusted. The adjustment dial is calibrated in .002 increments but it is easy to eyeball .001 or .0005 resolution. Maybe even finer if you had a way to measure that fine. I use one of these https://www.ebay.com/itm/Starrett-N...755890?hash=item1aa82e4b32:g:myMAAOSwdHlfnDXc to check and adjust so .0005 is pushing it for me.

I am not sure how setting all the primers to the same depth helps on paper but the mod allows you to do so easily. I bought on a whim when I was getting real anal about my reloading but even now that I have relaxed a bit I do not regret doing so. It's just I cannot swear it makes a difference on paper or not.

 

[mikld]

I recently bought an RCBS bench prime. When I started setting it up I was really surprised. The tool cannot be mounted on a flat benchtop. I had to elevate it at least 3" or have the handle hanging out beyond the bench edge, which I don't care for. The handle will hit the bench top before a primer is seated! I used a Lee bench prime for several thousand (10-12) rounds and I replaced it when I broke it I wanted to try a different type (I broke it. Not a design problem, not a material problem, I pushed it off a shelf 6'+ off the floor and it landed on the shell holder slot, chipping it). My impression of the RCBS tool is just so-so. I don't like the handle sticking out from the bench edge or mount it on a table/riser 4" off the bench top, and mounting on a plate for my Rock Block mounting system didn't work either. It seats primers good enough, but I don't care for the primer tube swinging back and forth and the handle sticking out of the bench top by 12"...

Hint for single primer handling; I used a ram prime for many years and my fat fingers had difficulty picking up a single primer, even with a flipper. So, I placed a paper towel on the bench and dumped some primers on it. Much, much easier to pick up one primer...

 

[Dgd6mm]

I bought the cheap Lee benchtop priming tool. It seats good, does not aggravate the arthritis in my hands, but it doesn't feed the primers at all from the beginning. I figured I would try it for my first benchtop. I will be ordering the RCBS benchtop this month.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Appreciate that. I just ordered one from Midway though. So many replies here endorsing the RCBS bench tool and when I saw Midway has them on sale, I grabbed one.

If the the coating on the little cup and stem that holds the primer seems rough, it can easily be smoothed and polished up to your liking. I had to do this to mine.

 

[divingin]

While we're talkin primer tools . I have the RCBS universal tool. Can some one tell me how to get the primers loaded.? Everytime I snap the lid down several flip back over.. No I can't close it gently.. It just doesn't happen.

I have the same problem, but only about 10-20% of the time. Been using it for something like 3 or 4 years, and still haven't looked to see what's causing that. Sometimes the lid slips on with no resistance, and sometimes you get the snap. Dunno.

 

[jimmymac]

Ill put myself or any short range br shooter with a single feed priming tool up against any other priming tool on the market for speed. If the primers are still in the carton itll be a double speed win for the single feeder

You aren't the only one I've heard this from. I just don't believe it. I shoot SR for score and group. I load between matches like everyone else, and there is no way in hell I can go faster with a single feed. I agree that there are a lot of guys that are fast, but this is no different than any other mechanical operation. The more steps that are involved, the more time it takes.

 

[TAJ45]

Love my Primal Rights. A gift to myself a couple of Christmases ago during their half price sale.

 

[TylerFromMS]

So I just happened across someone selling the 21st century one and got it to see if it will replace my Frankford Arsenal one. I literally have only one hangup about going one at a time: Will the natural oil from my fingers jack with the priming compound?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

You aren't the only one I've heard this from. I just don't believe it. I shoot SR for score and group. I load between matches like everyone else, and there is no way in hell I can go faster with a single feed. I agree that there are a lot of guys that are fast, but this is no different than any other mechanical operation. The more steps that are involved, the more time it takes.

Its muscle memory. You dont even have to look at the primers after a while or flip em all the same they just fall into place

 

[jimmymac]

Its muscle memory. You dont even have to look at the primers after a while or flip em all the same they just fall into place

I get it. I go pretty fast myself, but a tool with a loaded primer tray where all I do is pick up brass and squeeze is still faster.

I wish 21st or PMA would build one from the ground up including their own tray. That would be the cats ass.

 

[INTJ]

If you want to get the exact crush on each primer you seat, then get this. As far as I know it is the only one that measures the pocket depth and the primer cup height. It is a little slow but there is no other sorting or measuring that needs to be done. It reduced the ES of my 6 BRA by 5-6 fps.

Primer Guage - Hand Priming Tools - K&M Shooting

The Primer Guage employs a dial indicator ensuring that each primer is seated the precise depth required. Learn more about this precise hand primer here.

kmshooting.com

For everything else but LR BR I have went from the Lee Autoprime to the RCBS handheld, and now I use the Frankford.

 

[Retired Grunt]

Frankford arsenal makes a good one it is very Inexpensive it has a tray that will hold more than 100 primers and it comes with all the shell holders And has a setting for a controlled depth

That's the one I switched to, was having trouble with Small Rifle primers in a .224 Valkyrie. I did have to buy Lee Shell holder though. I primed 150 6.5 Creedmoor cases in about 20 minutes or so.

 

[mchees1]

I need a new priming tool, my Lee tool with tray has broken. The consensus seems to be for Sinclair, 21st Century and K&M. However, these seem to require handling each individual primer with my fingers, which to me seems slow and cumbersome. I use an old Bonanza Co-Ax, so I would just prime with that if I wanted to pick up every individual primer by hand. Does anyone make a good priming tool with a tray or something to feed 50 primers at a time?

I use the RCBS bench priming tool for priming larger amounts of brass. When I only need 20 or 30 for load development, I use the RCBS universal hand priming tool. The bench model requires loading the primer tubes which is a little tedious. The universal hand model you can put however many primers you need in the tray. No problems with either one.