Priming tool

[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.

 

[mchees1]

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 had that same issue. So I sanded down that little plastic peg in the middle of the cover. Sand it down until it gently slips in the hole in the tray. No more flipped primers. I have no need for an extremely tight fitting lid.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

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.

I have the 21st with that pos lee tray and its still a very nice piece. I wish i could find an old autoprime set with a broke thumb lever so i could have both trays and pins. You can fit them to it but they have to be modified and i dont want to modify my 2 originals

 

[Fotheringill]

I use a handheld Lyman. The squeeze tells me what is going on. I also have a RCBS ram die that you can adjust to anything you want but it requires handling the primers one at a time and the process is really slow.

With any hand held primer tool, you will know immediately if something is amiss as to orientation of the primer ready to be seated.

 

[coldboreshot]

Don't know if were talking the same thing but mine has a clear top with a pin that goes into the bottom,
I worked on mine with a little sandpaper work to make the pin thinner, presto.

The "snap-close" is intended for long term storage of primers in that tray. If you don't require that function then yes, you can fine sand the pin until easy fit. Just be more careful handling. If you juke the tray too hard doing whatever...primer spill.

 

[hambone1971]

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.

Pour in the primers, shake them right side up, set the tray down on a cloth towel on your bench/table align the top carefully and shove it down slowly till it snaps in place. Then I usually put a couple #64 rubber bands around the tray to make sure edges are down and no primers flip back the wrong way. Works for me for 40 years now I only use the RCBS hand primer tools. No complaints good feel on primers being seated and good shooting ammo.

 

[orkan]

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?

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[walker2713]

I’ve been using a 21st Century hand tool for several years....very high quality with easy adjustments. Recently I’ve added a RCBS bench tool and just use a couple of C clamps to attach it to my bench while using it....very good product. The RCBS is largely for 9mm case priming.