Priming Tools

[JohnW...ski]

I currently prime with a 21 st. Century hand primer and for volume use my Rock Chucker with the primer feed.

I am looking to step up to something better for volume priming. Thinking of an RCBS Automatic Priming Tool or a Forster Co-Ax Primer Seater.

Any positives or negatives on these choices? Or a better recommendation?

Thanks,

John

 

[dtucker]

I have never used any of those but am curious to know what people have to say. I am going to start shooting my AR quite a bit and would like to hear others comments also.

I have used the Sinclair hand primer for years. How do you like your 21st. Century? I am thinking of getting 1.

 

[CatShooter]

I've been using an RCBS Bench Priming Tool for 30+ years and I love it.

 

[jr600yd]

+1 for the RCBS priming tool mine ain't so pretty anymore but works like its brand new.

 

[JohnW...ski]

I have never used any of those but am curious to know what people have to say. I am going to start shooting my AR quite a bit and would like to hear others comments also.

I have used the Sinclair hand primer for years. How do you like your 21st. Century? I am thinking of getting 1.

The 21st. Century is an excellent, well made tool, I like mine a lot, but it is not suited for loading 500 or a 1000 primers at one time.

John

 

[Phil]

I use the RCBS Bench tool at home, i wouldn`t be without one, i load primarily for varmint shooting...IE HIGH Volume....

For load development i have a 21st Century hand priming tool that i like alot...

Phil.

 

[M-61]

+1 for the RCBS bench mounted primer. Great 'feel' while seating primers.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

I use the hand type primers. They hold ~200 primers and work great at least for me.. I have 4 set up for different size primers. Three are the Lee and one is the RCBS w/universal shell holder.. They both have their advantages/disadvantages.. The Lee's could use a larger or square primer tray. The RCBS, the cover is hard to remove and put back on..

None of these are the bench mount or press mount type.. Most of my loading is for varminting..

 

[amamnn]

K&M with the dial indicator for absolute accuracy--Lee for cheap speed; the last two versions of ther Lee have square primer trays. I tried the Lyman hoping to get better leverage to compensate for my arthritic hands--it was good for leverage--bad for everything else..............

 

[Joe R]

The only priming tool I've ever used is the Hornady priming tool, at $36 it's reasonably priced. What I like about it is that it works every time and it has a flip tray and it can easily hold 100 primer. So I don't have handle them one at the time. YMMV.

 

[Catfur]

The only priming tool I've ever used is the Hornady priming tool, at $36 it's reasonably priced. What I like about it is that it works every time and it has a flip tray and it can easily hold 100 primer. So I don't have handle them one at the time. YMMV.

I'm glad that thing works for somebody...

 

[gaboon]

+1 On RCBS universal hand primer.

 

[BaconFat]

I use the Forster Primer Seater. I took a round primer tray and cut out a notch so I could insert the primer tube and quickly load it. The tube only holds 25 to 30 primers so you have to reload fairly often. Once you get everything setup you can prime your brass pretty fast.

 

[michaelnel]

I used to use the RCBS hand priming tool. One of the coolest features is the way the lid comes off and causes you to spend the next hour on your hands and knees looking for the primers it threw all over the room.

Never again. I switched from that thing to their APS priming tool with the strips, which works extremely well but has the fiddly procedure of loading the strips with yet another tool.

Nowadays I use a Dillon 550 for my .45 ACP and .44 Magnum stuff, and the 21st Century tool (priming tools don't get any better than this!) for my .308 and 6mm BR stuff.

 

[Bayou]

It's not suited for real high quantities, but I routinely use it to prime 300-500 at a time. My favorite hand primer is the old RCBS Posi-Prime. It's been out of production for about 25 years, but the one I have, pictured here, looks and works like brand new. It's a manual feed hand primer.

Unlike the old Lee screw-in type handheld primers, the RCBS Posi-Prime uses standard shell holders. I'm very pleased with it.

Bayou

 

[R.Morehouse]

I use the RCBS bench unit with the Holland up-grade. You can do a higher volume and control your seating depth down to the thou.. 8)...I seat mine 3 thou. deep. Check it out over on Hollands site. I am happy with mine.

 

[Ares]

If you want a quality bench mounted priming tool.
Take a look at the Base CPS, that primal rights vendors.

I have 2 tools from 21st and they do all i want them to, so i see no need for one myself, at 450 bucks those cps are rather expensive.

 

[JohnW...ski]

I use the RCBS bench unit with the Holland up-grade. You can do a higher volume and control your seating depth down to the thou.. 8)...I seat mine 3 thou. deep. Check it out over on Hollands site. I am happy with mine.

The RCBS bench unit is on the way, I just ordered the Holland up-grade, looks like the performance of the whole package will be hard to beat.

I really appreciate the suggestion about Holland.

John

 

[stubbicatt]

I like the RCBS hand primer tool with the APS strips.

 

[R.Morehouse]

I use the RCBS bench unit with the Holland up-grade. You can do a higher volume and control your seating depth down to the thou.. 8)...I seat mine 3 thou. deep. Check it out over on Hollands site. I am happy with mine.

The RCBS bench unit is on the way, I just ordered the Holland up-grade, looks like the performance of the whole package will be hard to beat.

I really appreciate the suggestion about Holland.

John

I think you will like it. It is high quality precision.....Just the way we like it.... 8)