What Priming Tool to Buy

[bozo699]

So……. I like nice things, I have 2 Sinclair’s and 2 21’st century a K&M and I think I still have one made by Hart. I seat more by feel than anything like Boyd does “He Taught me so to speak” I plan on buying one of these new press mounted systems because I like pretty toys. However you don’t need to spend $200,$300 or $600 to get good results priming. I been staying with my Mom for a few months as she is not doing well and I miss my loading room at my house so last week I brought a extra rcbs chargemaster and Sartorious 505, then Bought a Lnl ap and a Mec Marksmsn off here some other extras from home and I now have a working bench at moms. Today I wanted to load some 22 Hornet up for my grandson to go groundhog hunting, I didn’t want to change out the shell holder in my Sinclair so I ran over town and bought a Lee primer that also mounts on a press, didn’t want it on my Mec so bought a $39 Lee press, it’s there smallest aluminum press, I was amazed at how well it worked and although you couldn’t feel as well as the Sinclair it did still have good feel and in just a couple minutes had 50 cases primed!… I think the press, primer and shell holder was under $80
Wayne

 

[jpjulian]

I received my PCPS today. Like the photos shown above by nettle, it is an extremely well made tool. I still have a few weeks before I can get it set up on my Zero press. I believe it will provide me with very precise primer seating with minimal effort to my arthritic hands. Even though I haven't seated a single primer yet, I think it is a very good value.

 

[bozo699]

I received my PCPS today. Like the photos shown above by nettle, it is an extremely well made tool. I still have a few weeks before I can get it set up on my Zero press. I believe it will provide me with very precise primer seating with minimal effort to my arthritic hands. Even though I haven't seated a single primer yet, I think it is a very good value.

Like you I have the arthritis in both hands and both thumbs have been fused, I can still do small batches by hand but for larger batches I think this will be a good tool. Wish I had a zero press to put it on.
Wayne

 

[VA_XTC_Shooter]

Anyone use the RCBS Ram Priming Unit?

Ram Priming Unit | RCBS

Buy Ram Priming Unit at RCBS, the leading producer of high-quality reloading equipment supplies for over 60 years.

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[Conaso]

The PCPS does have my interest. Does the PCPS lock down the shell holder, i.e., little or no vertical movement, similar to the Sinclair? I know it's a different methodology. Then it will boil down to the quality of the brass.

 

[jghoghunter]

The PCPS does have my interest. Does the PCPS lock down the shell holder, i.e., little or no vertical movement, similar to the Sinclair? I know it's a different methodology. Then it will boil down to the quality of the brass.

The shell holder is locked down. But the brass is not locked down to the shell holder.

 

[JEFFPPC]

How to make something simple....hard.

 

[BoydAllen]

Anyone use the RCBS Ram Priming Unit?

Ram Priming Unit | RCBS

Buy Ram Priming Unit at RCBS, the leading producer of high-quality reloading equipment supplies for over 60 years.

www.rcbs.com

I have had one for a very long time. It works very well. If you play around with the adjustment you can have great feel. As an aside for the priming by depth guys, if you were to combine it with one of the Forster lock rings that is marked in thousandths, you can have a set up that is adjustable for primer depth in thousandths. To do this you will want to put a piece of tape on the die threads, with a reference mark to use with the lock ring graduations, and set up the die so that the primer is fully seated with the press linkage is the stop. I have used mine to prime by feel, and with the proper adjustment I can feel when the primer touches the bottom of the pocket very well.

 

[Webster]

Are you referring to the primers stacked up in the tube? I heard of this happening but I would like to know how many times it has truly happened. Not just the "friend of a friend twice removed" had it happen to him. Reason being and I'm only one person, out of many thousand of people who use a tube system of some type but I've been using a tube system in one way or the other since late 80's when I bought my first dillion press and never had a problem.

10 year old original post. 120 replies.

 

[bozo699]

10 year old original post. 120 replies.

This thread is 10 years old?
Wayne

 

[Jon Leary]

"This thread is 10 years old?"
Wayne.

Happens all the time

 

[bozo699]

"This thread is 10 years old?"
Wayne.

Happens all the time

I realize that and I’m usually one of the first to point it out but this thread started the end of last month and there’s less than 120 replies
Wayne

 

[jghoghunter]

10 year old original post. 120 replies.

March 26 2024 hardly 10 years old and it still doesn't have 120 post

 

[bozo699]

March 26 2024 hardly 10 years old and it still doesn't have 120 post

^^^^^^^
It does now lol
Wayne

 

[Webster]

This thread is 10 years old?
Wayne

???? I saw 2014 somehere. I must have got confused. The website kept dropping my sign in.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

No flack jacket required with a 21st century tool.

Whatever you say Elvis.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Thanks for the compliment, and all good fun and kidding aside I would be very interested if you or Benchrest Braxton has recorded any performance improvements on the targets you could share using either of these fine tools .
Thx
J

Ha, I liked your ashtray and thought I would kid you about it. My grandad had a collection of them. My favorite one was a dressed up man and woman walking down a street, when you turned the tray over he was giving her a little pinch.

 

[drop_point]

Anyone use the RCBS Ram Priming Unit?

Ram Priming Unit | RCBS

Buy Ram Priming Unit at RCBS, the leading producer of high-quality reloading equipment supplies for over 60 years.

www.rcbs.com

I have used one, works great. It won't ever be as consistent or precise as the units like the Sinclair, though. Brass is dependent on the placement of the extractor groove relative to the case head. There can be variance there.

 

[lttac]

Is there a link to buy one of the PCPS primer tools? I did a search and it pointed me to Amazon which shows them out of stock. Very interested in purchasing one at less than half the price of the Primal Rights

 

[rijndael]

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