What Priming Tool to Buy

[Mastershot]

Just a heads up for people buying the ugly cps unit, you will need something like this
Auto Primer Tube Filler
I got mine from amazon for like $50.

 

[jghoghunter]

I use a primer pick up tube that I redrilled the pin a little bit higher. Pick up the primers, flip it over, put it in place and pull the pin. 100 primers ready to go in less than 2 minutes .

 

[lttac]

I ordered the PCPS last night, got the tracking number this morning from Carl. I ordered the comparator set as well just to give it a try.

 

[glowie]

Just a heads up for people buying the ugly cps unit, you will need something like this
Auto Primer Tube Filler
I got mine from amazon for like $50.

Really just need Dillon or rcbs pick up tubes. I bought Dillon tubes from bass pro for $12 each I think. Removed the plastic cone drilled a spot for the pin and works like a champ.

 

[ridgeway]

I made a custom tube from a high nickel alloy that's thick walled. I counterbored one end to allow a dillon pick up tube nest inside to drop primers the same way you fill a press tube. Amazon sells aluminum and stainless tubing that would work well in the die as well

METALLIXITY 6063 Aluminum Tube (8mm OD x 5mm ID x 300mm L) 2Pcs, Aluminum Round Tubing - for Home Furnishing, Machinery, DIY Handicraft
https://a.co/d/fcN3Ecx

uxcell 304 Stainless Steel Round Tubing 8mm OD 1mm Wall Thickness 250mm Length Seamless Straight Pipe Tube 2 Pcs
https://a.co/d/dp35xLx

 

[HTSmith]

How to make something simple....hard.

.....and very expensive.

 

[JEFFPPC]

.....and very expensive.

One time buy.

 

[RyeGuy]

I second the 21st century hand primer. Solid unit. I don’t shoot 1000 rds a year though.

 

[drop_point]

I've loaded a few hundred on the PCPS now. It is a whole lot faster than the hand priming tool. The micrometer is set in metric and it may throw you for a loop when trying to get it set. Overall, good tool that won't take up more space on the bench like a CPS. I was loading my F-T/R ammo and I still picked up the Sinclair tool to do it.

 

[hotshot828]

Stay with the rcbs bench mounted priming tool. Have mine 45 years still using it. Save your money .

 

[Tangent]

Stay with the rcbs bench mounted priming tool. Have mine 45 years still using it. Save your money .

I bought one to supplement my hand primer, very good bit of kit. Palma cases with SRP in Lapua brass are tough after a hundred of them, or maybe I've spent too long working at a desk!

 

[nmkid]

I ordered the PCPS last night, got the tracking number this morning from Carl. I ordered the comparator set as well just to give it a try.

I also ordered the comparator kit and already got it. I was a little skeptical of the quality based on the price of things nowadays. Wow, was I very pleasantly surprised. This kit punches way above its $58 price.

 

[drop_point]

I also ordered the comparator kit and already got it. I was a little skeptical of the quality based on the price of things nowadays. Wow, was I very pleasantly surprised. This kit punches way above its $58 price.

I did the same thing and got the comparator kit. Its nicer than the Hornady set. Ultimately both will work just fine, but I'm setting up a bench at the farm so it'll be one less thing to take back and forth.

 

[bozo699]

I did the same thing and got the comparator kit. Its nicer than the Hornady set. Ultimately both will work just fine, but I'm setting up a bench at the farm so it'll be one less thing to take back and forth.

I love having two reloading rooms as well
Wayne

 

[drop_point]

I love having two reloading rooms as well
Wayne

Its two hours away from home, but I can shoot and load on site. That'll save some time and money.

 

[bozo699]

Its two hours away from home, but I can shoot and load on site. That'll save some time and money.

I do all load development at the ranch as my reloading room is on my range but after I develop the load, I can load in town if I want. Makes it nice, glad you also have that opportunity
Wayne

 

[lttac]

I ordered the PCPS last night, got the tracking number this morning from Carl. I ordered the comparator set as well just to give it a try.

I have nothing but good things to say about these items! I bought the Alpha primer tubes with the primer filler gadget and it is a time saver for sure! I have limited time in the loading room due to travel for work and efficiency and accuracy are at the top of my list. Well worth the money spent!

 

[ridgeway]

Finally got around to setting up and using the PCPS primer tool. It works slick and seats extremely uniform. I've used a K&M for many years for BR and my Lee I got back in 1990. Always by hand and feel. Getting older sucks! Anyhow...I set the PCPS up on a Harrells BR press I had laying around. It's not set up exactly how I wanted, but I got it to work well. Downside is, I need to use my finger tips to turn micrometer adjustment. I'm sure I can mill some press away to make it more accessible, but not like you need to adjust it alot. Set once and forget.

I also needed to face off about .05 thou from the shellholder ram to allow the primer tool face toward me and allow the press to cam over.

I use my dillon primer pick up tube fill the primer tubes I made for the PCPS.

I won't go back to hand priming my SR BR loads ever!

 

[jpjulian]

Got my PCPS set up on my Zero press this week. This primer tool works really well and by my calibrated eye, very consistent. My only gripe is that the turret head will not rotate completely as the tool hits the body of the press the way I have the tool set up. We'll see how much of a gripe this remains.

 

[muleystalker]

Finally got around to setting up and using the PCPS primer tool. It works slick and seats extremely uniform. I've used a K&M for many years for BR and my Lee I got back in 1990. Always by hand and feel. Getting older sucks! Anyhow...I set the PCPS up on a Harrells BR press I had laying around. It's not set up exactly how I wanted, but I got it to work well. Downside is, I need to use my finger tips to turn micrometer adjustment. I'm sure I can mill some press away to make it more accessible, but not like you need to adjust it alot. Set once and forget.

I also needed to face off about .05 thou from the shellholder ram to allow the primer tool face toward me and allow the press to cam over.

I use my dillon primer pick up tube fill the primer tubes I made for the PCPS.

I won't go back to hand priming my SR BR loads ever!View attachment 1552008

You don't need the press to cam over, your not sizing brass. The ram can only go so far and then then is hitting a hard stop that you set on the primming tool, no matter how hard you pull its not going to go any further. Its just seating primers... you were doing it with a hand primer before and it sure wasn't camping over,LOLIf it was me I would put a locking collet on the ram so the ram would only come down 1/8" to 1/4" from touching the bottom of the primming ram, that way the throw on the handle will be taken up and save a bunch of un needed motion on the long handle stroke making primming a lot quicker. If you cam over on the setup you are just going to put more wear on the primming tool and press without any gain in priming

Actually after looking at your photo you probably don't need a collet, you need to screw the priming unit all the way down on the press, that will get the priming rod closer to your ram shorting the handle stroke needed to seat the primer and making the process faster and saving a lot of unnecessary movement by your hand and arm. Also by screwing the unit deeper into the press you will gain better access to the micrometer for adjustment.