Hand prime or off the bench prime.:o
So like the title says.
Which do you prefer and why.
I have a Lee bench primer and am wondering if I should try a hand primer???
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Hand prime or off the bench prime.:o
So like the title says.
Which do you prefer and why.
I have a Lee bench primer and am wondering if I should try a hand primer???
I Bench prime to avoid the potential of a proximity detonation of multiple primers in a hand held device.
I have both but I prime on the bench as I can size and prime in one go, cuts out that extra step
7mmsaum
Rayn_Songhurst
Good points, id not thought of :thumbsup:
I have both, my bench prime is slow but feels safe. I do however hand prime, no more than 20 primers in the primer at once, safety glasses and keep it away from my face. I find the hand primer faster but also much better feel.
I hand prime individually. Have for at least thirty years. Prefer the more precise feel of a quality made single hand primer.
I hand prime with a hand primer with 1 primer in it at a time. Takes a while but i know straight away if there has been a stuff up and every case gets well inspected
Hand prime,it seems faster.
Hand prime, single primer at a time, 21st Century tool. Unused RCBS hand primers and RCBS bench primer sitting in cupboard.
Yep from what I've read most do prover to hand prime.
Think it might be the go for the winter as garage is a bit cool:O_O: bloody -1 when it went in there this morning:wtfsmilie:
I store all my primers and powder inside so I don't have any moisture issues :cool:
So if I was to buy one what?
Here's what I can get!
k&n
Lee auto primer or Lee ergo primer
Rsbs
If you want a Lee hand primer tool I have one with large and small trays $30 to you door none rural
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Hi if sideshow doesn't want it I will grab if that's ok
Thx
6 mm
You realise @Sideshow is on the other side a?
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Ha Yep thanks for the offers zimmer & 25/08IMP, just spotted that! But puku is right IM on the other bloody side:x_x:.....of the world.
In Blighty boys.
So 6mm ackley your most welcome to it if the offer is still open for him:)
Optimus Prime
I hand prime carefully with a tray full of primers.
Bench prime. Was considering hand but so used to the bench, I though say with what I know works well.
Wow look at em swarm:thumbsup:
I prime on all my presses , I only use the hand primer , if it misses a primer etc ... never hand prime , I will get a hand de-primer though ....
Year I like the write ups for the K&N but can't see if it comes with a tray. Don't really want to be handling primers:O_O:
I prime on the press. why buy a tool I don't really need.. when I can spend the money on more gun stuff
I use one of these that I scored off ebay for $120 landed (second hand)
WAAAAY better than a hand primer IMO. I have one of those I've never used because I didn't like my mates one compared to this. Heaps faster, plenty of feel and safer.
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I have a Hornady hand primer does a good job the Lee is ok but you need special case holders and I have worn out 3 cams on mine so gave it to a friend, also prime on my Dillon 550 if it is set up with the size of primer I am
using faster than a bench tool, the RCBS bench tool is a good machine as is the Forster have used friends ones both work very well, the single primer tools are fine but you need to have clean hands to avoid contaminating
the priming compound I have done it a couple of times in the past, I avoid touching primers with bare hands unless they are squeaky clean and dry.
I could use latex gloves. I have them for tiling keeps the adhesive and grout of them as that shit really drys your hands out.
Worse than bloody cow shit:sick:
Mind you I'd only need one glove but then I'd look like Micheal Jackson waiting for the zombies to attack:thumbsup:
I wouldn't get too worried about the old primer contamination chestnut. Unless your pores are absolutely ouzing gunk and the rounds intend to be loaded for zillions of years it just isn't an issue. The priming compund is sealed with a lacquer like substance. I avoid touching the ends (more from a safety point of view) but that about it. I have tried to kill primers by soaking them in oil and water and the oiled ones go off next day whilst the wet ones generally are subdued. Hard critters to kill.
Yes the best killer of primers is water, I once stored a cartridge box of 100 primed cases in the garage over winter all 100 were duds come summer, oil WD 40 CRC 556 don't have any effect short term,
I think it's the salt in sweat that does the damage cotton gloves would be better than latex.
Do your reloading after your sauna then :wtfsmilie:
I used to prime on the Rockchucker but took so long, so lee prime for me now, have heard the stories , I wash it out most times after use.
Forster bench mounted primer if I want to rattle through a bunch at once, When just a few to do and the Forster is set up for a different caliber I'll just run them thru the press.
Just a note about deprime / resize / prime in one movement on the press, it can be a bit messy especially for beginners.
i would recomend for them to do each step seperately untill used to the methods.
I actually still prefer to do it as seperate steps, and clean pockets etc as well.
I throw 50 in the Lee hand primer tray and smash them all in to the base of preped cases.