LNL Pick Up Tube Primer

I would just shake it till it came out, is it stuck in there? Large Primer in the small tube?

That last primer always seems to get stuck in the pick up fingers. I just push it through with a plastic cleaning rod tip. If you don't know whether it is for rifle or pistol, just throw it away or prime an empty case and shoot it the next time you are at the range. Don't do it at home because even an empty primed case is pretty loud.

While WD40, oil, water might make a primer fail to fire, there is no guarantee that these methods render a primer inert.

Did your LnL come with a long plastic rod? THis is normally used as a weight in the primer feed tube but I always use it to push primers past the primer filler tube plastic fingers as well.

dbarnhart said:

Did your LnL come with a long plastic rod? THis is normally used as a weight in the primer feed tube but I always use it to push primers past the primer filler tube plastic fingers as well.

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This is what I do as well.

FYI: I followed someone else's suggestion to use Dillon pickup tubes. They are just a bit easier to press down on the primers. Not a big deal, but helps make life just a smidgen easier. Most beneficial if you're preloading a whole bunch of tubes.

You could also push the primer out of the tube with that fiberglass rod. You'd be pushing against the outside of the primer rather than against the primer cup if that would make you less nervous, then you could just pick it up with tweezers (or your fingers if you are dexterous enough) and drop it into the press primer tube. I have to push the last primer in with just about every batch and have no hesitation just poking it through with something non-metallic.

I use CCI small rifle primers for both pistol and rifle rounds so I don't have to worry about small primer flavors. Since you can use a small rifle primer in a pistol, you'd be just fine using it in a pistol.

Hornady's primer pickup tubes do have a very tight finger. I just push the last one out with a wooden stick before feeding it to the main priming station tubes. I use the Dillon primer tubs too, but the first ones I had would not hold the primers and would dump them. What a cheap system from a company you would expect better from. They did send me replacement ends that did work but I'm very careful to make sure they do not get bumped. Their end for loading the station is a smaller size than Hornady's. So you may have to move the tube before they drop.

The with fiberglass rod is useful in that it:

1. Adds weight to the primer stack (really helps to ensure the last few primers drop into the feed tray)
2. Lets you know when you are reaching the end of the 100 primers. I made a flag out of tape and placed it at the spot where the rod reaches the "empty" level.
3. Drops into the primer feed tray when the stack is empty. At that point, the tray stays retracted and you (ought to) see that you are no longer priming your cases.

If you want to scrounge around for a substitute rod, get one that is narrower than a small primer (0.175") so that it can drop into the primer hole and lock out the tray. I think the original rod is about 1/8" in diameter.

I just take the red nozzle that comes with any can of gun scrubber or wd 40 and push the primer loose. I wouldn't think that such a light weight soft object would harm the primer in any way. We all know..that the last primer picked up is always stuck in the fingers of the tip..so I just have the little stick in a jar waiting to push the last one through. I use a Dillon but also a RCBS Rock Chucker. I prefer the RCBS tubes because you get a more postive feel when you are picking up primers. The Dillon tubes just feel a little sloppy. They are easier to pick up with the Dillon, I just seem to get disoriented primers using them. No problems with the RCBS tubes...but that's just me.

Don't know if this would help any but it might?

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Insert the edge of the primer cardboard container into the little jaws, and push lightly. It will drop just fine. CCI cardboard seems to work well.

thorn

No need to waste a primer, just push it in with the others. I use a wooded stick, been doing this for 30+ yrs not a problem. Use a small stick like a Wooden Q-Tip. Primers require impact to go off. The same reason you can deprime a round with out it going off if your careful.