CQB45ACP
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Do you have any first hand information/experience with primer accidents or unsafe priming tools/systems?
I have a strong bias towards the Lee on-press Safety Primer and haven’t heard of any accidents. It’s easy to use and I perceive it to be inherently safer than alternatives.
I have read the sticky here about the priming accident—wow! It was in large part admitted user error but seems to me it’s another example of inherent flaws in the tube design. This reenforced my bias towards the Lee system.
My bias began with unscientific research revealing references to tube-type system accidents, but none with the current Lee system. Reading Lee’s book reenforced that bias. Using the thing for a year has further reenforced it—it works easily and performs well.
In another thread discussing a Lee turret press, the subject of the Safety Primer tool came up with a couple of guys saying they dumped it and instead use X or Y system. The Lee’s plastic seemed “cheesy” was one characterization. I can’t argue that point.
After less than a year reloading, I switched from a Lee turret press to a Redding T-7, but continue to use the Lee Safety Primer on a separate Lee single stage. If I could mount the thing on the T-7 I would.
So, this isn’t a poll, but a survey and discussion.
I have a strong bias towards the Lee on-press Safety Primer and haven’t heard of any accidents. It’s easy to use and I perceive it to be inherently safer than alternatives.
I have read the sticky here about the priming accident—wow! It was in large part admitted user error but seems to me it’s another example of inherent flaws in the tube design. This reenforced my bias towards the Lee system.
My bias began with unscientific research revealing references to tube-type system accidents, but none with the current Lee system. Reading Lee’s book reenforced that bias. Using the thing for a year has further reenforced it—it works easily and performs well.
In another thread discussing a Lee turret press, the subject of the Safety Primer tool came up with a couple of guys saying they dumped it and instead use X or Y system. The Lee’s plastic seemed “cheesy” was one characterization. I can’t argue that point.
After less than a year reloading, I switched from a Lee turret press to a Redding T-7, but continue to use the Lee Safety Primer on a separate Lee single stage. If I could mount the thing on the T-7 I would.
So, this isn’t a poll, but a survey and discussion.