how many use a hand priming tool.

[Rem700CDLSF3006]

I prefer to hand prime just like the feel of feeling the primer seat

 

[witchhunter]

I have two old Lee hand primers one is set up for small and one for large primers. I can prime a bucket of brass while I act like I care what the Kardashians are up to on the tv.

 

[FM12]

Lee Auto prime. On ammo loaded with the Dillon progressive loaders, I sometimes go back and reseat with the Lee if they "feel" like the need reseating.

 

[scooter-2]

thanks for the replies. i have a dillon 550b, i still like to hand prime. it takes a whille to load primer tubes. i can hand prime about as fast. i am not worried about speed. i also have a lee cct press and an rcbs progressive. i hand prime when i use anyof the presses. i have been a member here for a while, i just do not talk much, i just read. i stay out of trouble that way. thanks. scooter=2

 

[herrwalther]

I tried using the priming tool on my Lee press, and didn't feel comfortable doing it. Since then I have used the Lee auto prime and feels much better. It is much easier to feel if the primer isn't seating correctly for some reason.

 

[7mmb]

I never graduated up from my Rock Chucker, my volume has never justified spending more money on a progressive. I never got the hang of the on-press attachment that came with my reloading kit and quickly upgraded to a RCBS hand priming tool and never looked back. I must not be the only one to not like the on-press set up because new RCBS kits come with the hand priming tool.

 

[blitztech]

I really have no other option as I've been using a hand press. The hand primer works well enough. Its sad that I've spent nearly a grand on reloading and I'm still using a hand press. I think my priorities are all wrong

 

[saitek]

primer tool preferance

i use a lee auto prime i get a better feel when they are seated also if their is a problem with the primer out to far you cant remove it from the shell holder . i used the installer that came with my rockchucker but it was a pain . it's slower but i find you make fewer mistake's that way.

 

[Hondo 60]

Nope, I use a progressive press.
Part of the speed is seating on the press.

 

[cdb1]

I am new to hand loading and have a LCT with priming attachments. After maybe 50 rounds of loading on the press I bought a hand primer and haven't looked back.

 

[Lj1941]

I do all of my priming with Lee hand primers. I have one each set up for small and large primers. I just change the shell holder when necessary. I like to feel the primer seat and if I have a loose or tight primer pocket,I can feel it right away.I do not have a progressive press and don't feel I need one.

 

[PJSprog]

I've used my Lee Auto Prime hand primer (the old round one) for the last 23 years. Works great for all calibers (handgun & rifle), and like most others have stated, I can feel the primer and check it manually before moving on.

 

[brainwake]

+1 on the hand primer.....plus I can sit on the couch with a TV tray and prime.

 

[BillBloggins]

Hornady hand priming tool all the way for all calibers- just did not like the Lee safety prime on my Lee turret press, or the feel of priming on the press. Then again I do not need high production volumes so hand priming remains an enjoyable way to feel the primers positively seating as they should.

 

[joustin]

I use the Lee XR. Easier for me and acts as a final QC for the brass.

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[david bachelder]

I hand prime all of my rifle brass. I reload with a Hornady LNL and use the priming system on the press, which works very well for me.

 

[Montman]

I use a Lee hand primer. The volume of loading I do isn't that large. I'll sit and watch TV while I prime 100 rounds every now and then.

 

[lastofthebreed]

I hand prime all my reloads, just because it gives me one more opportunity to inspect my cases.

 

[DeadFlies]

I use the Lee Ram Prime and I have no problems with it.

I can feel the primers being seated, I can inspect each case after being primed, and it isn't too terribly slow, once you get a feel for it. Of course, I only do about 1k-2k rounds/year so a little extra time to do it the way I prefer, even if it is a bit slow, is perfectly acceptable to me.

And I don't watch TV so, for me, there's no advantage to the hand primers there.

 

[MadOtis]

I hand prime, too... after the first 20 or so caps landed on the floor from what I know now was an ill-positioned Lee Safety Prime, I got a hand primer and it's actually much easier for me, and like others, allows me to more closely inspect each case.

 

[frankmako]

i hand prime all my rifle cases. for pistol i sometime do, then run the case through the dillon 550.

 

[exbrit49]

Lee hand primers

Been using these for 30 years and love them for a reason, I can feel exactly how well the primer seats and I can tell when its time to scrap brass for loose pockets, Results from hand priming are so much more consistent.
Sure its faster to auto feed them on progressives but I cant feel that primer seat.
I'm staying with hand priming, not about to change after 30 plus years! Never had a FTF in all the thousands of rounds loaded.

 

[hdbiker]

I'm still using the old original Lee hand primer with the screw in shell holders .I like it.hdbiker