lee hand primer & exploding federal primers?

[TEDDY]

lee

I use what ever I buy.I think part is they dont trust the loaders to take care and I would not either.when they talk abought how many rds they can load an hour.I dont rush,I am loading ammo I dont need to hurry.I have all the makes of press but I use lee.frankly I cant afford the other makes.but Ihave some as I got them many yrs ago.

 

[ma96782]

I have a LEE auto prime (hand tool) and use it w/ Fed 210s when loading .308 Win. Never had a problem.

On the same note.....I have a LEE M1000 which uses the sort of same primer tray mounted to the progressive press. I've had a primer go off. Only a couple of primers actually went off not the entire tray.........lucky?

Oh well, I just replaced the damaged parts and promised myself, "to be careful." I won't fear it. Yes, I was using safety glasses.

Only thing I can figure is.........S^8% happens.

I guess someone might have gotten injured way back when and sued LEE. So, LEE slapped the warning label on. That's life. :banghead: Lawyers.

Aloha, Mark

 

[fguffey]

Federal primers were not used during test because they did not donate the primers, Lee did not recommend Federal primers in his hand primer had nothing to do with going off, all primers will do that, in his book, Mr Lee made a point to make it clear he did not recommend Federal primers, later in his book he made it clear, he did not test Federal Primers because they did not donate the primers for testing.

Any tube that is used as part of a primer feed system must be cleaned like a rifle barre., the dust from the primers can accumulate, when one goes, they all go, an extra tube on the outside of the primer tube is recommended.

F. Guffey