RCBS hand priming tool blew up in my hand

[xring44]

I believe I can shed some light on the loading gate allowing two primers in the upspout if it can be dealt with without acting like I am condemning anyone for anything.

If you double stroke the squeeze handle, ie; start up with a primer and not complete the stroke, instead release the pressure letting the squeeze handle return to its at rest position, sometimes the primer will not follow the rod back down and if the unit is tilted to the side, it will load a second primer, what you have then is a primer trying to seat another primer. I have had this happen on several occasions, fortunately, other than ruining the lower primer, (crushing the sides ) all ended with out a exploding primer.

 

[Dumpster Baby]

Not trying to be a wise guy, but this is what I use. Nothing to go wrong. Never had a problem with it. I keep my fingers very dry when handling the primers or wear some finger cots. It's a 100% malfunction free tool.

 

[PedalBiker]

I have an RCBS priming tool. I've had primers double up on occasion. I don't think it's unlikely that if one were seating primers into a military crimp one would go bang. Once the primer clears the crimp there could be enough energy stored in the system (hand, tool etc) to fire the primer. Anything elastic can store energy, a clean break of some kind of tension would release it.

Thank goodness it wasn't a tray of 100 primers that went bang.

I used to be pretty lax about wearing glasses while reloading (I even used that old Lee hammer tool with no glasses). I've still never had a primer go off unintentionally (even when decapping live ones with the sizing die). From now on I'm redoubling my efforts to remember eye protection.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Ol` Joe]

Dumpster baby, I had one of those years ago and used it till it broke back in the early 80`s. Must have primed 10K+ cases with it before the thumb lever broke. Great little tool! I use the newer Lee now as they haven`t offered that style for 20 years or so. You won`t find the screw in shellholders easily either.

 

[sig228]

A Little OT

Dumpster Baby...Love the name...from that "Always Sunny" episode?

 

[Bullet]

Dumpster Baby

If you like the one you've shown you’d probably really like these -

http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=REPTSI&item=PT-2000&type=store

 

[The Bushmaster]

WOW!!! $115.00...I think I'll stick with my Lee Auto Prime II...Even counting the Lee "C" press it doesn't come near to that...Besides I already have the Auto Prime II...And I don't have to have a different set of shell holders. The ones that come with the die sets (both Lee and RCBS) work in it...

 

[Walkalong]

A Little OT
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Dumpster Baby...Love the name...

Makes me sick to my stomach because of what it represents, but to each their own.


All the different priming tools work just fine. Pick one you like (feels good in your hand) and go for it.

 

[entropy]

Dumpster Baby..... Love the name.



I use a Lee Auto Prime. Works for me.

 

[The Bushmaster]

Maybe he should change it to "Dumpster Diver". Would that work Walkalong?

 

[FM12]

Could the primer have gotten stuck on the crimp, and as pressure increased the primer went in all the way, kind of suddenly, then bottomed out and exploded?

Just thinking out loud here.

 

[Walkalong]

Maybe he should change it to "Dumpster Diver". Would that work Walkalong?

I like it. I've done that!