Sinclair Primer tool

[Peter M. Eick]

The summer sinclair catalog showed up so now I am looking to spend money.

Looking at the sinclair tool, it looks really nice compared to my lee tools, but I am concerned how it works. The searches seem to indicate that you put one primer in at a time, put the case in, tighten it up and then prime the case.

Is that the basic sequence?

I single prime each rifle case and am used to a single feed lee tool, so this looks interesting.

Comments? Thoughts?

 

[Dave P]

I think it is a single shot device - not one of those high-faluting semiautomatic devices!!

I know some top shooters that love it - you know Sinclair makes the best toys!

 

[Bullet]

Looking at the sinclair tool, it looks really nice compared to my lee tools, but I am concerned how it works. The searches seem to indicate that you put one primer in at a time, put the case in, tighten it up and then prime the case.

Is that the basic sequence?

Yes, they work real good, you can feel the primer seat. I’ve used one for years, but they are slow which I don’t mind. I prime my cases while watching TV. If I’m in a hurry I have other tools to prime with.

 

[Walkalong]

Their priming tool is outstanding. I use one for Benchrest. Nothing else though.

Yes, you have the sequence right. Not fast, just very consistent.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

I don't shoot rifle rounds fast enough to be worried about the speed. I usually just sit around and prime while I am trimming brass, so I usually have about 1 minute to kill while the trim pro does its thing.

I guess I will buy one and try it out. Looks like another nice precision tool which I am a sucker for.

 

[Walkalong]

You will really like it.

That Sinclair catalog can get you in trouble. Real nice play toys.

 

[Z-Michigan]

I got to use one that a friend, who is a serious BR shooter, owns. You have the sequence right. The tool works very well, but is slow as you would expect. So slow I loaded 20rds and was ready to call it a day!

Anyway, the tool has two advantages IMHO:
1) It is very well made and should last nearly forever.
2) It is stiff and has excellent feel, so you should be able to seat primers precisely - important for BR or match or other precision shooting.

For small numbers of rifle cartridges loaded very carefully, I think it's great. For anything else, it's slow.

Just to put things in perspective, that tool by itself costs considerably more than the entire Lee anniversary kit I just got, which includes everything but dies. Not saying it's overpriced, just noting it's all in what you want to do and how much you want to spend.