Why does my LEE turret press NOT have a circular black primer holder devices?

[speros]

It is the thing that holds the primers and adds them to the cartridge during reloading

 

[mmattockx]

Not in the box? The primer lever is easily removeable to facilitate changing primer sizes, maybe someone put them aside and misplaced them?

Mark

 

[Jarlath]

I assume you are talking about the safety prime attachment.

It is an add on.

 

[speros]

Yeah THAT'S IT! Do I require it?

I assume you are talking about the safety prime attachment.

It is an add on.

 

[Colin]

No your press should come with a T-shaped metal piece that has a large and a small priming cup on it.

 

[speros]

Safety prime attachment was not included

Not in the box? The primer lever is easily removeable to facilitate changing primer sizes, maybe someone put them aside and misplaced them?

Mark

 

[speros]

Nope nothing like that

No your press should come with a T-shaped metal piece that has a large and a small priming cup on it.

 

[speros]

What is that metal piece look like?

 

[anchor3593]

I started to handfeed primers from a tray into the arm and it is less fuss 'n fiddle.

 

[speros]

Your saying its possible to seat the primers with just the dies and the turret?

I started to handfeed primers from a tray into the arm and it is less fuss 'n fiddle.

 

[mmattockx]

What is that metal piece look like?

http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi-data/instruct/90064.pdf

Look at the press picture on page 2, the piece is the LPS Primer Arm, in the ram. This is what I thought you meant when you said the primer holders were missing.

Your saying its possible to seat the primers with just the dies and the turret?

You could individually feed primers into the primer arm and seat them with the press, yes. I think it would be very fiddly and a PITA, but it can be done. If you are going to use the press as a semi-progressive, then you will defintely want the feeder, it is integral to the overall operation in this mode. If you are only loading rifle cartridges, buy an Auto-Prime hand primer and use it instead.

I started to handfeed primers from a tray into the arm and it is less fuss 'n fiddle.

Less fuss than the safety primer feeder? Mine works fine, there is no way I could hand feed the primer arm with less effort than the feeder.

Mark

 

[Colin]

Do you have this?
http://www.leeprecision.com/graphics/parts/2889.jpg

 

[easyrider604]

Not meaning to hi-jack this thread but this could help the OP as well.

Will this "adaptor", http://factorysales.com/html/xcart/SWIVEL-ADAPTOR.html

provide the same clearance between the AUTO DISK POWDER MEASURE as the "Riser" shown down the middle on this link, http://factorysales.com/html/xcart/catalog/powhan1.html ?

The riser works for me but am thinking of ordering the adapter to be able to transfer the powder measure easily from one die set to another.

 

[speros]

yes colin I have that part!

 

[Jarlath]

yes colin I have that part!

That is the included primer arm part. You put the primer into the cup (anvil side up) and on the downstroke of the ram, the primer arm levers automatically into the slot built into the ram and press the primer smoothly into the pocket.

Please look at
http://www.leeprecision.com/html/HelpVideos/videos/Turret Press/loading 45 case-1.wmv

At approximately 15 seconds, you see the primer arm automatically lever in. Now the safety prime attachment in the video loads the primer arm in a simple method, otherwise you need to load it by hand.


The safety prime can be ordered as it is an accessory.
Here is the safety prime installation video.
http://www.leeprecision.com/html/HelpVideos/videos/Turret Press/safety prime install-1.wmv