Best handheld or other priming tool?

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I’ve been using an Lyman handheld primer tool but the plastic tip that guides the primer into the shell holder has worn out.
So tried the Hornady hand held primer but find it a bit awkward.

So what is the best primer tool to buy? Fastest and easiest?
Thanks
 
45C said:
I’ve been using an Lyman handheld primer tool but the plastic tip that guides the primer into the shell holder has worn out.
So tried the Hornady hand held primer but find it a bit awkward.

So what is the best primer tool to buy? Fastest and easiest?
Thanks
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Rcbs universal , I love it and no shell holders to use, I’ve primed 10’s of thousands of cases with it and still going strong
 
Canuck65 said:
RCBS. Uses the same shell holders you already have. Solid and dependable.

The Lee ones are good too, but use different shell holders.
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This. I have the Lee and it works fine, but it uses proprietary shell holders. The RCBS tool takes standard shell holders as used in your press and I like the square primer pan that matches the shape of the tray primers come in. It is hard to get 100 primers into the round pan of the Lee tool from a square primer tray.


Mark
 
savagelh said:
I just picked up the frankford arsenal one. I like that it comes with all the shell holders and you can adjust the primer seating depth. Haven't used it yet but it seems like quality kit.
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I've used the FA for about 8yrs now and thousands of rounds through it.
I also like the adjustable seating depth.
Seems to be holding up very well.
 
45C said:
I’ve been using an Lyman handheld primer tool but the plastic tip that guides the primer into the shell holder has worn out.
So tried the Hornady hand held primer but find it a bit awkward.

So what is the best primer tool to buy? Fastest and easiest?
Thanks
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I don't own a rifle that requires this level of seating depth accuracy.. There are a ton of options...
I have several RCBS hand primers set with large and small as well as my case holder types. easy peasy and I feel the pocket as they set. I prefer the square tray for the primers over the round.. and will typically do fifty at a time.
 
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I used a Lee hand primer for years but found that as I got older I needed more leverage to properly seat. I ended up buying a Lee Auto Prime bench tool as I already had the shell holders from the hand tool. It does work well enough for my needs but the original plastic primer feed broke and had to be replaced. Wasn't happy about that. Bought another feed and a spare for both lg and sm primers. I'm invested now so will stick with it but there will be better choices.
 
It's been the LEE hand prime for me, for a long long time ! I picked up the parts or replacements when I saw them for a good deal here and there so I always had them. Tried off the press a few times over the yrs, including my Forster press, but it just doesn't have that same "feel"....plus, could never really tell when the pockets were getting sloppy. VERY easy to tell this with the LEE hand prime tool and cases are "sharpied" accordingly !
 
I have a few different hand priming units. I mostly use Lapua and Peterson brass which is very uniform as a rule. I recently bought a 21rst Century micro adjust priming tool. Incredibly well built piece of equipment! No regrets!!
 
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