Best way to Prime?

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Ive got a lyman single stage press with the feeder tube attachment and the little arm that is suppose to let a primer drop into it and then primes the brass on the down stroke. takes forever to get this set up right and is the slowest part of my reloading. What is the Best way to prime cases? Hand primer?
 
Use a lee tool

I find the Lee Hand Priming tool is the best and most economical. You can buy an RCBS hand priming tool but it is three times the cost.
 
I would keep on doing it the way you are. It will become easier and quicker for you, the longer you do it. I find priming at the press is an ideal way to make sure the primers are going in the case with sufficient pressure, ensuring that the primer pockets have not opened up too much. This is an important part of reloading, so on every case, make sure the primer has the proper fit.
I've tried hand priming, but really don't like it.
 
I use the hand primer method, also. Mine's an RCBS.
But Im not saying it's any better than a Lee. I'm using a Lee Turret Press and dies with very good success.
 
The Lee press-priming system is the best on-press system I've ever seen. Even so, I usually use a hand-priming tool; I've got the Hornady one. I like it because I find the Lee hand priming tool to wear out quickly (I've worn out two of them), and I hate having to use separate shell holders for it. The Hornady one uses the same universal shell holders as everything else, and has the handy little flip trays, it doesn't need any silly 'APS strips' or anything - dump a bunch of primers in, shake it, then get to work.
 
The RCBS bench-mounted primer tool (tube fed NOT strips) is one of the best methods of priming rifle bass in my opinion. Good speed and excellent "feel".
 
i really like my rcbs hand priming tool. to me, i find that i have a better feel if the primer pockets have become to loose, and when the primer has been seated correctly. iv tried doing it on the press, but to me i didnt feel as if i was getting enought "feed back" to know if every thing was seating correctly.
 
i like hand priming with my rcbs primeing tool. lets you feel the primer and gives you a feel when the pockets start to loosen.
 
trebor2880 said:
I use the hand primer method, also. Mine's an RCBS.
But Im not saying it's any better than a Lee. I'm using a Lee Turret Press and dies with very good success.
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I agree. Although I can prime using the press after resizing, I choose to use the RCBS hand primer method. It just gives me piece of mind as I can really feel how the primer goes in.

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I never did like the tube feed/press systems mainly because of the leverage of the linkage. I like to "feel" the primer seat and have tried a number of hand tools, including a very expensive one from Sinclairs. Personally, I prefer the RCBS tool, but would point out the annoyance of changing the shell holders. My answer to that is to have two of them, with different, but commonly used (in my arsenal) sizes.
 
My old single stage press never did have the feed tube attachment, So I just put the primers in the primer tray, pick them up with thumb and forefinger and place them in the primer arm. Then I seat as usual. I've never done it any other way, and I don't have any problems feeling when one seats too easily, ie pockets getting stretched.
 
I use a Hornady hand priming tool, but the RCBS is just as good. I prefer this method over press priming because you can feel the primer seating.
 
I have used the Lee Auto-prime II (on press version of a dedicated priming tool)
Lee Ram Prime, Lee Turret on-press system (old version without feed tube) and RCBS hand priming tool. I still have them all, and the RCBS is now my go-to tool for single stage reloading. I don't even like RCBS equipment, but this method is the winner.
 
I use the Lee Auto Prime hand tool but when faced with lots of brass, I use an RCBS APS strip-fed tool permanently mounted on an old Lee Challenger press that is perfect for that job. It was my very first beginners' press.
That one was replaced on the bench by an RCBS RockChucker and later, by a Forster Co-Ax press.
PP.
 
stevebc said:
My old single stage press never did have the feed tube attachment, So I just put the primers in the primer tray, pick them up with thumb and forefinger and place them in the primer arm. Then I seat as usual. I've never done it any other way, and I don't have any problems feeling when one seats too easily, ie pockets getting stretched.
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Actually, this is the way I do it and I thought it was what the OP was talking about.
 
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