Frankford Arsenal Platinum Hand De-Primer Tool

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Frankford Arsenal Platinum Hand De-Primer Tool

This is a new offering from Frankford Arsenal (Battenfeld) and I can see the benefit of sitting out on the back deck and depriming a bucket 'o brass while I watch the sunset (if it ever gets warm enough again)

The only place that I could find that stocked it was Cabelas (item #95213) for CAD $59.99

Has anyone here bought one yet?

link to the Frankford product page:
http://www.btibrands.com/product/hand-deprimer/

 

[silverfoxdj]

I'll stick with my depriming Lee die on the press.

 

[bigedp51]

I have a very simple Lee depriming tool used with a plastic hammer as a backup, and my primary tool is the Lyman Universal Depriming and Decapping Die that works great.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/540542/lyman-universal-depriming-and-decapping-die

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/297408/lee-decapper-and-base-22-caliber?cm_vc=ProductFinding

The Lee tool serves double duty, if a seated primer is questionable for a loose primer pocket I use the Lee tool to check primer tightness. If I can push or move the primer with just finger pressure the case goes into the scrap brass bucket.

And now the "BIG" question.........do you ever have to remove live primers........now look at the Frankford Arsenal depriming unit and ask yourself have you ever played Russian roulette.

The Lyman unit if a primer did detonate would vent the pressure downward and away from your face and the Frankford Arsenal unit is pointing at your head.

I have removed quite a few live primers in 46 years of reloading with my lyman die and knock on wood none have ever gone off. "BUT" I'm not going to do it with the mouth of the case pointing at my head.

Bottom line, the only people who should buy the Frankford Arsenal depriming unit are Star Trek fans who like shooting themselves in the head with their phasers set on stun. (like sunray)

 

[Skinny 1950]

Looks like a real cheap P.O.S. to me, look at the spring on the handle..how long is that going to last??

 

[ripitup911]

My first thoughts were pos but after review and it doesn't have plastic parts it may be decent. I would never deprime a live primer with it but fired brass probably would be handy when doing nothing. Depriming on a progressive is still way faster though.

 

[Skinny 1950]

I like scrounging brass at the range when I run low and have found the Norinco 45ACP brass hard to deprime even with a full size press, can't see even doing it single handed with that thing.

 

[ripitup911]

Ya it would be interesting to see someone doing some crimped brass aswell that could be very difficult on that

 

[FirearmsEnthusiast]

I recently ordered a Harvey hand deprimer - will put it to use when it arrives and will likely post a review here on the forums...

http://harveydeprimer.com

 

[444shooter]

Lee hand press + universal decapping die.

 

[ted_dent]

I got a chance to try one out at the SHOT Show this year. Works OK & is pretty solidly built but I'm still debating why anyone would not just run their brass through a deprime/size die or a decapping die. I guess if you want to deprime while watching TV it would be OK but I still see this as one of those "answer to a question no one asked" doodads.