Priming With A Single Stage Press?

[Max Owner]

Hey all.

Gonna be reloading with a single stage press.

My question is about inserting primers into rifle cases.

What is the best (or at least good) way of doing this?

I have been looking at an RCBS hand priming tool. Should I get a die (if there is one availble....)

What do you guys recommend? Stay away from?

 

[stevesummit]

i have the rcbs hand prime and it works slick and fast . i would look it over and see if it meets your needs

 

[Gatehouse]

I reccomend a hand priming tool, but I've used the press to prime lots of times. Most presses have an attachment to prime with.

 

[John in B.C.]

I use the Lee Autoprime. Works very well. Runs around $20 or so.

John

 

[johnes50]

Lee Autoprime is the way to go.

 

[Onagoth]

x3 for lee autoprime

 

[Max Owner]

I have a Redding Big Boss. Came as a kit.

 

[Winnipeg Toymaker]

Lee handprimer definitely. It lets you feel the insertion or misalignment of the primer, the press does not. lets you sit and watch tv or whatever, and you are not relegated to a reloading bench.

 

[billdick]

I have always used my press. Once you get a rythm going it takes no time at all.

 

[Scott_N]

i have always used my press. Once you get a rythm going it takes no time at all.

x2.

 

[fisherking]

I use a rcbs handprimer for rifle, works for me.

 

[Max Owner]

Thanx guys.

Haven't seen the Lee Handprimer so I'll hafta look it up.

 

[sunray]

Been using the auto-primer feed tubes(Redding, I think. May be RCBS.) for eons with no fuss.

 

[tigrr]

I use the Lee Auto Prime II. If I use the hand prime too much my hands swell up. Caused from 30 years of vibration, grinding out other peoples broken welds.

 

[ben hunchak]

I like to prime on the press as i can do two steps at once, bell case mouths on the upstroke, prime on the down stroke, with my Rockchucker, been savings steps like this for 40 years.

 

[orgrabbit]

i have the rcbs hand prime and it works slick and fast . i would look it over and see if it meets your needs

Totally agree.

 

[mikeelliot]

Another + for the RCBS hand primer....

 

[Max Owner]

Any real issues with getting the primer set properly? To seat it?

Excessive force needed at times?

 

[toyboy]

with the lee hand prime,sometimes the primer dosen't seat easily and requires some force to seat.if it dosen't seat right(flush),then you can't take the primed case out of the shell holder...

 

[Max Owner]

Is that a common thing, Toyboy?