Priming

[oldbadger]

The old alumin tubes are just SO dangerous! A buddy dropped a full one onto his cement floor and thought the world had ended. The doc pulled several little bits of metal out of his right shin, wish he'd kept them as I'll bet they were bits of primer rather than tube!

I too have switched over to the new RCBS, any of the modern hand tools are great if you are half way organized. I've used Lees, Hornadys and several incarnations of RCBS until the latest one, which i like the best so far.

 

[aftermidnight]

RCBS hand primer.. was looking at one today.. i see they finally redesigned the tray to a SQUARE configuration..no more spills... and to think they went to engineering school for that ..lol

 

[Boomer]

The old alumin tubes are just SO dangerous! A buddy dropped a full one onto his cement floor and thought the world had ended. The doc pulled several little bits of metal out of his right shin, wish he'd kept them as I'll bet they were bits of primer rather than tube!

I too have switched over to the new RCBS, any of the modern hand tools are great if you are half way organized. I've used Lees, Hornadys and several incarnations of RCBS until the latest one, which i like the best so far.

If the tubes are handled over the laoding bench being fumble fingured shouldn't result in any unpleasantness. I have a foam mat that I stand on when I load as well. Accidents will happen though, and I prefer to learn from the misery of others so I'll surely keep that one in mind.

 

['Boo]

The old alumin tubes are just SO dangerous! .

Pop a primer in a hand tool and you can have the whole tray blow up pointing at your face. Handling primers is the most hazardous part of reloading and every method of seating them poses some risks. Pay attention to what you are doing and you should still have your fingers and eyeballs at the end of the day.