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Posted: 7/3/2012 5:47:31 AM EDT
Can anyone recommend one whose plastic top doesn't fall apart in a year?


Link Posted: 7/3/2012 6:16:41 AM EDT
[#1]
Lee.

Mine's about ten years old and probably 10K+ primers through it.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 6:22:04 AM EDT
[#2]
That's what I'm looking to replace.
FWIW, I do 8-10k primers a year.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 8:16:03 AM EDT
[#3]
Sinclair
K&M
RCBS (bench mount)
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 8:29:47 AM EDT
[#4]



Quoted:


Sinclair


K&M

RCBS (bench mount)


Holy crap, that thing is $110...  



The K&M looks good.



 





Link Posted: 7/3/2012 9:31:40 AM EDT
[#5]
Nope!  On sale today for $109.99!!  LOL
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 10:16:16 AM EDT
[#6]
I wore out 2 Lee hand primers.  The worked great, but after several years of hard use they bit the dust.

I went to a RCBS hand primer and like it a LOT better.  I feel that it's a safer hand primer because it puts a steel shield between the primer being seated and the primers in the tray.  I have seen the aftermath of a Lee tray blow up once and it wasn't pretty.  The only reason the guy didn't get his eyes put out was because he was wearing prescription glasses.  The lenses were damaged enough that they had to be replaced.

RCBS Hand Primer tool
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 11:01:29 AM EDT
[#7]
Quoted:
I wore out 2 Lee hand primers.  The worked great, but after several years of hard use they bit the dust.

I went to a RCBS hand primer and like it a LOT better.  I feel that it's a safer hand primer because it puts a steel shield between the primer being seated and the primers in the tray.  I have seen the aftermath of a Lee tray blow up once and it wasn't pretty.  The only reason the guy didn't get his eyes put out was because he was wearing prescription glasses.  The lenses were damaged enough that they had to be replaced.

RCBS Hand Primer tool


+1

Sure it has plastic pieces that can wear, but if they do, call RCBS and you'll have them in a few days.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 11:05:55 AM EDT
[#8]
How's the "feel" on the RCBS?  IE, can you feel the seating of the primer?
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 11:26:10 AM EDT
[#9]
Quoted:
How's the "feel" on the RCBS?  IE, can you feel the seating of the primer?


Yep, just like the Lee.

What sold me on the RCBS was the added safety features.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 11:28:21 AM EDT
[#10]
Quoted:
How's the "feel" on the RCBS?  IE, can you feel the seating of the primer?


Pretty noticeable when you're seating.

I group my precision rounds to tight and loose primer pockets.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 12:39:27 PM EDT
[#11]
Quoted:

Quoted:
Sinclair
K&M
RCBS (bench mount)

Holy crap, that thing is $110...  

The K&M looks good.
 




I use mine every chance I get.  It is perfection.  There is no better priming tool on the market.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 12:57:19 PM EDT
[#12]
Thanks all, I think I'll grab the RCBS (gateway tool to the Sinclair?? ).


Link Posted: 7/3/2012 2:45:10 PM EDT
[#13]
I recently made the jump to the Hornady unit.  I really like using standard shell holders.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 2:51:19 PM EDT
[#14]
I like my RCBS universal.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 2:56:48 PM EDT
[#15]
Quoted:
Thanks all, I think I'll grab the RCBS (gateway tool to the Sinclair?? ).



I like this RCBS better

You will need this to load the strips

primer strips
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:16:32 PM EDT
[#16]
The total for those things is $87.  The Sinclair is $110.
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