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Posted: 8/6/2016 2:36:45 AM EDT
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Kind of a cool looking tool, I really like how there is no tube to load, just dump, shake, and go.
But, at about 6:32 into the video, when he say's "that almost felt too easy, but no, we have perfect primer seating." Look at the chamfer on the primer pocket.  I bet you could seat primers into those pockets with your finger.
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No, the lee tool's really do seat the primers that easy due to their cam'g system.
I have a few of the old lee hand primer tools that you use thumb pressure, and you can low fly doing primers while watching TV with that tool instead (read never once have to look at the tool/you can do it all by feeling so your don't miss any parts of your stories). 
Hence the bench tool is the same as the hand tool in regarding the cam system, but since the lever is twice as long as the thumb lever on the hand tool, take very, very little pressure on the longer handle instead. |
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I watched that segment of the video several times in full screen mode and was not able to see any excessive chamfer in those primer pockets.
As the previous poster said, it's easier because of the length of the handle. I use a Lee Ram Prime on both a single stage press as well as a Lee Hand Press. The feel and action are excellent albeit a bit slow. I'd like to take one of those auto bench prime tools for a test drive. I wonder if the mounting holes fit any of the holes on the lee bench plate? ETA: YES Includes the new folding tray—go from box to priming in seconds. Tray has a built-in primer flipping feature allowing direct filling from today’s large primer boxes. The tool mounting holes are spaced for the Lee Bench Plate system (#90251) or can be mounted directly to your workbench. 
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snip- I use a Lee Ram Prime on both a single stage press as well as a Lee Hand Press. The feel and action are excellent albeit a bit slow. I'd like to take one of those auto bench prime tools for a test drive. -snip This. I will use nothing else, since I can "feel" the primer pocket and primer/anvil interacting. I am running out of spare thumb levers tho 
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I can "feel" the seating of the primer better with the RCBS bench primer. I had an older Hornady hand primer, it was nice, but I much prefer the bench mounted units. I hated the strips. Or do you have the one with the tubes? With the lee, I just dump a box of primers, give it a swirl, and start priming. Cheap and it gives good feel. |
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Quoted: I hated the strips. Or do you have the one with the tubes? With the lee, I just dump a box of primers, give it a swirl, and start priming. Cheap and it gives good feel. Quoted: Quoted: I can "feel" the seating of the primer better with the RCBS bench primer. I had an older Hornady hand primer, it was nice, but I much prefer the bench mounted units. I hated the strips. Or do you have the one with the tubes? With the lee, I just dump a box of primers, give it a swirl, and start priming. Cheap and it gives good feel.  Tubes are the only way to go. |
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Looks more like reflection from overhead/camera lighting. 
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Stop the video at exactly 6:34, look at the bright brass colored ring around the primer. It looks like it was chamfered with a pocket knife. . Looks more like reflection from overhead/camera lighting.
Suit Yourself.
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Looks nice. I prefer the on press LEE Safety Primer.
Same no-tube shaker benefit of the bench mount, same center alignment and seat depth consistency and proper placement .....but the added benefit on using a piece of equipment already purchased (assuming one owns a LEE press that has tapped holes on top). Also allow a person to do two functions at once on a single stage as the die hole is still open. Video (not the best and not mine) of the On Press system |
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I tried this tool, and it actually wasn't too bad as you could feel the primer seating just as good as any hand primer I've had before, but the big downfall with it is if you are using military brass preferably Lake City.
Trying to slide the heads into the shell holder could be a real bitch sometimes and I remember encountering this with an early lee hand primer that I had. For that I had to order shell holders from Possum Hollow which did the trick. Unfortunately those have been discontinued. If I could got these for the lee bench primer I think it would have definitely been a keeper. I think it would work okay as long as you are not using any kind of military brass. This was pretty much a dealbreaker for me and I sent it back and went back to my old RCBS ram prime. A little slower like others here have said but it has never let me down, not once. |
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