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Posted: 3/17/2017 8:47:14 PM EDT
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Suggestions for good quality bench top priming tool. Will be used for rifle cases only on precision and bench rest applications.
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013R85BU?tag=vglnk-c102-20
I have the press mounted version of the item above. Have been using it for more than 20 years. I got the strip loader as well. IF I had it do over again I would have gotten the bench version. Both work very well. I am still using the original primer strips from back in the day, along with some purchased recently so that I could have more loading and less refilling. Personally just not a fan of the hand held primer tools out there. |
RCBS first generation, I use it for seating Berdan primers for my steel case 7.62x39 loads. The shinny thing on the base below the handle is the seating stop. Necessary as you are seating a Berdan primer over the anvil built into the case. Seat a Berdan primer too deep and it will go off. I go for .005 below flush. Primers have to be placed one at a time into the primer cup. 
RCBS 2nd generation. Has auto primer feed and this tool is fast and works well. Both tools give good feel when priming. That's the RCBS tools, someone else will have to cover the Lee and other tools. |
| I highly recommend the RCBS Automatic Bench Mounted tool. I have the standard tool with primer tubes. Only thing I'd recommend is to buy extra shellholders so you can use one in the primer and have another in your press. Great feel, just the right leverage, and the automatic placement of a primer in the cup from the tube is practically flawless. I've seen this tool on sale at a couple places just in the last few days. |
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Semi hijack..........for the guys using the RCBS gen 2 tool what do you feel is the optimum mounting position?
Like pictured above with the handle parallel to the bench edge or would a 45 degree angle (handle overhanging the edge of the bench) be more comfortable? |
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A lot of people poopoo the Lee but I love it.
Use it for .223 and recently 9mm. Works perfect for the last several thousand rounds. The main thing I've experienced is the feeding system, it gets built up with a coating of brass residue(kind of a film) clean that once and awhile with Hornady one-shot cleaner and lube, it runs great. I honestly wasn't expecting much for $30/shipped but I like it so much better than my Hornady lnl press mounted system. The Lee gives good feedback through the handle too on hard or too easy seating. I'll buy another if mine ever died. |
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Semi hijack..........for the guys using the RCBS gen 2 tool what do you feel is the optimum mounting position? Like pictured above with the handle parallel to the bench edge or would a 45 degree angle (handle overhanging the edge of the bench) be more comfortable? I have drilled holes in the front of my bench and mount various tools and presses there. |
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A lot of people poopoo the Lee but I love it. Use it for .223 and recently 9mm. Works perfect for the last several thousand rounds. The main thing I've experienced is the feeding system, it gets built up with a coating of brass residue(kind of a film) clean that once and awhile with Hornady one-shot cleaner and lube, it runs great. I honestly wasn't expecting much for $30/shipped but I like it so much better than my Hornady lnl press mounted system. The Lee gives good feedback through the handle too on hard or too easy seating. I'll buy another if mine ever died. I was hoping someone would post their experiences with the Lee. |
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A lot of people poopoo the Lee but I love it. Use it for .223 and recently 9mm. Works perfect for the last several thousand rounds. The main thing I've experienced is the feeding system, it gets built up with a coating of brass residue(kind of a film) clean that once and awhile with Hornady one-shot cleaner and lube, it runs great. I honestly wasn't expecting much for $30/shipped but I like it so much better than my Hornady lnl press mounted system. The Lee gives good feedback through the handle too on hard or too easy seating. I'll buy another if mine ever died. Before I used it the first time I took it apart and lubed all the moving parts. You don't have to but it made it run smooth as glass. Yes, it does give good feedback on easy/hard seating primers. I have mine mounted sideways like dryflash has his RCBS mounted. It's fast and the handle makes it easy on the hands and provides a lot of leverage, so much that I only use half of it. |
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Improvement????
Since you can't watch TV while priming with the bench tool, its the reason that I stocked up heavy on the old style hand primers when they where still offered. Hence snapped a handle on the first one I had, and since they where so cheap at the time (just over $10 each), just bought a bunch to stock up on them for down the road if another lever snapped instead. 
Truth is, the only reason that I haven't sent the snapped lever unit back yet, is they will not do a direct replacement for it, per the Lee Lifetime Guarantee that first came with the old units. Instead, they are only offering a half price if you want to upgrade to the new unit, so at least the old round primer trays that came with the old unit are living their lives out as primer tube fillers instead. http://leeprecision.com/parts/priming-tools/hand-priming-tool/ |
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Our first experience with the Lee bench tool was not so positive.
We're having a lot of feeding issues with small primers. They are dropping into position sideways then of course get crushed if not caught. We tried using the similar Lee press priming trays as well as a RCBS primer tray (which is nearly identical to the Lee press tray) but haven't really worked out the bugs yet. Any suggestions? Motor |
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Our first experience with the Lee bench tool was not so positive. We're having a lot of feeding issues with small primers. They are dropping into position sideways then of course get crushed if not caught. We tried using the similar Lee press priming trays as well as a RCBS primer tray (which is nearly identical to the Lee press tray) but haven't really worked out the bugs yet. Any suggestions? Motor |
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I'll get them once and awhile, biggest thing I've found is to keep the tray, and guide area leading to the ram clean. Hornady one-shot clean and lube is what I use because I have it on hand for my press. I wouldn't be afraid to use a non-chlorinated brake cleaner. Motor |
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Hands down, the best and safest bench priming tool is the RCBS APS Bench Priming Tool.
[youtube]https://youtu.be/x21iNgYeKow[/youtube] 
With it, you will need aps primer strips and the the APS strip loading tool if you are not just buying aps strips factory pre-loaded with primers instead. [youtube]https://youtu.be/geHLJiX9OjY[/youtube] 
Hence you can load aps strips by the box fulls and store them for later use. With a primer tube, you do not leave them pre loaded when you are not priming, and most hand primers that use the primer tube system, don't have blast shields around the primer tubes to begin with. 
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Ok second use of tbe Lee last night this time with large pistol primers. (45acp)
The first 100 went ok but with an occasional hiccup. I read something on another forum about removing the "0" ring. If you zoom in on the photo posted above you can see it. This "0" ring obsorbs some of the free play in the system. The unit actually works better without it. Letting the handle rebound on it's own without the "0" ring dampening it's movement gives the unit a little shake if you will and helps primer feeding. The "0" ring also seems to slow down the rebound of the mechanism which leads to more hiccups. The biggest problem with this thing is primer feeding. Unlike the hand primer you can't give it a little shake so you must purposely rattle this thing while using it to keep it running good. I am getting to like this thing more. If you have tired working hands that hurt and tend to fall asleep this thing is well worth the cost. I have 2 other hand priming tools and yes I'll still use them (one old style Lee and one RCBS that uses press shell holders) but if I am going to do a hundred or more I'll definitely be using the Lee bench mounted primer tool. Motor |
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Ok second use of tbe Lee last night this time with large pistol primers. (45acp) The first 100 went ok but with an occasional hiccup. I read something on another forum about removing the "0" ring. If you zoom in on the photo posted above you can see it. This "0" ring obsorbs some of the free play in the system. The unit actually works better without it. Letting the handle rebound on it's own without the "0" ring dampening it's movement gives the unit a little shake if you will and helps primer feeding. The "0" ring also seems to slow down the rebound of the mechanism which leads to more hiccups. The biggest problem with this thing is primer feeding. Unlike the hand primer you can't give it a little shake so you must purposely rattle this thing while using it to keep it running good. I am getting to like this thing more. If you have tired working hands that hurt and tend to fall asleep this thing is well worth the cost. I have 2 other hand priming tools and yes I'll still use them (one old style Lee and one RCBS that uses press shell holders) but if I am going to do a hundred or more I'll definitely be using the Lee bench mounted primer tool. Motor |
| I am thinking that the RCBS APS (strip system) looks enticing, but the reviews on Midway are not so great (lots of 1 star ratings), which worries me. Are there any other RCBS APS Priming System users around here that care to comment on the negative reviews? Are these user error problems? |
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http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg272/dryflash3/Tools/P1010801_zps363e77dc.jpg RCBS 2nd generation. Has auto primer feed and this tool is fast and works well. Both tools give good feel when priming. That's the RCBS tools, someone else will have to cover the Lee and other tools. The factory primer feed tubes only held like 80 or so not 100 but you can use the Dillon primer feed tubes |
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I used to have one of those and loved it. When I finally switched from single stage reloading to all progressive I didn't have a use for it any more and sold it. The factory primer feed tubes only held like 80 or so not 100 but you can use the Dillon primer feed tubes |
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