Hate my RCBS Hand Primer - who makes a better one?

[wxl]

Have 2 RCBS w/ shellholders and a Universal. No major problems with them.

[Publius]

I have the universal hand primer from RCBS. I have to say it is one of the best buys I have had for reloading. Easy to change from large to small and it runs incredibly smooth. I have never had flipping issues either.

Ryan
RLTW!

I use this one as well. It's probably one of the best purchases I've made for a reloading tool.

[WASSMAN]

You could try the aps style. That will solve you flipping problem. I use a ram prime but i don't load the amount you load. I wish i had the time and money to shoot that much.

[chasw]

I hate it - primers getting jammed - primers seated incorrectly. Primers turning over in the pan. Difficulty seating primers in 308 - 556 and mainly SSA 6.8 spc brass with CCI41 primers. Once in a while I have to go out to the garage and use the vice grips to pull a jammed cartridge out of the primer. I load about 400 rounds a week and need something better.
thanks
Stingray

Stingray: Check out the K&M and Sinclair hand priming tools. Benchrest shooters tend to use these precision priming tools. I use the K&M. Its slower than my previous Lee Autoprime tool, but when priming 40 or 50 cases, it doesn't take that long and I am sold on the precise feel. It also makes use of my extensive collection of Lee autoprime shellholders. - CW

[CTrip]

I have the RCBS that uses shell holders. It works great. Very smooth and positive when seating the primer. Seats them all the way with little effort. Changing shell holders is a little fiddly but you get used to it. Never had a primer flip once the cover is on the tray.

[Dude-Sweet]

I have been using this tool for a while now and I really like it. It's pretty damn fast and i get very uniform seating depth on the primers.

[Stack]

I use the RCBS with the shell holders too. I tape the tray closed.
Also, It got kind of clunky a while back and I thought maybe I had not removed the crimp all the way from some .556 brass but after fiddling with the brass a bit I took the hand primer apart, cleaned it and put a slight touch of grease on the ends of the pivot link and the follower. Voila! smooth as silk.

[Yardmgr]

I use the new Lee and have no porblems at all.

[rifter]

I hate it - primers getting jammed - primers seated incorrectly. Primers turning over in the pan. Difficulty seating primers in 308 - 556 and mainly SSA 6.8 spc brass with CCI41 primers. Once in a while I have to go out to the garage and use the vice grips to pull a jammed cartridge out of the primer. I load about 400 rounds a week and need something better.
thanks
Stingray

I've used Lee and RCBS. RCBS is better than Lee, but not by much. These days, I use the Hornady LnL hand primer that has the ergonomic handle. It uses standard shell holders like you use in the single stage press, and the primer tray is reversible -- one side has the guide for large primers, and the other for small primers. Once you load the tray and lock down the cover, primers cannot flip over, and I have yet to have one jam in many thousands of cases. I have arthritis in my fingers and this is the only hand primer I can use for extended periods without cramping up.

[tbready]

I've heard good things about this tool, pricey though:

http://www.21stcenturyshooting.com/P...Tool_Round.php