I got an old one from a swap meet for $20. It's missing the auto feeder but I still love it. So I contacted RCBS and ordered parts. Kick ass customer service. Just be careful not to load a primer into the tube side ways...I had that happen once with the tube for the RCBS press and it was stuck solid.
This thing can really move fast after you get the rhythm going. One tip. I put a small piece of thin leather under the tip of the lever to keep the tube from bouncing so much.
Primal Rights makes a competition primer seater that's adjustable for consistency. They're $675 which is ridiculous in my opinion but they seem to be fantastic.
@@gunjunky187 That sounds a bit pricey. Overall pretty happy with this and haven't had any problems with it. It gets the job done and is simple to use.
Yes, much different than the lemon squeezer hand primers. I continue to be very happy with mine in regards to simplicity and ease of use and unless some company can come up with something that improves on this I will be sticking with it for a long time.
love mine ! i put mine on a inline fab mount so i can move it around easy . heres a few things i found out with my tool . the old 50 primer tubes will not feed the last primer with out it flipping out of the primer cup . rcba don't tell you this , the set screw on the side that holds the shellholder holder . for lack of a better name lol . can be used to set the depth of the primer seating . just unscrew a little and slide it up or down and you get the right seating depth . as for the last primer sticking in the white tip i took a 1/2 inch dowel rod and drilled a hole in it to take a wooden qtip . glued in place and shortened it to just the length of the white tip . then very carefully use it to push the last primer into the tube . do not hit it ! a slow push and you are good . but only do that at your own risk !
Thanks, I aquired 1 of these in a bunch of reloading gear. You explained it well. I have never used 1 like this as I always had the hand type. I'm over 60 now and my hands are not as strong as they were. I'll get it out the box and see if it came with all the parts.
Well the cool thing about this tool is there really isn't much in the way of parts except for the primer tubes and the primer rods for large and small primers, plus you will need a regular shellholder for whatever cartridge you are priming. It's a very simple tool. For mounting I recommend the RCBS accessory plate, it just makes it easy to mount to a wood bench. RCBS has all the parts in case you need them and as far as I know will ship to Australia.
I've had and used one since the early 90'S and it has for the most part worked flawlessly. Lately I've been experiencing a problem that it would kick out a primer when transferring from the to the primer cup. I thought it was because the metal stem that the cup screws into was worn down from loading around 20 to 30 thousand primers. Called they sent a replacement small and large stem and primer kit free of charge (I offered to pay). When I tried the new primer cup had same problem. Come to find out I was using a hornaday shell holder instead of the RCBS shell holder and it is a few thousandth of an inch taller and not beveled on the sides. It now works great with the original RCBS shell holder. So just a heads up if anyone has that problem.
Great tip! I was actually wondering if the shell holder made a difference because I have a mix of Hornady and RCBS shell holders and remember they are a little different.
Thanks for the review!. I'm in the same mindset that I no longer want to fuss with things, so the simpler to use the better. I have a couple different hand priming tools that I used for years and found that sometimes a primer would end up sideways when I was seating. My hand also would get fatigued after a long session of hand priming. I also don't like to use my single stage press to seat the primers and even when I used my Hornady progressive press I would hand seat all the primers first because of too many incidents of a primer not seating or running out and then i have powder all over the press to clean up. I originally got into hand loading using all Hornady products but have steadily moved away from Hornady over the years for various reasons such as their parts rusting very very very easily and their dies not having as tight of tolerances as some of the other brands. I do like Hornady's quick change lock n load system though and have converted my RCBS Rebel to accept them. I sold my Hornady AP Progressive press years ago and used the money to get a Dillion Super 1050, and never looked back. Now if only I had time these days to go to the rifle range! LOL!
Yes that is the thing with this tool, it's a simple design. No fiddle farting required. A primer size change takes two seconds. It's gonna be hard for anyone to convince me to change to another tool. When it comes to brands, I pretty much go with whatever the best tool is for the budget and hence I think I have something from just about every reloading brand there is.
We will see. I have heard a lot of mixed reviews on it but may try it myself at some point. In the end this RCBS is fast enough for me right now and I love the fact it's very easy to use, set up, change things, etc.
@@wanneroo7106 I bought 2 ACP's from MidwayUSA when on sale for $49 (1 for spare parts so I don't have to order from LEE). The only drawback I've found is the little spring that allows primers to feed 1 at a time can be out of position when trying to go fast.
Tim, 10 times faster to replace the feeding tray! As long as Lee is not introducing a better impact modifier for the plastic tray and its feeding tool, this RCBS is the 10 times durable solution. I like Lee tools but that one is low budget gear. And you need the according shell holders on top.
Didn't see many good reviews on it so went with RCBS. I don't mind putting primers in the tube, do the same thing for the progressive press anyways and it's relaxing entertainment.
@@wanneroo7106 That's b/c Lee in general isn't very well built. However, all the primer tools that feed from a tray get primers flipped. I had a Lyman that seemed like nice quality. It was a Charley Foxtrot. This RCBS is much better. If the automatic feeder arm becomes a PITA, you can just drop the primers in the cup. Works great for a batch of 10 while working up a load.
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I got an old one from a swap meet for $20. It's missing the auto feeder but I still love it. So I contacted RCBS and ordered parts. Kick ass customer service. Just be careful not to load a primer into the tube side ways...I had that happen once with the tube for the RCBS press and it was stuck solid.
This thing can really move fast after you get the rhythm going. One tip. I put a small piece of thin leather under the tip of the lever to keep the tube from bouncing so much.
I'm pretty happy with it for now, it gets the job done, is simple to use and set up. If someone can come up with something better I would look at it.
Primal Rights makes a competition primer seater that's adjustable for consistency. They're $675 which is ridiculous in my opinion but they seem to be fantastic.
@@gunjunky187 That sounds a bit pricey. Overall pretty happy with this and haven't had any problems with it. It gets the job done and is simple to use.
I have one my hands at 67 aren't what they were , so i bought this tool it's great
Yes, much different than the lemon squeezer hand primers. I continue to be very happy with mine in regards to simplicity and ease of use and unless some company can come up with something that improves on this I will be sticking with it for a long time.
love mine ! i put mine on a inline fab mount so i can move it around easy . heres a few things i found out with my tool . the old 50 primer tubes will not feed the last primer with out it flipping out of the primer cup . rcba don't tell you this , the set screw on the side that holds the shellholder holder . for lack of a better name lol . can be used to set the depth of the primer seating . just unscrew a little and slide it up or down and you get the right seating depth . as for the last primer sticking in the white tip i took a 1/2 inch dowel rod and drilled a hole in it to take a wooden qtip . glued in place and shortened it to just the length of the white tip . then very carefully use it to push the last primer into the tube . do not hit it ! a slow push and you are good . but only do that at your own risk !
I didn't know that. I just got mine and i think my "primer search" is over.
Thanks, I aquired 1 of these in a bunch of reloading gear. You explained it well. I have never used 1 like this as I always had the hand type. I'm over 60 now and my hands are not as strong as they were. I'll get it out the box and see if it came with all the parts.
Well the cool thing about this tool is there really isn't much in the way of parts except for the primer tubes and the primer rods for large and small primers, plus you will need a regular shellholder for whatever cartridge you are priming. It's a very simple tool. For mounting I recommend the RCBS accessory plate, it just makes it easy to mount to a wood bench. RCBS has all the parts in case you need them and as far as I know will ship to Australia.
I've had and used one since the early 90'S and it has for the most part worked flawlessly. Lately I've been experiencing a problem that it would kick out a primer when transferring from the to the primer cup. I thought it was because the metal stem that the cup screws into was worn down from loading around 20 to 30 thousand primers. Called they sent a replacement small and large stem and primer kit free of charge (I offered to pay). When I tried the new primer cup had same problem. Come to find out I was using a hornaday shell holder instead of the RCBS shell holder and it is a few thousandth of an inch taller and not beveled on the sides. It now works great with the original RCBS shell holder. So just a heads up if anyone has that problem.
Now I can't remember which cartridge but I think I ran into the same problem briefly, switched to an RCBS shell holder and no problems.
Great tip! I was actually wondering if the shell holder made a difference because I have a mix of Hornady and RCBS shell holders and remember they are a little different.
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Thanks for the review!. I'm in the same mindset that I no longer want to fuss with things, so the simpler to use the better. I have a couple different hand priming tools that I used for years and found that sometimes a primer would end up sideways when I was seating. My hand also would get fatigued after a long session of hand priming. I also don't like to use my single stage press to seat the primers and even when I used my Hornady progressive press I would hand seat all the primers first because of too many incidents of a primer not seating or running out and then i have powder all over the press to clean up.
I originally got into hand loading using all Hornady products but have steadily moved away from Hornady over the years for various reasons such as their parts rusting very very very easily and their dies not having as tight of tolerances as some of the other brands. I do like Hornady's quick change lock n load system though and have converted my RCBS Rebel to accept them.
I sold my Hornady AP Progressive press years ago and used the money to get a Dillion Super 1050, and never looked back. Now if only I had time these days to go to the rifle range! LOL!
Yes that is the thing with this tool, it's a simple design. No fiddle farting required. A primer size change takes two seconds. It's gonna be hard for anyone to convince me to change to another tool. When it comes to brands, I pretty much go with whatever the best tool is for the budget and hence I think I have something from just about every reloading brand there is.
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Thanks for sharing.
Still picking up the primers the hard way .
Best priming tool made in my opinion
I like the simplicity and ease of use. If someone can find me a better tool I am all ears but for now this works great.
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I have that tool and I like it I also have the lee acp the rcbs is the best I enjoy it thanks for sharing
So far very happy with the RCBS tool, I like the simplicity.
Anyone ever checked seating depth consistency with this tool?
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Lee ACP is $20 cheaper and works 10 times faster.
We will see. I have heard a lot of mixed reviews on it but may try it myself at some point. In the end this RCBS is fast enough for me right now and I love the fact it's very easy to use, set up, change things, etc.
@@wanneroo7106 I bought 2 ACP's from MidwayUSA when on sale for $49 (1 for spare parts so I don't have to order from LEE). The only drawback I've found is the little spring that allows primers to feed 1 at a time can be out of position when trying to go fast.
Tim, 10 times faster to replace the feeding tray! As long as Lee is not introducing a better impact modifier for the plastic tray and its feeding tool, this RCBS is the 10 times durable solution. I like Lee tools but that one is low budget gear. And you need the according shell holders on top.
The Lee Bench Prime is MUCH BETTER. Putting primers in the tube is mind boggling. May as well use chopsticks.
Didn't see many good reviews on it so went with RCBS. I don't mind putting primers in the tube, do the same thing for the progressive press anyways and it's relaxing entertainment.
@@wanneroo7106 That's b/c Lee in general isn't very well built. However, all the primer tools that feed from a tray get primers flipped. I had a Lyman that seemed like nice quality. It was a Charley Foxtrot. This RCBS is much better. If the automatic feeder arm becomes a PITA, you can just drop the primers in the cup. Works great for a batch of 10 while working up a load.
All these comments on Lee being better. Their molds and die sets are fine. Everything else is hot garbage.
There is some Lee stuff I really like and other stuff I've had problems with.
Why would you want this perfectly good tool when you can spend 600$ for a primal rights joke?
For the money this does just fine.