Handheld Priming equipment advise

[MarkS]

I’ve finally worn out my Lee hand primer after almost a decade and have read that Lee changed the design. What does everyone use and recommend as far as handheld primers?

 

[Jhunter]

K & M Precision hand held it takes the Lee shell holders but it is all metal. The Lee is plastic junk

I like using the Dillon 650 for priming. No need to handle the primers and you can knock out a 1000 in a few minutes.

 

[Plinker]

Ridgerunner has Lee’s new design for sale here on the forum with some primers.

Lee Ergo Prime Kit & Primers @ Beulah/Pensacola

Lee Ergo Prime kit with shell holder set and 500 CCI Large Rifle Magnum Primers All for $100 and in like new condition.

gulfcoastgunforum.com

 

[coolpapabell15]

+1 for the K&M Precision Primer Deluxe

 

[War-Buff]

I have 2 RCBS...one for large and one for small, because I'm too lazy to do the changeover. They work great.

 

[zombieh8r]

same as War-buff

 

[Baddog 0302]

YOU , didn't say if you use both small & large primers ?
I have a Lyman for LRP and it's a PITA as it sometimes allows a 1 1/2 primer to feed, resulting in removing the shell holder to clear the jam.
I use the FA primer for my SRP , so far no problems

 

[MarkS]

YOU , didn't say if you use both small & large primers ?
I have a Lyman for LRP and it's a PITA as it sometimes allows a 1 1/2 primer to feed, resulting in removing the shell holder to clear the jam.
I use the FA primer for my SRP , so far no problem

Sorry about that but yes both large and small. I’ve got several hundred each of 44 magnum and 9 mil that need to be primed as well as over 100 308 Win and 30/06 Sprg. I prefer to prime by hand while streaming old movies

 

[Jevaughn]

I love my RCBS hand priming tools. Like War-Buff, I have one set for LPs and one for SPs. Never liked priming on the press, easier to kick back in my recliner and hand-prime. I've got a hornady hand primer, and it's utter garbage. I had a Lee hand primer, and it was ok but gave it to a friend who was getting into reloading. The RCBS is the best one I've used.

 

[IronBeard]

I started with a Lee hand press, and still use it for decapping and priming. Sturdy and will work on the couch.

 

[War-Buff]

I use my hand priming tools frequently for single-stage loading, but I primed on the bench with my RCBS Rock Chucker for decades, and still do sometimes. The priming system is excellent and uses tubes to feed them into a spring-loaded priming cup ..the primers never touch my fingers. For progressive loading, I let the presses do all the work they're made to do.