New to me hand priming tool

[parallaxbill]

After fighting with my old Lee hand priming tool, mostly flipping small primers on their sides while priming, I bought the Frankford Arsenal version and couldn't be happier.

So far it is far easier to use and I like the seating depth stop control that it features. It's nice now to prime my cases without being frustrated or just plain mad. One needs to keep a cool head while reloading after all. 🙂

[pleadthe2nd]

I've been using the same priming tool since '17, and I doubt I'll ever have to replace it, it's heavy duty, and smooth operating, I also use the same loading block you have, you've made excellent decisions

[mhblaw]

What kind of shell holders does it use? I have used the Lee for many years with no issues.

[pleadthe2nd]

It comes with the shell holders, but Lee shell holders fit perfectly

[jeffh]

Glad to hear this and thank you for posting.

My old LEE (round primer magazine) is still hanging on and I keep waiting for it to break. Gone are the days when someone is trying to offload one in a box-'o-junk at the gun shows for $2, so I need to do something.

Flipping small primers over once in a while has been my only complaint. For many years, I used mostly large primers and it didn't matter.

[500fksjr]

These are great tools...I have 2 of them one set up for LP and the other for SP

[kevshell]

I got one similar to that (Sinclair). I like that design much more than the rcbs that I started with.

[AxeHandle]

My Lee Auto Prime dates back to the 70s. Did spring for a second one so I don't have to swap back and forth for large and small. The RCBS priming tool has interested me for a while. This tool of yours looks good...

[longoval]

Mar 30, 2023 20:06:52 GMT -5 kevshell said:

I got one similar to that (Sinclair). I like that design much more than the rcbs that I started with.

I use an RCBS Universal hand priming tool. Can you tell me what you like better about the Sinclair? I am interested in it. I love not needing shell holders but have broken the plastic parts that support/hold the tray.

[wpeel]

I'm still using the older model of the RCBS Posi-Prime. Haven't really tried, nor needed anything else.

[Deleted]

I've had mine for 5+ years. I've loaded small and large primers of all types. I bought some rcbs primer trays and they work great. The lee ones that fold in half did not work well for me. It has been a useful tool with minimal complaints from me.

[gnappi]

I have three Lee Auto prime. Way back when I had a single stage and my Hornady Pro-jector (broken primer parts, no support from Hornady and I buy Dillon now) it was easier to use than the press.

I've looked at the Frankford model and one + for the Frankford, I read that the Lee shell holders work in it.

[kevshell]

Mar 30, 2023 20:32:47 GMT -5 longoval said:

Mar 30, 2023 20:06:52 GMT -5 kevshell said:

I got one similar to that (Sinclair). I like that design much more than the rcbs that I started with.

I use an RCBS Universal hand priming tool. Can you tell me what you like better about the Sinclair? I am interested in it. I love not needing shell holders but have broken the plastic parts that support/hold the tray.

The rcbs that I have is pot metal and plastic. It works. But you get what you paid for. The Sinclair is all metal and feels like a piece of equipment made for/from the machine shop. I use it for my bottleneck rifle rounds. Very positive feeling when seating primers.

[marcruger]

Just as an aside, the RCBS Auto Priming bench tool is amazing. Easy on the hands and keep carpal tunnel at bay. I highly recommend it. An ingeniously design and super functional tool.