Hand Primers

[Rick_W]

Are all hand primers equal?

Looking at the Lee Auto Prime Hand Priming Tool.

Do I also need to buy the package of shellholders?

Also looking at the RCBS Universal Hand Priming Tool.

$25 combined for the Lee stuff or $46.99 for the RCBS. Quite a difference for the same function.

[hitman49]

I use the Lee Auto Prime and have never had any problems with it. You will need to buy the pack of shell holders for it. All the common shell holders are in the pack. The only caliber that I didn't get a holder for in the package was 7.62 x 39.

[sinman]

I use the lee too, its nice to grab 200pcs of brass and 2 boxes of primers and sit in front of the tv and prime

[stevec]

Lee +++++1

Steve

[dfrosch]

Yep.

[dcloco]

I have the RCBS....and...if I knew now, what I did not know then...The Lee would be at my reloading bench. Actually, I would buy two of them.

[MikeCTX]

...Actually, I would buy two of them.


+++++1 on that thought too!! Have one, and would like to keep a spare around.

[groupshooter22]

I have the RCBS....and...if I knew now, what I did not know then...The Lee would be at my reloading bench. Actually, I would buy two of them.
I have the RCBS which I dont care for and therefore dont use and would like to know why the Lee is better? Better feel more leverage?

[dcloco]

I have the RCBS which I dont care for and therefore dont use and would like to know why the Lee is better? Better feel more leverage?


Caliber changes take...about.....that long. Seriously. You have a good "feel" of the primers seating and the low cost of the Lee setup. Really, cannot be beat.

[Rick_W]

Ordered the Lee. Thanks.

[bythebook]

I have the RCBS but have been thinking of getting a LEE and setting one up for Large and one for small.

[laportecharlie]

The Lee hand primer is the only Lee tool I own. Never tried the RCBS so can't compare. The Lee works fine
Charlie

[82boy]

I have both a lee and a rcbs, the RCBS is a far better primer if your looking at quality and feel. The Lee is harder on the hands. The Lee has some advantages: it is smaller, easier to change out the shell holders, cost less, and the shell holders are cheap.
They both work good.

[EFBell]

I have the RCBS....and...if I knew now, what I did not know then...The Lee would be at my reloading bench. Actually, I would buy two of them.


I have two lees, Had one forever and bought a RCBS so I would have two for the bench. I hated the RCBS and gave it to our very own Blue Avenger and bought another lee. I did not care for the RCBS at all.

[hershey]

...Actually, I would buy two of them.


+++++1 on that thought too!! Have one, and would like to keep a spare around.


i have 4 of them, 210m's, lr magnum, 205's, wolf srm, that way i never mix them up, i do my pistol stuff on the dillon 550.

[Blue Avenger]

I have the RCBS....and...if I knew now, what I did not know then...The Lee would be at my reloading bench. Actually, I would buy two of them.


I have two lees, Had one forever and bought a RCBS so I would have two for the bench. I hated the RCBS and gave it to our very own Blue Avenger and bought another lee. I did not care for the RCBS at all.


And I really like it! and the one I already had. I also have one of them Lee ones that I use some times If I have to LOL

[firemachine69]

Try to get a feel for both. That's the only way you'll know. :D

[hershey]

the only real complaint i have w/ the lee is the round tray is too small to dump a batch of primers directly into, i dump in 3rd's, i/e pull a third of the box open and then flip everything over, then load, then do it again. one of the other brands has a square tray that fits a primer packet of 100 much better.

[5spd]

I have 3 Lees and 1 RCBS that I never use.
Lees all the way, easier & faster....& and lot less $.

[Monkeymaster]

???
Had 2 lee hand primers, both levers broke off next to body.
Have rcbs hand primer, no problems, 4x's as many primers set as both lees added together ?
I won't go back.