dully1963 Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Hi My old hand primer has finally given up can anybody recommend a good replacement or just what's about at a reasonable price Cheers Andy (dully1963) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 the trusty old lee is a good cheap priming tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywayoflife Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 I love my old lee auto prime. Problem is finding em or spares when parts break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephentri Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 I love my old lee auto prime. Problem is finding em or spares when parts break +1 for the old lee , I changed to lyman primer its only ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedra1106uk Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Hand primers are like scopes and scales, buy once/cry once job done RCBS Universal Hand Priming Tool, superb bit of kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-NZ Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 +1 on that. My US buddy loves the feel of his old Lee but freely admits that while the basic design is OK, the execution is poor (read: not robust) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 I used a Lee Auto exclusively for large and small primers for over thirty years.The handle eventually broke-it's pretty cheap stuff.It was as easy and not much more to just replace the whole primer-price had near doubled to £20,but I got two...saves changing small/large(and lasts longer-don't know -still ok twenty years on (each of course used only 1/2 the time). Nice feel to them-both in comfort of use,and crucially,in seating the primer. Quite fast,too. Plasic,of course...but how is that affecting the function-just price! Have two Sinclair single feed primers,very well made,adjust,slow,but excellent seating feel (less sure about the rather squared handle)-nice,but £100+ Auto prime arms on several (turret) presses-poor feel,slow to set up,and refil....never use.Lee is just more convenient. If I had to have just one,it would probably be the Lee Auto ( well a couple-then have spare,if/when...).Lee is the sensible start,cheap and works well. You can always 'upgrade'-or rather spend a lot more,and still have a reliable back up in the Lee. You probably need nothing else/bettter-but the Sinclair etc may have a 'feel good' quality factor-ie you feel you've used the best.....good luck with the group measuring on that improvement! "You pays your money..." but I doubt that the Lee is inferior as a primer seater for most shooters... gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dully1963 Posted August 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Hi Thanks for the reply's , Had my old lee for some 30+ years but it seems things have not moved on much in the primer seating department so I think it will be another Lee and if I get another 20 to 30 years from one well I think that will do me cheer's Andy (dully1963) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybrock Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 I also use Sinclair single feed primers, they are slow but they are also very consistent and you can "feel" the primer bottoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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