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<blockquote data-quote="Kennibear" data-source="post: 960953" data-attributes="member: 51650"><p>I have an old round tray Lee and an RCBS.</p><p></p><p>The old Lee is pretty flawless but I didn't feel the primer bottom with some of the shell holders. So I use the the aluminum tape that HVAC guys use on metal air ducts and put one or two layers on the top of the shell holder and trim it to fit with a fresh utility knife blade. It takes a shove to get the shell holder into the handle but it takes out all the play between the tool and the shell holder. The Lee now seats to the bottom of the primer pocket with a good feel. I never had a fail to fire or a high seated primer with the Lee before the aluminum tape trick but I like the primer seated fully for sure for sure.</p><p></p><p>Had a problem with the RCBS not seating any of the small primers (rifle or pistol) flush much less below the case head. The solution for me was to use an old drill bit and reduce the diameter a few thousandths in a drill press with sandpaper. I made it about 0.015" longer and flattened the punch end to eliminate the marring the factory punch was doing to the primer faces. It seats well now and I have extra RCBS shell holders for each caliber/case head size that stay with the tool and are exclusive to the priming tool. Considering the problems I've had with it and the solutions required to fix them I would not buy another RCBS hand primer.</p><p></p><p>I don't believe in "universal shell holders" of any sort for any reason. If the primer jams against the case head even slightly you risk crushing the priming compound or knocking the anvil out of alignment. It is just not worth it to me. In the hundreds of thousands (literally) of reloads I've made and fired the only misfires were two for lack of powder when a progressive press failed to drop powder and three failed primers that were seated with the old press mounted priming punches. That's why I went to hand priming and why I don't trust "universal" anything.</p><p></p><p>KB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kennibear, post: 960953, member: 51650"] I have an old round tray Lee and an RCBS. The old Lee is pretty flawless but I didn't feel the primer bottom with some of the shell holders. So I use the the aluminum tape that HVAC guys use on metal air ducts and put one or two layers on the top of the shell holder and trim it to fit with a fresh utility knife blade. It takes a shove to get the shell holder into the handle but it takes out all the play between the tool and the shell holder. The Lee now seats to the bottom of the primer pocket with a good feel. I never had a fail to fire or a high seated primer with the Lee before the aluminum tape trick but I like the primer seated fully for sure for sure. Had a problem with the RCBS not seating any of the small primers (rifle or pistol) flush much less below the case head. The solution for me was to use an old drill bit and reduce the diameter a few thousandths in a drill press with sandpaper. I made it about 0.015" longer and flattened the punch end to eliminate the marring the factory punch was doing to the primer faces. It seats well now and I have extra RCBS shell holders for each caliber/case head size that stay with the tool and are exclusive to the priming tool. Considering the problems I've had with it and the solutions required to fix them I would not buy another RCBS hand primer. I don't believe in "universal shell holders" of any sort for any reason. If the primer jams against the case head even slightly you risk crushing the priming compound or knocking the anvil out of alignment. It is just not worth it to me. In the hundreds of thousands (literally) of reloads I've made and fired the only misfires were two for lack of powder when a progressive press failed to drop powder and three failed primers that were seated with the old press mounted priming punches. That's why I went to hand priming and why I don't trust "universal" anything. KB [/QUOTE]
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