KentG Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 So is hand priming worth the hassle compared to just using the 650 for 223? I will most likely be using crimped brass ran thru a Dillon Swager and was curious what the consensus is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 No not worth it just let the press do its job and separate out the brass thats crimped ahead of time. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Personally, I hand prime everything. Have lots of brass and it can be done while watching TV, less waste of time that way. Also, the presses run better without priming on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 If the press primes as part of the normal process, it is a waist of time to hand prime. Have a press that doesn't work right and you will save time by hand priming. Lots of Lee 1000 owners hand prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue edge Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 If the press primes as part of the normal process, it is a waist of time to hand prime. Have a press that doesn't work right and you will save time by hand priming. Lots of Lee 1000 owners hand prime. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BE Fred Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I also think that if the press works well, let it. That being said, if I am loading for national matches, I go over all rounds with hand primer. I also use a test gauge. It may not need the extra effort...it is a mental thing. Shooting is 95 % mental and the rest is in your head! If it help your mental game do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUshooter Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 When I was loading on a turret press I would hand prime. Once I got the L-N-L I quit. The press was built for doing that operation so I let it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amerflyer48 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 never hand primed ever,.. just developed the feel in the press when they seat prepped cases first though swaged,cleaned trimmed to OAL etc.(rifle) then load em up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentG Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Thanks for the input. I am going to let the 650 do its job on tool head # 2. If I were a only loading a hundred or so Id hand prime but for most of us 3G guys its a thousand at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amlevin Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 If you pay good attention to detail when inspecting brass, and you're loading on a progressive with a reliable priming system, then don't bother with hand priming. If you tend to get rushed and don't fully inspect cases then hand priming does give you another shot to toss out brass that shouldn't be loaded again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anachronism Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'm setting up to load a batch of 223, and will hand-prime this batch. The main reason is to check for loose primer pockets, which I will be segregating and redoing. Oftentimes, my brass will get mixed up, and since leaky primers can scar the bolt faces, I'll deal with them in advance. I have a Harts "Case Saver", and can fix loose primer pockets, keeping the brass productive for a couple more reloadings. I tumble and resize my brass immediately after firing, so all I need to do is check the case length (in my trimmer), and hand prime, It goes quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrysho Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Anachronism, Interested in how you cull out loose primer pockets. Most re-loaders I know aquire a feel with hand primer and/or press and throw out any thing that don't feel right. What is a Hart's "Case Saver"???? Re-loaded for 50 + years, BAD cases go in the trash bucket. Hope you don't try to take unfired primers back out of cases, to me that would be a no - no. Cost of a case is not worth taking a risk. A lot of kids and young beginners read forum post. Perry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinz Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Most re-loaders I know aquire a feel with hand primer and/or press and throw out any thing that don't feel right. Perry Exactly, doesn't matter if I'm loading on my 550, 1050, Hollywoods, Texans, Herters, Lyman, RCBS, or my Pacific. I can still feel the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Edited January 14, 2013 by Reinz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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