Any way to load more than 100 primers (650)?

[Jimk60]

I'll use the Vibra Prime, Load 100 into the press feeder tube, and then load my 4 extra tubes. Gives me 500 ready to go.

Takes seconds to reload primers. Not minutes.

I can load 100 CCI or S&B SPP in under 20 seconds. Winchester can take slightly longer.

Large PP are little more finicky and can take 30 seconds or so for each tube.

How long does it take to pick them up one at a time?

I only did that once, didn't time myself, but thought there has got to be a better way.

Vibra Prime solved the issue. Used it ever since.

Haven't tried using Vibra Prime to load Dillon tubes directly. I'll have to check that out.

[kmca]

Thanks, it seems like one of those times not to mess with a good thing. Anything that affects the safety is not an option as far as I'm concerned (like that 10-8 extension without an extended blast tube?!). Changing tubes really isn't that big of a deal, and I can figure out something to do with the buzzer when it drives me to the point of insanity (maybe a new speaker from Radio Shack is all it needs).

I don't know what I was talking about with the plastic arm - I do flip it out of the way, I think I just noticed the arm and the primer weight tube seem a bit flimsy.

One of my alarms quit working, so, with Dillon's famous warranty, they sent me a new one. The new one has a much softer "beep". The old one was loud, the new one is just loud enough to let me know it''s time for a refill.

[Miranda]

this is an interesting thread.

one answer is simple--.> yes load 110 primers.

I like that one.

the next answer is trying to address why just 100 primers is a problem.

buy extra primer filling tubes.

and then... we get to the real problem...

ways to save time. because no one wants to peck-up primers.

the vibra prime is a good option, not expensive and rather quick,

there has been some discussion about the vibration causing the primer compound to dust

so the vibra-primer may create the need to clean.

I can't imagine anyone making a primer filler like a casefeeder.

buuut that could be fun.

It takes me about 3 minutes to fill 100 primers... so I am not sure of the value of a primer feeder.

fun to consider.

miranda

[hceuterpe]

I concur on the vibraprime. I've used it mostly for small, but mine at least has worked fine with large as well. You just have to get the feel how to load it without getting it stuck. There's a technique (or at least I have my technique). The tray is even square, so it's an easy motion to figure out to go from the primer's packaging tray to the Vibraprime quickly. It went down to a record $36 on Amazon, just a few days ago, heck just above the minimum price for free shipping, even.

The RF-100 is nice, but it's sort of spendy just to save a little bit more time over the Vibraprime, at nearly 10x the price (in fact considering the Vibraprime comes with both large and small, yet the RF-100 has an extra conversion add-on you have to buy for the size you didn't originally get, a few days ago it was exactly 10x the price).

However, using the primer pick up tubes and actually pecking at each primer one at a time...boy I feel sorry for anything still doing that...wow

Oh, and PS: Based on some of the horror stories of the VP, on MUSA, it seems as though you might get a bad egg. I didn't have to tweak it at all. In another words I just took it out of the packaging and started using it--I just had to get the hang of it and largely is it realizing that the faster you try to rush it, the more likely you'll end up jamming it up. If it doesn't fit well period, or is DOA, I'd say you have a bad one. Amazon has a superb return policy if it's bad, they pay for you to send it back, and they cross ship a new one out to you, though don't assume it's bad if it's not perfect from the start.

Edited December 11, 2015 by hceuterpe

[Smeeg]

I concur on the vibraprime. I've used it mostly for small, but mine at least has worked fine with large as well. You just have to get the feel how to load it without getting it stuck. There's a technique (or at least I have my technique). The tray is even square, so it's an easy motion to figure out to go from the primer's packaging tray to the Vibraprime quickly. It went down to a record $36 on Amazon, just a few days ago, heck just above the minimum price for free shipping, even.

The RF-100 is nice, but it's sort of spendy just to save a little bit more time over the Vibraprime, at nearly 10x the price (in fact considering the Vibraprime comes with both large and small, yet the RF-100 has an extra conversion add-on you have to buy for the size you didn't originally get, a few days ago it was exactly 10x the price).

However, using the primer pick up tubes and actually pecking at each primer one at a time...boy I feel sorry for anything still doing that...wow

Oh, and PS: Based on some of the horror stories of the VP, on MUSA, it seems as though you might get a bad egg. I didn't have to tweak it at all. In another words I just took it out of the packaging and started using it--I just had to get the hang of it and largely is it realizing that the faster you try to rush it, the more likely you'll end up jamming it up. If it doesn't fit well period, or is DOA, I'd say you have a bad one. Amazon has a superb return policy if it's bad, they pay for you to send it back, and they cross ship a new one out to you, though don't assume it's bad if it's not perfect from the start.

This has been my experience/thoughts on the vibra prime exactly I'd love to try the rf100 but at 10x the cost I just can't justify it