Does Anyone Prime on Their Single Stage Press Anymore???

[seagiant]

Hi,
I just found another RCBS JR3 single stage press again. I had one that I completely rebuilt that was in pretty rough shape cosmeticly but good working condition. Shown below!

I guess I did to good a job because my buddy across the street from me begged for it as he is just starting to reload.

I actually missed it (did I say I like old RCBS presses?) I had it set up to prime on the press and enjoy that when reloading rifle sometimes! Now it was gone so found another and will have to scroung everything again to get a complete system up.

Just wondering if people still enjoyed priming on the press any more???

[starmac]

I do nearly all of my priming on a press, either the hollywood, herters with a lee ramprime or rcbs. I have a lee hand unit, but for some reason seldom use it.

[MT Chambers]

I prime on my Co-ax, very smooth and positive.

[bedbugbilly]

I load mostly on my Lee turret but I do have a RCBS JR3 and I love it. I mainly use it with a universal de-primer die to de-prime all of my brass and for sizing boolits. I'm now using it to reload 8 X 57 for my WWI German Mauser. As far as priming, I prime everything with my Lee Ergo Hand Primer. It all just works for me.

seagiant - I don't know what all parts are needed for the priming on a JR3 but I think I have some priming arms (if that's what they are called?) I know I'll never use them so let me know what you're looking for. If possible, maybe someone could post a picture on this thread of the priming parts needed for a JR3?

I love my JR3 and would be lost without it! It's just really handy for me and I'm sure will last my lifetime and several more.

[Roosters]

Do my priming on exactly what you have right there. Owned it since the late 70s.

When depriming I cut a short piece of plastic drinking straw and place it in the grove in the ram and it funnels the old primers right into the catch tray. The piece I'm using now actually fits up into the shell holder a little. Get you a straw and a pair of scissors and play with the length works pretty good.

[bruce drake]

I prime on a LEE Challenger Press and I do everything else on the RCBS JR3 so I understand where you come from.

[pjames32]

I no longer prime on the press. I use a Lee hand primer or and RCBS bench priming tool. I may have some of the parts you need.
PJ

[jmort]

I have a few hand primers I use, but I also use the Lee Ram Prime with my hand presses and single stage presses. I really like the feel that the Ram Prime gives when seating a primer.

[odfairfaxsub]

I do I hate primer tools

[seagiant]

Hi,
Roosters,thanks for the tip!

Bedbugbilly,PM inbound!

[Bayou52]

I'm about half on the RC press and the other half by hand using a pristine vintage RCBS Posi-Prime hand priming tool. It's a pleasure to hand prime with that tool.....

Bayou52

[Walt]

I prime on single stages when making short runs. When testing new components or loads for new guns etc.

[hornetman]

I prime on the press when I use my Lyman Tru-Line Jr or All-American. Just seems right. No longer prime on any of my single stages-use one of my RCBS bench mounted tools or a K&M hand tool. I also sometimes use one of the old Lee hand tools.

[Eddie2002]

I'm still priming on a Lyman Spartan single stage press, mostly for rifles and one .380 ACP. If I was shooting a lot of brass like 9mm or .223 I would upgrade to a progressive.

[3006guns]

Wait a minute.......whaddya mean? There's other ways to prime??

Actually I use an RCBS ram prime on my Rock Chucker for rifle ammo and an RCBS hand primer for any pistol ammo that my Dillon isn't set up for. I found out long ago that the ram prime was far easier to manipulate (for me anyway) than the priming arm on the Rock Chucker.

[vdagiel]

I prime on my Forster Coax.

[vdagiel]

Here's a couple of pics, priming on the press.

[mozeppa]

hi!...i'm mike and i'm addicted to the RCBS aps machine that primes all my brass!

[Love Life]

I do.

[Bzcraig]

I do too