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

[WallyM3]

Great history. I didn't try to bend the original (which may still be 'round here somewhere), but used a length of (probably) drill rod (O-1). I used a bench vise and a section of black iron pipe for the job. The handle (and all the others that I neurotically make for all my presses) makes the operations all so much more effortless. The length of the handle = the leverage (speed) of the ram. I've made three for the CoAx and for the RC. The ball ends are from MSC, the industrial materials supplier.

[jeepyj]

For whatever reason you all have me wondering... I've been priming on a rockchucker since 1980 and honestly never thought about an "improved method". I just thought it the way the was way Most did it on a single stage. So with being said and the fact that I'm a handgun shooter right now I handle each piece of 3 times. If I was going to use a RCBS or other bench top primer device would I save time by handling the brass a 4th time? Meaning are these bench top machines a real big improvement for the actual priming step.
Jeepyj

[Sweetpea]

For whatever reason you all have me wondering... I've been priming on a rockchucker since 1980 and honestly never thought about an "improved method". I just thought it the way the was way Most did it on a single stage. So with being said and the fact that I'm a handgun shooter right now I handle each piece of 3 times. If I was going to use a RCBS or other bench top primer device would I save time by handling the brass a 4th time? Meaning are these bench top machines a real big improvement for the actual priming step.
Jeepyj

IMHO, no. As long as you are using carbide dies, size on the upstroke and prime on the downstroke.

A turret press could really speed things up, though...

[ukrifleman]

I have had a Lyman Spartan single stage press for more years than I care to remember, but these days I only use it to size/gas check bullets and flare case necks.

All other operations are carried out on my Lee Classic turret press, including priming, which is much safer with the Lee safety primer feed than the old, tube fed Lyman system.

ukrifleman

[seagiant]

For whatever reason you all have me wondering... I've been priming on a rockchucker since 1980 and honestly never thought about an "improved method". I just thought it the way the was way Most did it on a single stage. So with being said and the fact that I'm a handgun shooter right now I handle each piece of 3 times. If I was going to use a RCBS or other bench top primer device would I save time by handling the brass a 4th time? Meaning are these bench top machines a real big improvement for the actual priming step.
Jeepyj

Hi,
If you use a single stage press with a loading block,I would say yes, the RCBS Bench Primer is the cats meow! The "feel" is excellent and it is quick in operation,just a real good mousetrap!

[str8wal]

I don't see the need for another step. Decap and size on the downstroke and prime on the up. On my Lee turret press I only handle the straightwall case twice because I rotate the turret to expand after prime and then back. It cuts time considerably.

[WallyM3]

I have found that if my press is adequately lubricated, it presents a contamination hazard to primers.

Then, I don't sense that most folks lube their machinery, so it's not a problem.

(It's amazing what a couple of drops of Way Oil will do to "lighten the load" on the handle. This should tell one much.)

[zuke]

I picked up an obsolete LEE Auto Prime II for my press priming of 577-450.converted 24 gauge shell's.
I have it set so the primer seat's at the very top of the stroke

[oldsagerat]

I quit priming on the press whether it was single state or progressive. I now follow this procedure. Deprime brass, tumble
clean, clean primer pocket and flash hole, inspect brass, prime on
an RCBS bench priming tool. I can feel the primer seat and reject
those that are loose or don't seat well. I then put the case upside
down on a wheel with vertical dowels. I then spray lube the cases
on the wheel, let them dry, and put them in a sealed container.
When I am ready to load them I feed them into a Dillon 650 with
the decapping/expanding pin removed from the sizing die. The next die
is a Lyman M type neck expanding die. I moved the powder measure to the third station. The fourth station is a Hornady seating die that is set to not crimp. The fifth station is a crimping
die. This process was set up after 55 years of making all the mistakes I could during reloading. Now it is painless. Oh, I added
a bright LED light to the fourth station so I can inspect the powder
level before I put a bullet in the case. If i am lazy I get 400 rounds
an hour from the press. If I am motivated, I get 600 rounds an hour. It makes the whole process smoother to do the priming before loading cases into the progressive press. Sorry for the long
winded explanation.

[Wayne Smith]

I just loaded a couple hundred 38 Specials on my TrueLine Jr. priming on the press. I've done it both ways, and usually use the RCBS hand primer seater, but this was fun and going back to the old way.

[44Vaquero]

Ditto what ▲▲▲ he said!

[Garyshome]

No, I don't have that much EXTRA time....besides I use a Dillon.