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Who makes the best hand priming tool?
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<blockquote data-quote="MNbogboy" data-source="post: 822702" data-attributes="member: 18849"><p>Have to agree with JMAY2174....The primer pocket uniformer will clean up the edges and give you a uniform pocket depth with clean edges...After that you shouldn't see any more protrusions...Todays massed produced components are far from perfect....Thing of it is that your brass may have had shallow pockets with overly large bottom radius and the primer cups were long....The uniformer (I like the Redding) will get you deep enough to clear those long cupped primers...</p><p> </p><p>Just measured a half a dozen Fed 210s...That day's manufacturing practices put the cups at anywhere from .123 to .127!......Setting primers with some tools will help you put them equal distance from the case head...But if you want the same "crush" each time your primer strike will obviously change....</p><p> </p><p>I have used mostly a press for seating for nearing 48 years now...and the "feel" you develop with all that leverage will tell you all about loose pockets, tight pockets, tight & loose brands of primers.....With a press you have to be careful about overseating...The uniformed primer pockets should let you feel the bottom easily and any "crush" you add after that is with the same "feel" you develop with any primer tool....When in doubt measure the primer depth when your done....Keep track of the depths (below the case head) and try to come up with a logical synopsis of what those depth changes cause...You most likely won't be able to correlate anything with a little inconsistency....Proof will be on both the Chrony and the target...</p><p> </p><p>Good Shooting,</p><p>Randy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNbogboy, post: 822702, member: 18849"] Have to agree with JMAY2174....The primer pocket uniformer will clean up the edges and give you a uniform pocket depth with clean edges...After that you shouldn't see any more protrusions...Todays massed produced components are far from perfect....Thing of it is that your brass may have had shallow pockets with overly large bottom radius and the primer cups were long....The uniformer (I like the Redding) will get you deep enough to clear those long cupped primers... Just measured a half a dozen Fed 210s...That day's manufacturing practices put the cups at anywhere from .123 to .127!......Setting primers with some tools will help you put them equal distance from the case head...But if you want the same "crush" each time your primer strike will obviously change.... I have used mostly a press for seating for nearing 48 years now...and the "feel" you develop with all that leverage will tell you all about loose pockets, tight pockets, tight & loose brands of primers.....With a press you have to be careful about overseating...The uniformed primer pockets should let you feel the bottom easily and any "crush" you add after that is with the same "feel" you develop with any primer tool....When in doubt measure the primer depth when your done....Keep track of the depths (below the case head) and try to come up with a logical synopsis of what those depth changes cause...You most likely won't be able to correlate anything with a little inconsistency....Proof will be on both the Chrony and the target... Good Shooting, Randy [/QUOTE]
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