Anyone's hands get sore after priming brass?

[lancetkenyon]

I prime about 6000-7000 CF rifle cases a year. All by hand with an RCBS hand primer. With new brass, I have had some Fed GM215M primers that are about .001" bigger, and they suck to try and seat. I mark those boxes and save them for when primer pockets start to get a little looser.
Priming 100 pcs of new brass kills my hands. I have to use two hands sometimes.

 

[Jcook02]

I only let myself prime and reload 20-40 cases at a time. I tend to make silly mistakes after that. That and it's usually late after my kids have been put to bed.

 

[Lycanit]

Not me. I've been working out in the off loading season.

COC.. captains of crush.. I'm on level3... Read and respond.
My father...rest his soul...was a diesel mechanic for his life.. wedding band? 18.5.. crush 4+... Once broke a knife welding a$$π@÷ wrist in 3places simply by gripping hard. I can say regular practice and rest will help unless RA or other autoimmune issue is involved.

 

[orkan]

It seems as though a shocking number of people don't read threads before they post in them. lol

Happy New Year everyone!

 

[lobo56]

I use the RCBS tool that has a tube that will hold up to 100 primers with a leveraged handle that makes priming a piece of cake, seats them perfectly, ie no "high primers" to have to re-seat ever again. I Cannot recommend a primer tool any better than this one. The old "hand squeeze" tools do cause blisters and with arthritis in my hands, thankful to not ever have to use these hand primers again!!!! It bolts/screws to a table top and is very handy. Load the tube, and it delivers one primer at a time.
Google RCBS priming tools.

Do you think the additional kit available for it is worth the extra money? One that adjusts primer with dial indicator?

 

[arch408]

Nope, I do almost all of my reloading on my Dillons and they prime automatically. If I prime manually, I do it on my RCBS bench mounted priming tool.

 

[slikmrc]

Here's to Primal Rights has a rocking 2021!! Happy New Year Everyone

 

[teekayo260rem]

I do I am in pain after about 20 , but i do have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in both my wrists and my right I have had frozen shoulder since a accident in 2010. And now the left shoulder I was diagnose with tendonitis about 18 months ago, cant take a trick, I wont talk about my legs and feet lol. I am 57 and had a hard working life with a lot of injuries along the way.
I can reload 100 rnds in a day or 300 over two and a half days, but I cant write or get on my computer for days afterwards.
But I use a Lee single stage and don't like to rush things and be safe. I was using the Lee round primer 10 or more years back, the went to the XR square hand primer for only about 5 yrs and in March i bought but haven't tried it yet a new Lee safety primer feeder. I should try the Ergo- prime , maybe I will next or go to bench type( like in the post above with picture) or a on press type.

Would like to hear from anyone on here if there are other ones on the market that are affordable too? Which might be easier to use without to much wrist and shoulder pain.

Cheers and Happy new year to all.
TeekayO

 

[teekayo260rem]

Thanks for the input. The search continues for someone who is struggling with their hand tool. Sound off if you're tired of the arthritis bothering you while priming.

I am read my post below.

 

[MagnumManiac]

If anyone is interested, my condition is called Dupuytren's contracture, it is a thickening that occurs around the tendons in your palm. I am only 50, it is now so bad the only fix is surgery, I already had carpal tunnel surgery.
Thank you PrimalRights for your generosity.
It's appreciated.

Cheers.

 

[bob812]

If anyone is interested, my condition is called Dupuytren's contracture, it is a thickening that occurs around the tendons in your palm. I am only 50, it is now so bad the only fix is surgery, I already had carpal tunnel surgery.
Thank you PrimalRights for your generosity.
It's appreciated.

Cheers.

I've had a good friend rest his soul, had this and made his living playing a guitar and singing. Watching him as he struggled through the pain and all he endured surgeries, was something else. An inspiration on never giving on your passion. All best to you in the New Year

 

[jerry moore]

i agree with slick8 great tool

 

[rld346]

Happy New Year everyone! Just read the Primal Rights thread on Snipershide....It was such a blessing to read all the posts. Too bad I saw it after Christmas. I'll be sure to add my verse and donation in 2021. And thanks to Primal Rights for the generous donation of a CPS. I even ordered one because of these threads.

 

[Blackhawk]

Nope, I do almost all of my reloading on my Dillons and they prime automatically. If I prime manually, I do it on my RCBS bench mounted priming tool.

If you were to check the news threads here in Venice, FL for late November of 2020 you will find a story about an explosion and subsequent injuries that resulted in a horrific accident involving a Dillion Press and primer detonation.

(Please be aware that it was in no way the fault of the Dillon Reloading Press but rather operator errors)
This happened to a person that I used to work with as well as his reloading buddy ,and the explosion literally leveled his detached work shed as well as sending two individuals to ICU Burn Units.( You can find information about this incident in the Venice Florida Herald Tribune. (Just google Fire and Gunpowder resulting in an explosion in Venice Florida in November of 2020 for details)
(Please be advised that no black powder was involved in the explosion's as the resulting rounds that detonated were reloads of .45 ACP caliber. However the quantity of powder that was stored and subsequently exploded was by all expatiations correct)

Suffice to say that the fire itself cooked off the assembled ammunitions' components as well as fully assembled ammunition.
Additionally the powder stored can be heard exploding !.

The video contains graphic evidence of ammunition that can clearly be heard exploding as is proof that all of us who handload must always be vigilant and develop safe reloading habits.

Please note the following information:
The cause of the explosion and subsequent fire was from a primer that was inverted in the primer feeding tube.
Please exercise extreme caution while inserting primers into your feeding tube.
The cause of all this destruction was established as such !
It was caused due in fact to an apprentice who did not check the primer orientation before loading the primer fill tube and placing it in it's protective steel shroud.
The owner of the property who was overseeing the reloading process is now in ICU at a Navel Hospital out of state, while his reloading buddy who caused this mishap has been released from ICU but is still in a Rehabilitation Hospital in Venice Fl.
The upshot of this post is that All Handloader 's exercise extreme caution as well as awareness while attempting to reload any and all ammunition!