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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 742090" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Arrow,</p><p> </p><p>No, the notion of "feel" applies to the hand priming tools and press mounted units as well. What we're normally talking about here is the ability to actually feel the anvil bottom out within the pocket, and the slight amount of pre-load applied to sensitize the compound. Hand tools don't have as much leverage as a press, and makes it that much easier to get that sense of "feel" to know when all is going properly. The mechanical advantage of the press, so needed to overcome the forces required for case sizing, work against it being a good priming tool. The terrific camming power available in these tools simply overwhelms the small force needed to seat a primer, making it almost impossible to tell when the anvil bottoms out, how much load you're putting on it, etc.. Kind of like trying to drive in a thumbtack with a sledge hammer, more is not always better. </p><p> </p><p>Sounds like you're doing fine here, just take the time to get familiar with the force it takes to seat the primer, what it feels like, and how it "stops" at the end of the stroke. You'll do fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 742090, member: 15748"] Arrow, No, the notion of "feel" applies to the hand priming tools and press mounted units as well. What we're normally talking about here is the ability to actually feel the anvil bottom out within the pocket, and the slight amount of pre-load applied to sensitize the compound. Hand tools don't have as much leverage as a press, and makes it that much easier to get that sense of "feel" to know when all is going properly. The mechanical advantage of the press, so needed to overcome the forces required for case sizing, work against it being a good priming tool. The terrific camming power available in these tools simply overwhelms the small force needed to seat a primer, making it almost impossible to tell when the anvil bottoms out, how much load you're putting on it, etc.. Kind of like trying to drive in a thumbtack with a sledge hammer, more is not always better. Sounds like you're doing fine here, just take the time to get familiar with the force it takes to seat the primer, what it feels like, and how it "stops" at the end of the stroke. You'll do fine. [/QUOTE]
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