WTK: Best Hand Primer
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My vote goes to the old Lee Hand priming tool that has the tray.
BSPPC
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Sinclair is far better than RCBS or Lee. I own them all and use Sinclair exclusively.
Kmccord
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What 338 dude said, the Frankford Arsenal hand primer is very good and you can set the depth as well. I don't believe you could find a more affordable hand primer with all of the necessary dies and attachments for the price you pay.
FireFlyFishing
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Huh, I never considered using my Dillion just for priming. I use my RCBS for all my single stage loading which is typically low in the round count for my bolt guns. Progressive handles all my auto loaders.
Sometimes I only use it for that depending on how I'm reloading, but having the 2 just keeps from changing the primer slide.
if you shoot a semi-auto--- at times those can bend the rim outward a little which might allow the bottom of the case to not seat well in the shell holder- and the possibly leave the primer a little high. My FAL did that for a few rounds when I had the gas turned up too high 
JimThom
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21st century.
M1A1ABRAMS
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I am curious as to what type of shell holder you need for the 21 st Century. Do you have to buy theirs or does a RCBS or Lee holder work also ? And if using another makers shell holder does it make a difference in the seating ?
I'm agreeing with Bucklowry and others with regard to the RCBS. My brother and I began using that in the early 1980s and it's still functioning fine. But we rarely do more than 100 rounds at a time, and our shooting is for practice and hunting.
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Another vote for 21st Century.
Not sure they interchange a quick call would confirm that.... but they do have their own.
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I have this priming tool and need to keep a small jeweler's screwdriver handy as primers seem to get hung up, but easily and quickly tweaked. I just primed 3000, 40 S&W cases with 4 hang-ups, easily and quickly fixed. The small primer seems to get hung, and I just touch it with the jeweler's screwdriver, and it slides back, then comes forward into the shell holder quickly without any disassembly needed.
