Any user reports or experience with the Frankford Arsenal Hand Priming Tool?

[Capybara]

Hi all:

Not sure if you have seen this or own one but anyone have any feedback on this tool? We have a reloading club and own about twenty hand priming tools, but not this one. Many reloaders, frankly, are old and have problems with hand strength with other hand priming tools because of arthritis and carpal tunnel. Would like to hear if anyone has tried this one out or owns it. Hand priming tools, in general, seem to kind of suck but this one looks better.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/582...d-priming-tool

 

[Capybara]

Whoops, typo in the title, how do you change the thread title under this new software? *Edit, found it. I love this new software, it's actually intuitive.

 

[mdi]

FWIW; Not really an answer to your question, but I've had problems with hand primers. Fingers cramp after 50-60 rounds and I haven't been able to find a hand primer that "fit" my hands (I have to reset/shift the tool in my hand every squeeze, and I still have three in my tool box), so if hand strength or arthritis is a concern I'd recommend a bench prime tool. My choice is a Lee Bench Prime and so far this tool is the only one I can dump 100 primers in and prime 100 cases, non stop...

 

[ewlyon]

Looks interesting. My RCBS hand primer gets tiring pretty quickly and the switch from large to small primers is a little annoying. This unit says it switches primer size with a thumb release and just looking at it it looks somewhat more comfortable than the RCBS. The adjustable stop is interesting although I have never had a problem doing it by feel. The included shell holders make it a decent bargain especially if they are standard shellholders.

 

[Rule3]

It looks like a direct copy of another brand.

Have you and your club checked into those bench mounted types. Seem they would give the most leverage and would be easy to use?

Like one of these?


http://www.midwayusa.com/product/457599/rcbs-automatic-bench-priming-tool

 

[Walkalong]

I like my old RCBS hand primer. I can do 300 to 500 at a time with no trouble. (The RCBS strip primer is another story, it's tough.)

That Franklin looks very interesting though.

It looks like a direct copy of another brand.

Which one?

 

[Rule3]

I like my old RCBS hand primer. I can do 300 to 500 at a time with no trouble. (The RCBS strip primer is another story, it's tough.)

That Franklin looks very interesting though.

Which one?

All of those thumb, wrist busters The seating adjustment feature looks like good idea if it works correctly for those that like the :feel: method,
I have a original Lee and a RCBS Universal and just find them tiresome.

It just seems that guys with wrist problems or arthritis it would be just as painful. It's not available yet.(from Midway)

 

[LiveLife]

Many reloaders, frankly, are old and have problems with hand strength with other hand priming tools because of arthritis and carpal tunnel.

All of those thumb, wrist busters ... I find them tiresome. It just seems that guys with wrist problems or arthritis it would be just as painful.

For reloaders with hand strength, arthritis and carpal tunnel issues, perhaps bench mounted priming tool would be better. Lee sells one for $25 - https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/0000690700/auto-bench-prime

 

[Rule3]

It looks like a direct copy of another brand.

Have you and your club checked into those bench mounted types. Seem they would give the most leverage and would be easy to use?

Like one of these?


http://www.midwayusa.com/product/457599/rcbs-automatic-bench-priming-tool

For reloaders with hand strength, arthritis and carpal tunnel issues, perhaps bench mounted priming tool would be better. Lee sells one for $25 - https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/0000690700/auto-bench-prime

Great minds think alike!

 

[ewlyon]

The reviews on the bench mounted primers, at least on midway are not very good. They pretty much all hover around the 3 star range with wide spreads

 

[alexcue]

I had one of the RCBS... It worked fine... I think 4.8 is pretty good overall. I'm using the Lee Bench Prime, and have had no issues with it. It has a nice feedback to it when you are using it.

 

[mdi]

I found out, by experience and reading the "reviews" on forums; it's imperative to read and follow the instructions for the Lee Bench Prime. I did a quick once through of the directions and had 3 faux pas for the first 50 cases I primed. I then reread the directions and followed them and now I can dump 100 primers into the tray and stuff primers in 100 cases, non stop...

 

[cfullgraf]

Looks interesting. My RCBS hand primer gets tiring pretty quickly and the switch from large to small primers is a little annoying.

Back in my younger days, I could hand prime up a storm with the original round tray Lee Auto-Prime. They were so inexpensive, I bought two and kept one each set up for large and small primers. Then, I'd have spare parts on hand in case one broke, usually on a Sunday when stores were closed (remember Blue Laws?). In the last few years of the Auto-Prime, Lee improved the materials and design of the Auto-Prime such that failures were virtually eliminated.

That habit has died hard and as I bought replacements for the discontinued and unsupported Auto-Prime, I still bought two hand primers to be set up for each size primer.

As I have aged, I can no longer do long runs of priming with the hand priming tools although I still do short priming runs, 50-100 cases, when I am loading small batches of ammunition.

For longer runs, I have the RCBS APS strip bench priming tools. Lots easier on the wrist. I have been modifying shell holders to eliminate the use of the plastic sleeves that RCBS provides to reduce the diameter of the hole in the shell holder for the primer to pass through.

The Frankfort Arsenal hand primer looks interesting and if I was in the market, I would definitely consider it. It would be nice to be able to buy the shell holder set separately from the priming tool though.

 

[Walkalong]

The Frankfort Arsenal hand primer looks interesting and if I was in the market, I would definitely consider it. It would be nice to be able to buy the shell holder set separately from the priming tool though.

Yep.