I switched to a bench primer when I found that my hand strength allowed a lot of variables over a 600-1k run of cases...sort of important when loading competition ammo for a highly tuned revolver. I started with the Forster...just because it was cool...tried the RCBS, before finally settling on the Lee Auto Bench Prime.
I originally mounted it to a piece of 2x4 for portability. But finally gave in to optimal efficiency by mounting it to a switchable Inline Fabrication plate on the bench.
It is now twice as fast...more if you include loading the tray...and allows seating primers fully (never realize how deep Starline primer pockets were) with little more than finger pressure.
During a breakage, I discovered that it uses the same mechanism as their handprimer... they've upgraded the internals to avoid misfeeds and jams. It was just a change in the flexibility of a plastic piece
I originally mounted it to a piece of 2x4 for portability. But finally gave in to optimal efficiency by mounting it to a switchable Inline Fabrication plate on the bench.
It is now twice as fast...more if you include loading the tray...and allows seating primers fully (never realize how deep Starline primer pockets were) with little more than finger pressure.
During a breakage, I discovered that it uses the same mechanism as their handprimer... they've upgraded the internals to avoid misfeeds and jams. It was just a change in the flexibility of a plastic piece
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