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It comes with the full set to prime all the things. What sold me on it was being able to set the depth of seating.
*edit* Ok, "most" of the things. ( I don't, or at least haven't, reloaded anything too unusual, yet. )
Alas, reading this thread reminds me of my age, and I'm not nearly as old as some of you coots on this forum.
Age and doing someting for a long time can be a curse. We cut our teeth on many pieces of equipment that have since been vastly improved.
Both my RCBS hand primes are the old, two piece types. Many times I have crawled around the cave floor looking for that darned seater cup. Learned to keep the thing in a sealed tupperware tub.
I have a Hornady hand primer too. It works well but it's so difficult to change out that I seldom use it.
Had the Lee primer (old style). Hated it would be putting it lightly.
I like the hand primers. It helps me keep my arthritis in check and monitor it's level. My arthritis is the type that lack of movement is more harmful than the pain of doing things.
I've used a lot of hand-prime units over the years. Only recently RCBS sent me the one-piece rods as a replacement. To be honest, I prefer them. Strongly. I've found that it's actually easier to change shell holders now.
For one, no more lost rods! The one piece design makes them much harder to lose.
To change shell holders, all you do is, 1. pull out the sliding gate, like you would anyhow. 2. drop the handle all the way down so the rod assembly falls below the shellholder assembly. 3. swap out your shellholder and reassemble. If you're changing rods, just swap them out from the bottom.
I've used these units for many years, and I really think that the one piece rod is a noticeable improvement. I especially like that the rod will never again accidentally fall out the top and get lost.
I've tried to like the Lee units, and had several over the years, but I just kept breaking them. Inevitably I'd run across a piece of brass with a tight primer pocket, and snap the handle off. I did that several times before I gave up. If they made their handles stronger I'd like them.
I've had rheumatoid since my late 20's.Old "COOTS" Indeed! As you finish with talking about YOUR arthritis!
You're spot on about keeping moving. I can hurt worse at the end of a day laying around and relaxing than if i was out doing some physical work.
That EZEE Prime looks like it has special shell holders just for the hand primer? What's the matter with using the same shell holders your press uses?
The Lee hand priming tools have their own set of proprietary shell holders too. Which I've never liked, but they are dirt cheap. My RCBS uses universal type shell holders but it's very clunky to change them. The Lees change very easily. So I guess for me that more than offsets the bother of having a second set of holders.
I've had rheumatoid since my late 20's.
Nutritiion, exercise, and managing stress are the greatest treatments for this. Hydroxychloroquine when it's really bad. When it's really, really bad, a broken leg/ankle/finger feel very mild in comparison.Ouch.
Nutritiion, exercise, and managing stress are the greatest treatments for this. Hydroxychloroquine when it's really bad. When it's really, really bad, a broken leg/ankle/finger feel very mild in comparison.
I'm very lucky in that Hydroxychloroquine put it in check. I've been largely asymptomatic since parting ways with the first wife.
Yes, do laugh. Who knows why God hands us our challenges, but the ironies and triumphs keep it interesting and humorous.I don't know if I should laugh, or not.
Isn't that Hydroxychloroquine what they're finding has some help with the virus?
I lost the large primer seating rod from my RCBS hand primer. Anybody else that lost one, ordered another, and ended up finding the lost one? Now you have TWO? And would be happy to sell me their extra? I can order one but if there's a chance someone close to me in PDX has one they would part with. That'd Be Great!
It is my firm belief that manufacturers should paint all small parts hunter orange rather than black. Anything else is a conspiracy to sell parts!
If you ordered one you would find the lost one the day after it was delivered. Then you would sell one at a loss here, and the day after that you would lose the one you kept...