RCBS Hand Priming Tool

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asking if we had a priming rod for their priming die as theirs had bent or broken. I told them to call RCBS and they would send them one probably at no cost. And a day or two later they came into the shop and told me they sent them the whole priming punch and rod, no charge. RCBS is the only way to go as far as I am concerned. I will have to give Dillon a good word too as they have sent me pins, screws, springs and other small parts at no charge when mine broke.
For what it's worth if there are any beginners reading this that are thinking of buying a new priming tool, go with the RCBS priming tool that is a bench tool. I have had mine since the early 70s and it is still working. With this primer I can feel the primer seat and know there is a problem if the primer doesn't seat.


It's fast and as quick as you can pick up a piece of brass, put it into the shell holder and press down on the handle the case is primed.It's fast and you can feel the primer seat. The old hand tool that relies on you pressing the little handle is OK for the first few cases but after a few your hand gets tired and the primer doesn't seat all the way and can cause problems. The priming tool shown in the pic above isn't cheap but it is absolutely the best way to prime cases that I have ever seen, much better than the priming tool that is part of your press.

I have had friends ask me why I have so many presses. The reason is I have to load every night as most of the ammo I am loading is one of the GNR rounds and not available at Walmart or any other big box store. I can sit my arse down at one of the Dillons and in 30 minutes have a hundred rounds ready for the next day's test firing. My Dillons are set up for straight wall cases like 44 Mag, 357 Mag, 45 Long Colt and so on. For my necked down rounds like 356 GNR, 41 GNR, 410 GNR and so on I load on one of the 3 turret presses. For the really big stuff like 470 Nitro, 500 Nitro and such I use an RCBS Rockchucker or that even larger press that I don't remember the name.I like to use the turret presses for the necked down cases as with them I can make sure and use the pressure necessary to get the shoulder in the right spot and not have a round that won't let the cylinder rotate.With the presses all set up I don't have to do a run thru to make sure the press is set up and ready to go. Just sit down and crank a batch out.