Elric
Well-Known Member
Years ago, I bought a Hand Auto Feed Priming Tool for SQUARE TRAYS from 21st Century Shooting. For the most part, it's a capable unit EXCEPT for the occasional popping up of the clear cover off the primer tray. Using a high tech rubber band, you can tighten the cover down towards the feed corner of the tray.
So. Did Lee ever upgrade the XR tray design? The 21st Century device works great... except for the Lee XR tray.
NOTE: Further reading brings out that the user MUST hold the unit at 45 degrees, and users admit once they RT Fine Manual -AND- followed it, then it works just fine. I will eventually dig this unit out and get to pumping out rounds.
LEE AUTO PRIME XR post by joeb33050
Hey Joe,Complaints on the new Auto Prime XR tool universally come from long time users of the Auto Prime.The priming pin, nylon locating area and body is virtually identical to the original. The elevator pin and flash gate have been added to allow the tool to more safely handle today's more sensitive primers. The original Auto-Prime was down to only CCI and Remington primers being safe to use.The big difference in operation of the new Auto Prime XR verses the original Auto-Prime, is that the new tool does not have a “head” of primers to push the primer onto the priming pin. To allow for this lack of “head,” one must always maintain the tool in a position that always allows the primer to feed to the primer pin. At any time during the operation you allow the tool to rotate backwards towards oneself the primer against the flash gate, it will return to the elevator pin and tip or stack onto the next primer. Also if you don't maintain the 45 degree down hill position during the priming operation, the next primer in line for the elevator pin will enter only half way onto the elevator pin. When this primer rises, it likely will catch the bottom of the cover and dislodge the cover or tip.We don't have any of the old auto primes available, I apologize for the inconvenience.Sincerely,RaquelLee Precision, Inc.
So. Did Lee ever upgrade the XR tray design? The 21st Century device works great... except for the Lee XR tray.
NOTE: Further reading brings out that the user MUST hold the unit at 45 degrees, and users admit once they RT Fine Manual -AND- followed it, then it works just fine. I will eventually dig this unit out and get to pumping out rounds.
LEE AUTO PRIME XR post by joeb33050
Hey Joe,Complaints on the new Auto Prime XR tool universally come from long time users of the Auto Prime.The priming pin, nylon locating area and body is virtually identical to the original. The elevator pin and flash gate have been added to allow the tool to more safely handle today's more sensitive primers. The original Auto-Prime was down to only CCI and Remington primers being safe to use.The big difference in operation of the new Auto Prime XR verses the original Auto-Prime, is that the new tool does not have a “head” of primers to push the primer onto the priming pin. To allow for this lack of “head,” one must always maintain the tool in a position that always allows the primer to feed to the primer pin. At any time during the operation you allow the tool to rotate backwards towards oneself the primer against the flash gate, it will return to the elevator pin and tip or stack onto the next primer. Also if you don't maintain the 45 degree down hill position during the priming operation, the next primer in line for the elevator pin will enter only half way onto the elevator pin. When this primer rises, it likely will catch the bottom of the cover and dislodge the cover or tip.We don't have any of the old auto primes available, I apologize for the inconvenience.Sincerely,RaquelLee Precision, Inc.
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