Bench priming tool
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Yeah, it's a rare utube video that I watch. With the exception of Walter, video's are just not my thing.
CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
Agreed, but In this case, It served to show which model we was speaking about.
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Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I skip through those who have the fetish for "unboxing". Application of a tool, operation and the way it helps achieve the end goal, that's another thing. Watching a guy home build a 4WD log grapple/loader/carrier from design to cutting parts on a home made plasma table to assembly- that's fascinating! Or watching a guy repair and restart for the first time on 50 years a 1912 hot bulb engine- fascinating! Watching some metro-sexual-citiot unbox a new juicer? Not so much...
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I must be the only person in history to have contacted RCBS about broken parts and not only NOT had the "We'll send them right out sir!", but had to pay for the part and shipping!!! This was a while back but I wonder if I got their worst employee?Got mine at a yard sale for like 2 buck's
I ofered to buy part's I need from RCBS---but nope Free !
CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
They have not allowed me to pay even when I admitted not to be original purchaser and offered to pay.
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Well I use a RCBS bench priming tool which I bought I don’t know when they first came out back in the dark ages, you know way before the internet.
Love the tool, good feel, holds a bunch of primers. What’s not to like if you have the bench space.
I’ve tried 2 or 3 hand priming tools and they work until they don’t which can be often. They reside in the bottom drawer. Feel was not positive like with the bench tool or a press mounted priming tool.
Love the tool, good feel, holds a bunch of primers. What’s not to like if you have the bench space.
I’ve tried 2 or 3 hand priming tools and they work until they don’t which can be often. They reside in the bottom drawer. Feel was not positive like with the bench tool or a press mounted priming tool.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Redding T-7 if you want lots of mechanical advantage and many folks like their priming system. The only negative is price.
Second is the Harrell's turret press has easy to change four station tops that are fairly inexpensive. High quality with straight die stations and good threads, and is portable if you wish to take to the range. Negative is price and only useable with 30/06 and shorter cartridges.
Second is the Harrell's turret press has easy to change four station tops that are fairly inexpensive. High quality with straight die stations and good threads, and is portable if you wish to take to the range. Negative is price and only useable with 30/06 and shorter cartridges.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Hollywood Senior Turret has no provision for loading primers, other than by hand and one by one. That ain't happening. Ergo the reason for the purchase the RCBS bench tool. I don't even use the Hollywood as a turret, per se. I keep the most common rifle dies I use/load in it...............keeps me from changing dies out, as often as a single stage would. I 'm retired and have plenty of time to use it as a single stage press, using the batch method.
That brass nut, directly under the shellholder, is where the primer post goes.
That brass nut, directly under the shellholder, is where the primer post goes.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Last Hollywood turret I saw sold on e-Bay was three times the cost of a new Redding T-7 Kit. If looking for a used press, consider the Texan the Packard of presses in the early 1970's and half the cost of a Hollywood today.
JWFilips
Well-Known Member
I used the RCBS bench priming tool Since I started reloading Rifle back in 1980! It is what I learned on so I always had one!
Only problem with mine now is the 2 main side bolts loosen about every 30 primers so I have to retighten them because everything moves out of alignment.....need to get some big wave washers to fix it
Only problem with mine now is the 2 main side bolts loosen about every 30 primers so I have to retighten them because everything moves out of alignment.....need to get some big wave washers to fix it
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Naw man, I was just trying to find a semi obsolete style of decapping pin they use, the one with the little head on it. I ended up having to buy a bag of 5, pay for that, shipping, etc. I mean, it was no big deal, but all I ever hear is, "Yeah, I called RCBS and told them I dropped my brand new (insert most expensive thing you can thing of they make) in the ocean and they sent me a new one AND a gift certificate for $100.00 AND an FTD Pick Me Up bouquet!" Yes, I exaggerate, but you get the idea. Maybe I just got their worst employee before she had her coffee or something. I'm lucky in things like that.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Or Loc-tite.
RBHarter
West Central AR
My RCBS story goes .
I messaged on FB regarding the vintage and die series of a 3rd hand 223 FL die with the cool split cone on a slick decapping pin . Also about my 25 yr old Partner press that's has enough slop full up to have weird seating stuff with pistols . So they say , send us the press we'll check it and repair or replace it . They're design life is 50,000 rounds .........so I'm trying to do the math , is that on 2,3,or 4 dies .......what about priming .... There was this broke winter that I sized and flaired every piece of brass I owned , and good lord the bullets I sized ....... I would say I'm well into the design life of 150-250,000 under load strokes , besides it's plenty good enough for the Ram Prime permanent position .
Oh and they sent the update parts for current production . The rod , ball , decapping pin , new thimble , and lock nut for the die which I didn't ask about beyond seeking vintage . The die marks indicated 1964 but the tech said it was the Reloader Special series about 1974 . Either way it was $12-15 in parts , they added a bag of 5 headed pins also , if I had bought them retail for a donated 3rd hand die that was at least 40 years old at the time .
Redding sent me a seating die pin gratis for a fully disclosed show purchased die set as there is a long and short for that in the 45-70 to accommodate the Marlin short noses and another for everything else . The shorter pin leaves about 1 -1.5 threads to lock when seating at 2.255 OAL . The longer pin only has about 3 left in the die when seating for the nearly 3 " 535s like the Postell .
Lee says on the warranty disclaimer that if it's over 2 old you can get it replaced for half of retail for parts or whole ...... Their MSRP not your receipt.......
No I haven't tried to get a replacement for the 308 unbreakable decapping pin I broke ....... I just made one with replaceable decapping pins via a set screw . I needed a .309 dia vs .306 anyway .
CH is happy to sell you parts for current production or whatever is left in NOS .
I've wondered about the Pacific lifetime warranty but never called Hornady or PTG to ask .
I messaged on FB regarding the vintage and die series of a 3rd hand 223 FL die with the cool split cone on a slick decapping pin . Also about my 25 yr old Partner press that's has enough slop full up to have weird seating stuff with pistols . So they say , send us the press we'll check it and repair or replace it . They're design life is 50,000 rounds .........so I'm trying to do the math , is that on 2,3,or 4 dies .......what about priming .... There was this broke winter that I sized and flaired every piece of brass I owned , and good lord the bullets I sized ....... I would say I'm well into the design life of 150-250,000 under load strokes , besides it's plenty good enough for the Ram Prime permanent position .
Oh and they sent the update parts for current production . The rod , ball , decapping pin , new thimble , and lock nut for the die which I didn't ask about beyond seeking vintage . The die marks indicated 1964 but the tech said it was the Reloader Special series about 1974 . Either way it was $12-15 in parts , they added a bag of 5 headed pins also , if I had bought them retail for a donated 3rd hand die that was at least 40 years old at the time .
Redding sent me a seating die pin gratis for a fully disclosed show purchased die set as there is a long and short for that in the 45-70 to accommodate the Marlin short noses and another for everything else . The shorter pin leaves about 1 -1.5 threads to lock when seating at 2.255 OAL . The longer pin only has about 3 left in the die when seating for the nearly 3 " 535s like the Postell .
Lee says on the warranty disclaimer that if it's over 2 old you can get it replaced for half of retail for parts or whole ...... Their MSRP not your receipt.......
No I haven't tried to get a replacement for the 308 unbreakable decapping pin I broke ....... I just made one with replaceable decapping pins via a set screw . I needed a .309 dia vs .306 anyway .
CH is happy to sell you parts for current production or whatever is left in NOS .
I've wondered about the Pacific lifetime warranty but never called Hornady or PTG to ask .