New Lee priming tool

[WDN41]

I have been using an older Lee priming tool, the one with the round primer tray.
Having broken the link between the lever and the primer ram, and found that this item cannot be replaced, I decided a new tool was the only answer.
What is with the new priming tool? The triangle primer tray seems posessed by left leaning demons, waiting to scatter primers all over the room. Replacements come two to a package, indicating to me that Lee expects us to break them on a regular basis. The locking lever on the primer tray is hard to operate.
And, primers do not seem to want to feed to the top of the primer shaft, no matter what angle I hold the tool or jiggle it. and when I get the primer to feed is doesn't seem to be properly aligned with the primer pocket.
AM I missing something.
Their 9mm shellholder No 19 seems to hold the shells loosely, perhaps because it is the recomended shellholder for 6 or 7 different calibers.
I had great luck with older tool, but as of now I am thinking this unit is a POS.
Any help would be appreciated.

[Mooseknuckle]

I have been using one without issue for the past five months. The tool comes with two primer feeding parts; one for large primers and one for small primers, you should check the instructions and make sure you're using the correct one.

[MongooseV8]

I like the new version better. My older one double feeds primers all the time and jams up.

[Ramsh00ter]

I bought one of the new style Lee units, hated it!

Went back to my old one that has served me well for many years.

JMHO

[smoothy8500]

Yeah, loved the round tray version. The newer square with the primer "elevator" design sucks. I can't imagine how worse the newer design is.

[rsrocket1]

I was in the same situation as you. I liked the old round primer and the new one is usable but not pleasant to use. If you broke the cheap metal link (round cylinder and arm), see if you can use the new part in the old primer.

update:
I was about to say "pot metal" link but changed it. I guess sigstroker justified my initial thoughts on the quality of the link.

[sigstroker]

That link arm is cast zinc, about as crappy a metal as you can get. Make sure you lube it.

[17+1]

['ol shooter]

I have both the round and the square tray tools in working condition. I get doubles now and then with the square tray version too. I haven't seen a lot of positive reviews on the triangle version, only that the tray fits both the hand held and the bench mounted versions. I was interested until I read some negative reviews, now I will hang back and see what the final verdict is.

[bigbossman]

The round primer trays tended to get loose with age, and the tops would rotate open and spill primers all over while in use. I have only ever used them on the Lee 1000 press, not on a hand priming tool.

The new primer trays are much better, and work very well for me. I like them a lot.

[WDN41]

After spilling primers all over and almost constant failur to feed primers for priming, I lost patience and went to the RCBS version. Not perfect, but it works
(for Me)
Much happier

[Bumslie]

Have someone 3d print you a new ram.

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[Divernhunter]

I had the lee round version and after wearing out 3 of them(quite a number of years) I got a couple of the square ones. I dislike the square ones! Much more problems and had a tray cover break.
I have RA in my hands and other parts of my body and the hand primers like the lee hurt after 50- 100 rounds or so. I bought the bench mounted RCBS hand primer but have not had a chance to try it.
My friend bought one of the lee ones that mounts to the bench and it broke right away. He then bought the RCBS one and so far has liked it.

[LynnJr]

I wore out a bunch of the round ones and bought two of the square ones. Too much trouble changing from small primers to large primers so I always keep two around.
Absolutely hated them. If you let the handle completely back off the ram would jam just like a round unit with 20,000 primers through it.
I have the $125 Sinclair unit which works flawlessly but it doesn't have a feed tray at all requiring each primer to be hand installed.
I gave up and bought 2 of the RCBS units and they are marginally better. The ram will lock up on them as well.

[tonyjr]

I gave up on press primer feeders .
Now they are done by hand with Lee hand primer .
Yea , a pita - but works .