Primer seating.

[STEWMAN]

Am I the only one who gets upset when they waste a primer?

[Lead Waster]

No, it bugs the crap out of me too. Plus I have a bunch of rounds that need pulling and I want to extract the good primers out of the crushed brass, .380 brass, whatever and use them in "practice" ammo.

I know it's just 2-3 cents, but it bugs me too.

[NorCalFocus]

I keep one box of each primer type I use as a partial just for these reasons. 98% of my reloading is rifle rounds. Having 99 rounds loaded, just bugs the crap out of my OCD tendencies.

Most reloaders have some level of OCD. If they didn't reloading wuoldn't really be for them.

[JackEllis]

It's happened to me as well, though not so much any more now that I'm using a priming tool and not my press..

[NeilMo]

It's happened to me as well, though not so much any more now that I'm using a priming tool and not my press..

Same here. I quit using the press and now prime while watching TV. Haven't messed up a primer in over 20k cases.

[johnk518]

I hate it when they flip around while seating, and when they don't seat fully and you can't take the shell out of the holder.

[smoothy8500]

Am I the only one who gets upset when they waste a primer?

I'm sure you'll be more upset if it detonates....

[baih777]

It just sucks trying to fix it.
My friends think I am nuts because I hand prime everything.

[hambam105]

Yeah, but you saved time because you assembled 500 of these F-ups in only an hour, right?

[bergmen]

I check each case just after seating the primer (to make sure it is oriented properly and seated below flush). It gets fixed right there if there is any issue (but almost never is). One reason I use only a single stage press (Rock Chucker).

Dan

[hambam105]

For some reloaders, not all, but more than a few, it's all about assembly speed. All else is secondary.

[tawadc95]

Bugs the crap out of me having a number of cases primed that are less than the 100 in the primer pack.

I've had 2 of those lately with my Lee Auto Prime but it s a rare occurrence.

[mycrstuff]

How did the primer end up being square? I have never seen that before.

[dmy]

Over the last couple of years, I started having CCI and Federal primers which didn't want to seat well. I thought the quality control was declining. I used a primer pocket uniformer and crimp remover on my brass (even though the primers were not crimped) and I haven't had a problem since. I chuck them in an electric screw gun and it takes literally 1 second per step per case.

[Abenaki]

How did the primer end up being square? I have never seen that before.

It is on it's side. And flatten on the side.


Take care
Abenaki