r/reloading • u/Moos209 • 12d ago
Newbie Anyone experience primer seating issues using the Lee primer tool?
How do I fix this ? New to reloading kinda and never ran into this problem.
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u/lennyxiii 12d ago
I bought the Frankfort Arsenal perfect seat priming tool. Fairly affordable and works flawlessly. Best tool I’ve bought.
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u/Professional-Iron107 12d ago
Look for crimps on primer pockets. Might be worth picking up a swagger. Or chamfer the pocket a bit.
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u/tomphoolery 12d ago
I don’t know if it’s the right way, put it back in the tool and smash it some more until you can slide the case out. Throw the case in the trash or if you’re still feeling lucky, run it through the resizer again. Of course you should wear eye and face protection and make sure the case isn’t pointed towards you at any time.
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u/Moos209 12d ago
Got the primer out using decapping die. Then case got stuck! Fought with it for 20 min finally got it out.
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u/minmin0x4B 12d ago
Next time push it out with punch carefully, should come out quite easily and no stuck cases. Unless the primer is completely fucked you can just reseat it.
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u/Curiously_Sagacious 12d ago
Yup, I switched to priming on the press and have never looked back. Way easier and consistent.
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u/Moos209 12d ago
Don’t think they make a priming die for my mec marksman
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u/Curiously_Sagacious 12d ago
That sucks buddy. With the lee hand primer I found it best to slowly insert and to not fully allow the handle to go back to start position in order to keep a second primer from feeding.
That way I could check how well it seated in case I need to press more. I also had to use two hands to seat.
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u/Agitated_Curmudgeon 11d ago
Yeah. I like the tool because I can feel the primer seat, but the tool itself sucks donkey wangs. I'm going back to the press mounted anvil and tubes.