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    RCBS APS Hand Primer

    Anybody use the RCBS hand primer that uses APS strips? If so, what are your thoughts on it? Do you own and use the strip loading tray?

    I have been using a Lee Auto Prime XR and I find myself having to constantly fidget with it. The primer doesn't load onto the primer punch, the lid pops off the primer tray, or the primers didn't feed into the channel leading up to the shell holder. The operation of the lever is not smooth at all which makes it difficult to tell sometimes if a primer is properly seated. I would rather prime on the press than use that thing. So, I'm debating on the K&M hand priming tool or the RCBS APS strip hand primer. Either way there is no primer tray that is sensitive to position. The K&M is well made and uses the same Lee shell holders that I currently have on hand, but you have to drop the primers into the tool one at a time. The RCBS APS primer feeds the primers through on a strip so no futzing with individual primers. Only problem is that you don't just buy the priming tool, but need to buy APS strips and the strip loading tray that costs about as much as the hand primer.

    I can go back to priming on the press, but that means I'm out in the garage and not in the house close to my family. So any insight into either tool or some other option that I'm not aware of that meets my criteria (not position sensitive and doesn't require near constant fidgeting) is appreciated.

    Ed
    Last edited by WarEagleEd; 11-15-2018 at 11:10 AM.

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