Alpo Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 Does anyone have any experience with the Lyman hand primer? Mine arrived today, and so far it is a major pain in the ass. The instructions seem to have been written by a moron, and they do not, in my opinion, help at all in using it. Lyman has a YouTube video showing how simple it is, but mine sure doesn't go together that easy. And the comments on the Lyman video are quite uncomplementary. They say that if you don't use a Lyman shell holder it doesn't work right. That would suck. So I figured I would come here and see if anybody has experience with them, and how they like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 Looks a lot like the old Lee hand primer. I have 3 of these and love them. Also have one RCBS that I had to buy because the Lee will not work with 56-50 brass. Can't remember which brand of 56-50 shell holder I have but with the RCBS I have to rake extra care to make sure I get the primer fully seated. I can see where the brand of shell holder would make a difference. I have shell holders by RCBS, Lee, Lyman and Redding. The dimensions are slightly different between brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Started with the LEE but I switched to the RCBS units. More comfortable to use. I leave one set up for large primers and one for small primers RCBS replaced the innards of the oldest one after they became worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 I started with a Lee, moved to an RCBS, but after some issues with my hands I discovered the RCBS Automatic Priming Tool I only use that. I still have the Lee and RCBS hand primers. I just haven’t use them in a few years. https://www.rcbs.com/priming-%26-powder-charging/bench-mounted/automatic-priming-tool/16-9460.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 If Arthur, moves up from my knees and stops and stays in my hands, I'll have to look into that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack, SASS #20451 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 I have used nearly every hand primer over the years, Tongs, Sinclair, Hornady, RCBS, LEE, Bench mounted RCBS, FORSTER, press mounted RCBS, REDDING, it goes on and on. Of the hand units (IMHO) LEE is the worst, Hornady is the best, BUT after all these year of problems I finally decided to just buy the BEST BY FAR, a CPS from Primal Rights. It is a dream come true. Worth every cent. Every primer is the same depth (to .001) and adjustable. It uses LEE case holders but I have plenty of them from over the years. The only thing LEE makes I would buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 3 hours ago, Happy Jack, SASS #20451 said: CPS from Primal Rights. They are awfully proud of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack, SASS #20451 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Sedalia Dave, yes it seems awfully expensive, but as I said worth every cent. Most people have no idea how important primers and their seating is to accuracy. For SASS anything that will seat a primer in the pocket is good enough but when you are shooting 1200 yds to a mile and a half it makes a tremendous difference. It also makes a difference at normal distances of 400 yds. plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 I have worn out several of the OLD round Lee tools I like them the square ones not so much CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 On 7/1/2024 at 11:30 PM, Alpo said: Does anyone have any experience with the Lyman hand primer? Mine arrived today, and so far it is a major pain in the ass. The instructions seem to have been written by a moron, and they do not, in my opinion, help at all in using it. Lyman has a YouTube video showing how simple it is, but mine sure doesn't go together that easy. And the comments on the Lyman video are quite uncomplementary. They say that if you don't use a Lyman shell holder it doesn't work right. That would suck. So I figured I would come here and see if anybody has experience with them, and how they like them. Well you’re right , I got it together but I can’t seem to get the shell holder in correctly and the instructions suck big time! I’m having second thoughts about this thing! I’m calling Lyman tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 43 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Well you’re right , I got it together but I can’t seem to get the shell holder in correctly and the instructions suck big time! I’m having second thoughts about this thing! I’m calling Lyman tomorrow. Interested in hearing what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Just now, Sedalia Dave said: Interested in hearing what they say. They’re saying that the primers don’t go in all the way unless you use Lyman shell holders. That seems to be the main complaint. I can see why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Well you’re right , I got it together but I can’t seem to get the shell holder in correctly and the instructions suck big time! I’m having second thoughts about this thing! I’m calling Lyman tomorrow. Okay I got the shell holder in but I don’t have one for .45 Colt. I’ll have to try and find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 3 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Okay I got the shell holder in but I don’t have one for .45 Colt. I’ll have to try and find one. IIRC, .308/.30-06 rife is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 with Lee the 308/30-06 calls for an R2 45 Colt calls for a R11 CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: IIRC, .308/.30-06 rife is the same. The 308 - 30/06 rifle uses the same shell holder as the 45 ACP pistol. Not 45 Colt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Maybe the shell holder for .44-40 or .44 Magnum would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 4 minutes ago, DeaconKC said: Maybe the shell holder for .44-40 or .44 Magnum would work. 45 Colt takes a Lyman number 11. 44 Winchester takes an Lyman number 14B. And 44 Smith & Wesson (RSM) takes a Lyman number 7. Shellholder cross reference.pdf Handy dandy little thing to have in your files. I got it from Graf & Sons. If you don't want to risk downloading something I posted, you can go to grafs.com and download it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 4 minutes ago, Alpo said: 45 Colt takes a Lyman number 11. 44 Winchester takes an Lyman number 14B. And 44 Smith & Wesson (RSM) takes a Lyman number 7. Shellholder cross reference.pdf 200.12 kB · 0 downloads Handy dandy little thing to have in your files. I got it from Graf & Sons. If you don't want to risk downloading something I posted, you can go to grafs.com and download it there. 4 minutes ago, Alpo said: 45 Colt takes a Lyman number 11. 44 Winchester takes an Lyman number 14B. And 44 Smith & Wesson (RSM) takes a Lyman number 7. Shellholder cross reference.pdf 200.12 kB · 0 downloads Handy dandy little thing to have in your files. I got it from Graf & Sons. If you don't want to risk downloading something I posted, you can go to grafs.com and download it there. 13 minutes ago, DeaconKC said: Maybe the shell holder for .44-40 or .44 Magnum would work. I have a shell holder for a .44 it doesn’t work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Jim Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 On 7/4/2024 at 3:10 PM, Happy Jack, SASS #20451 said: Sedalia Dave, yes it seems awfully expensive, but as I said worth every cent. Most people have no idea how important primers and their seating is to accuracy. For SASS anything that will seat a primer in the pocket is good enough but when you are shooting 1200 yds to a mile and a half it makes a tremendous difference. It also makes a difference at normal distances of 400 yds. plus. The "Ultimate Reloader" on YouTube gives a good review on that system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 On 7/14/2024 at 8:21 AM, Rye Miles #13621 said: I’m calling Lyman tomorrow. Do they have a Chinese translator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 45 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: Do they have a Chinese translator? Why would the Chinese call Lyman? Press three for Chinese? Lyman is owned by a privately held American company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Update, I tried priming some .38’s and it works great. Now to get my .45s going I got brass on the way and I’ll get some primers today. A pard gave me 100 bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 When I received mine I attempted to prime some 32 Smith & Wesson. Could not get the Lee shell holder to fit into the unit. Last night I attempted to prime some 38 Special. It went together correctly, but the primers were all sitting proud. It's on its way back to Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 3 minutes ago, Alpo said: When I received mine I attempted to prime some 32 Smith & Wesson. Could not get the Lee shell holder to fit into the unit. Last night I attempted to prime some 38 Special. It went together correctly, but the primers were all sitting proud. It's on its way back to Amazon. It’s a little tricky to get that shell holder in but I think you said there’s actually something wrong with yours. Mine seems okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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