Lee Precision 90230 New Auto Prime Hand Priming Tool

My first hand priming tool was loaded one by one, which was tedious. I loved it when I found one that had a circular holder, and some texture inside that would flip the primers anvil up with a little jiggling. But now Lee offers a square holder, which one can put over a whole tray of primers, hold the two together, and turn over to dump all of the primers at once, neatly into the holder. Any that remain on the slight shelf can be brushed into the deeper area with the other primers, and again, the texture on the bottom of the holder allows gentle jiggling to turn all of the primers anvil up, with a little finger action to turn over any that resist. Carefully slide the lid over the primers, which holds them flat in place, and the rest of the work is fast and easy. Grab a shell, slide it into the holder, and smoothly press the primer into the shell pocket. This priming tool has a two-stage feed, which moves the primer being loaded away from the other primers, adding a level of safety in the unusual case the primer in process were to fire. Always take a quick look to be sure that the primer being loaded is not somehow turned sideways or completely backwards, although this is rather rare. Also, press smoothly, and stop if the primer does not seat itself with the usual ease. Resistance to seating may be due to the primer being turned sideways, or it may be due to a shell that has a military crimp or an otherwise obstructed pocket. So simple an action as cutting a slight bevel at the pocket rim with a small knife can provide the funneling action that seats the primer easily and firmly. In any case, these priming tools have been getting easier/faster to use and more strongly built, and I like the controlled feel of priming by hand, so this is a tool that I would not be without! If one wears out, I don't even shop around; this is the one.

Works,Easy to use. Fast. 200 in about 10min

This is a good inexpensive hand priming tool for reloaders. Unfortunately it doesn’t come with any shell holders so you have to buy those separately. It also has a fairly uncomfortable grip press that will wear on your hand after a short time

Gets the job done. Great shipping.

It's just too convenient! Simple setup if you read the instructions. I love how the primers flip themselves the right direction and then pushes the primer in with an easy press of the thumb. Too easy. Ingenious engineering although I'm sure plastic parts will eventually wear out, but the price is good enough to just buy another if you're a heavy user.

Most of the time it works perfectly. But one primer that gets un-aligned and you have a frustrating next couple minutes. I just used it for the first time priming 300BLK cases. I primed 99 cases because 1 went in the shuttle sideways so it got crushed on the way into the primer pocket. Not sure if I will keep it. After all, I had to buy the set of shellholders for it also. Does it work? Yes it does with frustration. I really like using Lee reloading dies but this...not so much.

I have been loading my own ammo for a very long time. I've always used my RCBS hand-primer tool, and it works flawlessly. I bought this Lee tool because I use a lot of Lee dies and they are high quality and I've never had any issues at all with them. My reasoning for wanting another hand-priming tool was that I could just leave the shell holder in the priming tool, and have another that was in the press - no need to swap them out every batch of ammo I process. Right now I am working through 1000 9mm rounds, and I do them in batches of 50 at a time. It's convenient to not have to keep taking the RCBS hand-primer tool apart for the shell holder. I know, I could just buy another set of shell holders, and I SHOULD have done exactly that. But instead, I opted for this tool and the set of 11 shell holders that come with it (and are specifically designed for this tool and nothing else - they do not fit my RCBS equipment). Here's my experience with it: First of all, the handle is too small. I'm not a huge guy, but still, this thing is like a child's toy in comparison to my RCBS tool. The lever on this tool is difficult to press because it's hard to get a good grip on the handle. Loading primers into the tray wasn't too bad - pretty much like the other tool I have. I simply turn the tray upside down, place it on top of the tray the primers come in, and flip it over, thus setting the primers in the tray upside down like they should be. Putting the cover on this tray is a bit cumbersome. One slip and you have a lap full of primers. Installing the shell holder is a lot easier than the RCBS tool, but the thing is, the holder moves around a lot when you are trying to set a primer into it's pocket in the casing. The primers don't press in as solidly as my RCBS tool - you can't really tell by the feel of the thing if the primer is set or not. My RCBS tool gives me the tactile feedback that assures me the primer is in as far as it can go. This Lee tool does not. It's very spongy feeling, and again, it's too small to fit comfortably in my hand. And the topper was when I was gently shaking the tool to get a primer into the ram position, the tray moved a little bit and primers came out from the place where they enter the ram pocket and fell on the floor. It was then that I gave up, and decided to send the thing back to Amazon for a refund. All in all it was a bad experience and a waste of time and money. I should have (and will) simply buy a set of shell holders that fit my RCBS tools. I don't plan on getting a new press so I just need to get a spare set of dies that work with it. Stay away from this thing if you want to get any reloading done without hassle. My RCBS priming tool works flawlessly every time. This Lee tool is junk. I'm surprised that they designed this and then sat back, looked at it, tried it out, and said "Yes - that's a good one. Let's sell it to the public.". Could this possibly be a case of a tool that was designed by people who never used it?

Funcionamiento perfecto , ya dispongo de otros productos de la marca Lee y tienen una buena relación calidad precio.

Good quality, fast delivery!

Me decepcionei! Pode usar as espoletas que for, cbc, inbramun... várias delas viram no êmbolo que empurra a espoleta para dentro do estojo e por uma protuberância na carenagem que acopla tudo, a espoleta é virada, entrando várias erradas/lateralmente dentro do estojo e causando perda de insumos.

easy to use and works great

sehr stabil. Zuerst ein weing schwergängig . Funtioniert aber tadellos.