RCBS Hand Primer

BigGreenZ_71 · April 13, 2010, 06:48 PM

I'm priming 9mm with the small rod in my hand primer, i have the small holder too, the white one. It seems to be coming up at an angle, it's leaving a small indention on one side. The seating depth is fine, its just pressing in more on one side then the other. Anyone else have this problem? Do you think it will be an issue when firing?

JayCee · April 13, 2010, 06:56 PM

Make sure you have the primer rod inserted correctly. The flat end should be up to seat the primer. If the rounded end is up, I imagine you'd see the very thing you're describing...

BigGreenZ_71 · April 13, 2010, 06:58 PM

Yea i've got the flat end up just like normal. I've primed plenty with the bigger size rod and holder.

Pat T · April 13, 2010, 08:04 PM

I've had to not put the case all the way over in the shell holder when seating small primers, seems like the primer pocket is off center from the primer if you do so. Also some primers are softer than others which leads to easier smooshing. I've been using CCI 500s and they hold up well, it was easy for me to flattern Magtech primers. Some cases has sharper shoulders on the primer pockets that seem to promote tilted primer entry as well, another reason to find the sweet spot in the shell holder.

qcpunk · April 13, 2010, 08:04 PM

I assume you have removed the white piece and checked the fit to the shell holder? My shell holder sits very very close to flush with the white piece. The shell holder also sticks up by about a 3/16" all the way around the body of the tool.

Might try double checking the fit between all pieces there?

Have you had this problem in the past with 9mm?

And I assume it is happening to all 9mm cases you are currently reloading?

April 13, 2010, 06:48 PM	#1
BigGreenZ_71 Junior Member Join Date: March 4, 2010 Posts: 10	RCBS Hand Primer I'm priming 9mm with the small rod in my hand primer, i have the small holder too, the white one. It seems to be coming up at an angle, it's leaving a small indention on one side. The seating depth is fine, its just pressing in more on one side then the other. Anyone else have this problem? Do you think it will be an issue when firing? Last edited by BigGreenZ_71; April 13, 2010 at 06:53 PM.

April 13, 2010, 06:56 PM	#2
JayCee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2001 Posts: 494	Make sure you have the primer rod inserted correctly. The flat end should be up to seat the primer. If the rounded end is up, I imagine you'd see the very thing you're describing... __________________ “You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.” – David Crockett “If I owned Texas and hell, I'd rent out Texas and live in hell.” - General Phillip H. Sheridan

April 13, 2010, 08:04 PM	#5
qcpunk Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Farmsville, AZ Posts: 305	I assume you have removed the white piece and checked the fit to the shell holder? My shell holder sits very very close to flush with the white piece. The shell holder also sticks up by about a 3/16" all the way around the body of the tool. Might try double checking the fit between all pieces there? Have you had this problem in the past with 9mm? And I assume it is happening to all 9mm cases you are currently reloading? __________________ "This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it or their revolutionary right to dismember it or overthrow it." --Abraham Lincoln

April 13, 2010, 06:58 PM	#3
BigGreenZ_71 Junior Member Join Date: March 4, 2010 Posts: 10	Yea i've got the flat end up just like normal. I've primed plenty with the bigger size rod and holder.

April 13, 2010, 08:04 PM	#4
Pat T Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2009 Location: NW PA Posts: 108	I've had to not put the case all the way over in the shell holder when seating small primers, seems like the primer pocket is off center from the primer if you do so. Also some primers are softer than others which leads to easier smooshing. I've been using CCI 500s and they hold up well, it was easy for me to flattern Magtech primers. Some cases has sharper shoulders on the primer pockets that seem to promote tilted primer entry as well, another reason to find the sweet spot in the shell holder.