After some thousands of rounds primed in both the Lee AutoPrime and RCBS hand primer, I offer the following observations:
The Lee Autoprimer requires that you use a balanced thumb-and-four-finger sort of grip that is not a lot unlike holding and operating a rifle with a standard stock. I think repeated use of this tool strengthens the hand in a useful way....especially the thumb, which provides most of the force.
The RCBS tool requires an awkward semi-lateral grip-and-twist sort of action that for me at least, is uncomfortable. The four fingers provide the power, but in an un-natural sort of motion that I find irritates the little bit of carpal tunnel syndrome that I have, and almost paralyzes my hand for awhile.
Maybe not a big deal...until you sit and prime a few hundred cases.
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Last edited by zanthope; February 17, 2002 at 11:08 PM.
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