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us920669 · February 22, 2016, 09:14 AM

I wasn't going to reveal my ignorance by saying that I had never even heard of the whack-a-mole system, but it's true - if someone had told me about it I wouldn't have believed them. I'm simply in awe at the idea of bring that kind of kinetic force to bear anywhere near a primer.
I started out using my press but that seemed like too much leverage. I bought a little hand squeezer which I used until it broke, then I replaced it with a better one, an RCBS, which will no doubt still be working long after I am not. Note that the better one was even more expensive because it replaced a cheap one that broke.

February 22, 2016, 09:14 AM	#50
us920669 Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2016 Posts: 181	I wasn't going to reveal my ignorance by saying that I had never even heard of the whack-a-mole system, but it's true - if someone had told me about it I wouldn't have believed them. I'm simply in awe at the idea of bring that kind of kinetic force to bear anywhere near a primer. I started out using my press but that seemed like too much leverage. I bought a little hand squeezer which I used until it broke, then I replaced it with a better one, an RCBS, which will no doubt still be working long after I am not. Note that the better one was even more expensive because it replaced a cheap one that broke.