Is this still available?

[Bob Wright]

I bought this old Lee priming outfit years ago and have used it for many, many rounds of priming.:



It consists of a 7/8-14 die body, ram, two feed chutes (large and small primers) priming punches (large and small primers) with springs, and a primer flipper/magazine. It fits and works very well with my RCBS press and makes pretty good production. Here assembled on my press:



Feed is by gravity, but does take a little watching as the primers flow down to the flatter area.

Bob Wright

 

[DeletedMember275]

I think the format has changed just a bit, but a similar device is still available.

 

[bobski]

used one for decades. good tool.

 

[NikA]

This kit has the name "Press AutoPrime" or some variation thereof. As others have noted, the Lee Ram Prime (single primer unit) is still available, but this one has been discontinued to my knowledge. Lee did just come out with a bench prime unit for 30-40 dollars this year.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

They still make the 'ram prime' but the automatic feed has changed. They want to separate the primer holder from the ram for safety.

http://leeprecision.com/priming-tools/on-press-priming/

 

[Bob Wright]

They still make the 'ram prime' but the automatic feed has changed. They want to separate the primer holder from the ram for safety.

http://leeprecision.com/priming-tools/on-press-priming/

This seems to seat the primer on the upstroke of the press handle. Never liked that. The one I have seats on the downstroke.


Bob Wright

 

[Jimbo357mag]

The 'ram prime' does seat on the upstroke and has to be loaded by hand.

The Lee 'Safety Prime' seats the primers on the down stroke but requires a newer press with a lever thing built into the ram. When the ram is up you click the little white thing to put a primer in the cup. On the down stroke the lever thing seats the primer in the shell. Then you replace the shell. If you look at any of the new presses they almost all come with that lever thing now.

http://leeprecision.com/safety-primer-feed-small-and-large.html