Interesting mods.. nice.. thanks for posting. I just picked up one of these tools..
Interesting mods.. nice.. thanks for posting. I just picked up one of these tools..
Remember the Law of Probability - The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.
tred1956.........excellent. Holland's fix is esoterically expensive.....I'm way to cheap for that. but I'd probably rig up a spring under it if I had one.
In my case I have the APS strip feeding version.....having a Pro 2000 I load with....but I'd copy you if I didn't. That version has a shorter handle with a spring that holds it high......but it has been deleted from the line as all APS was. Sure glad I have one. I always wondered why RCBS didn't redesign their other bench feeder with a similar simple handle.
Now that I have a non APS Prochucker 7 and a Lee 6000 in addition, I'm tempted by the Deluxe APP with its built-in bench primer for them.....yes I still prefer bench priming over inline progressive priming.....just less to go wrong. I hate stoppages during progressive loading, and the only one that seems bulletproof is the beyond my range MK 7 vibrator system. Then again, it's a breeze to load strips on my strip loader and a bit faster 4 strips of 25 than pecking 100 primers into a tube. Vibra primes work ok, but they aren't 100% either.
Last edited by GWS; 10-11-2023 at 04:16 PM.
Been working on my rcbs primer. I added a couple of coil springs under the handle. Drilled a hole into the handle but had to elongate the hole to allow for the change of angle when the handle bottoms out. Also added a recess in the base for the spring to sit in. Mounted it on a piece of oak. Need to add 4 stick on rubber pads and something to hold the primer tubes. Found the brass primer tubes in my Dillon parts box. I haven’t decided about adding a upturned handle yet. I want to take a piece of hardwood and bolt it to the handle to see how it feels first.
Last edited by Baltimoreed; 10-12-2023 at 08:45 PM.
I made another change and took a piece of SS welding wire and made a spring as shown in the pic below.
We have some very creative members here .
Finally got around to using my rcbs primer and it is so much nicer than the handheld lee autoprime. Started building loads for a 7.62x39 AR BCA side charger rifle. I added the coiled springs under the handle and a thin washer on the handle bolt as it had some side to side play. Put it on an oak board with feet. Doesn’t need a spring on the feed arm as the primer stop pin pops it back each time. A cool gadget that works.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |