Has anyone seen a primer that was noticeably below the surface of the case? I haven’t.
Has anyone seen a primer that was noticeably below the surface of the case? I haven’t.
I use a Frankford Arsenal adjustable hand priming tool. But instead of trying to set the depth by adjusting the seating post I just crank it up and do it by feel. This is only on rifle ammunition, I load all my pistol ammo on a Lee Turret press and just use the integrated priming system which works great.
Yes all my primers are below flush I run my finger over the primer on loaded rounds . Never had one flush because I believe they need to be below flush.But I will also say I never measured how much below flush they were.
If I look for it, it’s visible in some commercial ammo. My reloads may not show much, depending on how firmly I press on the ram arm. Match ammo I make a point of seating deeply, using a firm push with both hands rather than just the one, and it’s very easy on those rounds.
It’s a lot easier to feel the indentation below flush than it is to see it.
Yes, from flush to .008" below, a SAAMI standard.. One was .010" below. All will fire. The RCBS Vernier end is used to measure depth.
This makes it easy to measure.https://www.rcbs.com/case-processing.../16-87305.html
Imagine the disappointment with my new Lyman primer-er. The thing felt and worked great, but left the primer sticking out by, at least, half its depth. It seemed as though a new one needed to be loaded and force the first one up. That worked. I would have tried to fix it by redrilling the hole in the pivoting rod to make it go higher but their pins to hold everything together, didnt want to move. Bizarre item.
always hand primed by feel .they need to bottom out in the case just below case head ,just run my thumb over case to check. personally i like to seat primer, release the pressure, turn case 90 degrees and squeeze again just to make sure.
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