So I ran out of primers, went to grab a couple more with the tube and when I put it back on ran the slide and then it went off only thing I can think of is one hung up when I thought I was out and slide it into place and then some kind of way put another one underneath after filling the tube back up. I’m not sure how I did it. But I do know what you’re talking about when it comes to the amount of force you can apply. I don’t know I’m 100% sure it was the operator fault just wish I knew exactly happened to prevent it from happening again. Just thought I would pass it on and even though you might feel like you don’t need to wear safety glasses myself included it’s a good idea to wear them because you never know.
Ugly reloading precision primer seater
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FWIW, I've only used mine with the Vibra-Prime's tube... which fits better and is heavier than a Dillon tube. I don't think mine would double-feed unless I actually tried to make it happen by lifting up and wiggling the tube while shuffling the slider or something.
Maybe I will pick some of those up I was using a Dillon tube like I said I know I did something wrong just not sure what it was.
The good old Vibra-Prime rules!
When I'm loading 9mm on my XL750, I fill a tube and then pull the pin and it drops the primers right into the Dillon's primer magazine tube with no fuss, then I fill another one and set it aside until my first 100 runs out... gives me a ~2min break every 200rds and is why my Dillon tubes have never been out of the plastic they came in.
It's a bonus that it's almost like it was custom-made for the PCPS.
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I’m glad you didn’t get hurt but also cannot see how one would get two primers in there and how one could go off for that matter without running the press ram up hard and fast. When I seat a primer, I carefully “ease” it in and then rotate the case a seat the primer a couple, three times. I don’t jam it in there hard, which I think all but eliminates the chance for one going off.
I then have a primer depth gauge which I place the case on to ensure my seating depth is consistent. I think using that tool is redundant after awhile but it’s a habit and one of the check boxes on my list of brass preparation, so I use it.
I then have a primer depth gauge which I place the case on to ensure my seating depth is consistent. I think using that tool is redundant after awhile but it’s a habit and one of the check boxes on my list of brass preparation, so I use it.
I assumed it was a double feed to be honest I wish I would have taken more time to look closer not going to lie I was in kind of shock. I removed the shell holder because the case would not release. I could have sworn there were two primers in there. Another theory I have was I place the brass in the wrong tray. Possibly I primed that brass already and tried smashing another primer on top of it.
I also use a primer gauge from accuracy one to check seating depth I usually check everyone for the first 20 or so and then spot check after that.
Cheaper, I’ve been upgrading a lot of rifle reloading gear, scales, tricklers, dies etc., and I’m needing to watch my budget.
I returned my cps for the pcps. They're equally as accurate. Pcps also has a hard stop. Only caveat to both of them is that they are also equally inaccurate. Like many other primers, They reference rim thickness. Any deviation in rim thickness will result in deviation in seating depth. Very few tools do not make this reference. Sinclair and lee app are the main ones.
IMO, the cps performance is not even remotely close to its price.
Very happy with mine, but I would prefer folks buy from Ugly Reloading vs Amazon so it goes to an American vs overseas distributor.
I have 2 so I can just keep one for small and one for large on my turret all the time. The rim thickness on my brass is pretty consistent and definitely consistent enough for me.
I got a guy to 3d print me some buttons to glue on the end of the push rod so I don't have to move my hand off the handle when I come up with it on the press. I can easily just push it with my thumb and load another primer really quickly. It works great and is very fast for precision loading. I'd rather them just make the end of the push rod with a bigger spot made into it to hit but these buttons have worked very well.
I do believe that Carl of Ugly Reloading USA is the proprietor of Amazon Ugly Reloading.
oh if it's ugly then I'm sure it is. there was some other one thay Carl told me was an overseas distributor. maybe I'm confusing ebay and Amazon but I thought it was Amazon.
I bought the cheap one with out the micrometer called the Poormans PCPS lite on Amazon, Carl didn’t have that one on his website, he said he was going to add it but he didn’t. The one I bought on Amazon was from Derraco Engineering. I know that Ugly sells Derraco stuff on his website. Used it today for the first time worked great. The poor man’s version was only $79.99.
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derraco stuff that I have is all very consistently machined, and the anodizing is really good too. I finally have a priming set up that doesn't leave me looking for a better way to do precision quickly. I can fill my primer tubes and use them on my dillon or for my ugly primer. the only "issue" is the higher placement of the ugly cotter pin location, which means it won't hold 100 primers. of course you can get tube and make a little longer one.... BUT, then it won't fit in my RF100. What does work is for SRP, I can use my DAA primer machine and put the magnetic collars on a longer tube, and then I can get 100 srp in one tube and work off that when loading, but I've found that it really doesn't matter so I just pull 5 primers out each time and do it that way, with the RF100.
I like mine as well. But I am actually selling it to try out a lee app.
I'm not sure I'm following you on your button addition.
I tried the Lee and I got rid of it. maybe you will have better luck.
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