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Consistent Primer Seating

I went to the store and tested the handles to make sure they were a little comfy and looked for general straight-ness of the tube/rod motion. Scientific terms there...

RCBS is what I got, but down four boxes past three crooked looking ones.
 
I have both the CPS light and full. Both are fast and precise and if you want to do the 180 conformation it only adds a 10th of a second/case to ease your mind. Prime in half the time.

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I feel consistent primer pockets should be the first priority , then seating. I am a bit of a gear junkie , and have really enjoyed 21st Century Shooting , for high quality equipment . They have an adjustable primer pocket cutting tool , which you can adjust ,to get the bottom of the primer pocket corners cut squarely . This is the only primer pocket tool that I know of, that can be adjusted in a way that doesn't carve out more material than needed. They also offer a very nice primer seating tool . cheers
 
I have both the CPS light and full. Both are fast and precise and if you want to do the 180 conformation it only adds a 10th of a second/case to ease your mind. Prime in half the time.

JP Enterprises
Coupon code 43SS1015
5% off all rifles
10% off components


I'd have to second the CPS full. I've got one and the speed and consistency is incredible and makes up for the price point.
 
I have never uniformed a primer pocket. I only clean them if my primers start sticking out and causing hard chambering. I use an RCBS hand prime.
I also have not uniformed any primer pockets and so far haven’t seen a need to do so. I do hand clean the pockets each time though, just because. I also use an RCBS hand primer. I find that if I use a full and complete stroke every time, that the seating depth is very consistent
 
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I also have not uniformed any primer pockets and so far haven’t seen a need to do so. I do hand clean the pockets each time though, just because. I also use an RCBS hand primer. I find that if I use a full and complete stroke every time, that the seating depth is very consistent

Cleaning them each time is a better solution than waiting for them to become a problem. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure. Messing with a batch of hard chambering ammo sucks.
 
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