Primer loaders
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I bought the DAA Primer-Pro Collator a couple of months ago as loading primer tubes was driving me insane. I read the good and the bad reviews and figured I would take a chance as it seamed the problems were associated with not cleaning the devise and early learning curves. Since I have started using it, I have had mostly no issues. Yes, I get a primer here and there that is upside down, but this is only a couple every thousand primers. I have not had a problem loading Winchester or CCI small primers and I have not cleaned the unit yet. I have around 3 or 4k primers though it now.
If you only load 100 cases at a time, then it doesn't work very quickly and always leaves around 10 primers at the end that will not feed. If you drop 500 primers in the bowl at first, it has ran great until the last few where it will slow down to the point of not loading the final few primers.
Now that I have it, I don't think I will go back to the other solutions. Overall I'm happy with the unit, even if it is pricey. Let's face it though, everything in this hobby is expensive these days.
If you only load 100 cases at a time, then it doesn't work very quickly and always leaves around 10 primers at the end that will not feed. If you drop 500 primers in the bowl at first, it has ran great until the last few where it will slow down to the point of not loading the final few primers.
Now that I have it, I don't think I will go back to the other solutions. Overall I'm happy with the unit, even if it is pricey. Let's face it though, everything in this hobby is expensive these days.
My buddy has the $200 collater one, it's just ok imo. There's nothing really about it that'd have me replace the good ol' Vibra-Prime.
I know a lot of guys don't like the Vibra-Prime, but I honestly don't get it and think guys are doing something wrong, with mine I can fill tubes in like 30 seconds. That said, I've never used the stupid plastic thingy it comes with to go from tube to tube even once, that could be what guys don't like, I just pull the pin and drop 'em right into the primer mag on the Dillon (using the Vibra-Prime's tube). I don't bother messing with filling extra tubes either anymore, because every 200rds I need a break for a few minutes anyways, takes like 2-3 minutes to fill the Vibra-Prime once, drop 'em in the press, fill up it's tube again real quick, wash and repeat 200rds later... I haven't used the Dillon primer tubes in like a year, if my Vibra-Prime broke I'd be fucked and probably pout until the Amazon van rolled up with a new one hahahaha
I know a lot of guys don't like the Vibra-Prime, but I honestly don't get it and think guys are doing something wrong, with mine I can fill tubes in like 30 seconds. That said, I've never used the stupid plastic thingy it comes with to go from tube to tube even once, that could be what guys don't like, I just pull the pin and drop 'em right into the primer mag on the Dillon (using the Vibra-Prime's tube). I don't bother messing with filling extra tubes either anymore, because every 200rds I need a break for a few minutes anyways, takes like 2-3 minutes to fill the Vibra-Prime once, drop 'em in the press, fill up it's tube again real quick, wash and repeat 200rds later... I haven't used the Dillon primer tubes in like a year, if my Vibra-Prime broke I'd be fucked and probably pout until the Amazon van rolled up with a new one hahahaha
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