Priming Cases

For these next steps please wear safety glasses. They are not expensive and could save your eyes. I have not had anything happen but why not take a few seconds to put them on. They don't have to be anything fancy.

For this step you will need safety glasses a Lee Hand Loader, prepped brass, primers for your load, shell holder and Lee priming tool. The priming tool came with my Lee Hand Loader in a little tube with instructions. It is easy to use and put away.

After the cases are inspected install the Lee priming tool in the Lee hand loader. There is a top portion which holds the shell holder for your case and a bottom portion which acts as a ram extender.

Screw in the top portion.

Slide in the bottom portion where the shell holder would normally go.

Insert the shell holder into the top portion.

Close the handle until you see the ram come up close to the bottom of the shell holder.

Select a primer from your box of primers. Make sure you are following your load's recipe and are using the correct primers for your loads.

Dump a few primers out into a tray. Careful here because they tend to roll off the table easy.

There is an inside and outside to the primers. Make sure you have the correct side and place a primer onto the ram while it is sitting just at the bottom of the shell holder and the handle is about 3/4 closed.

Inside of primer left outside right.

Place the shell in the shell holder.

Squeeze the handle together slowly. Sometimes you will feel the primer seat and sometimes it will just feel like it moved into the shell. You will need to remove the shell from the shell holder and inspect the bottom of the shell to make sure it is flush with the case and not sticking out.

Soon you will have them all done and by the time you do 25 or so you will be a priming expert, at least on that shell you will.

Good Shooting!