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I see no point in spending many hundreds of dollars on a system that’s rim thickness dependent. For hunting/plinking loads I used the Frankfort Arsenal hand primer & for Benchrest comps I use the Sinclair. I’ve got to hand it to primal rights , he’s making a lot of money off of people who believe by spending that much they are getting something v special 🤣

I've been using the PCPS for a few months now, very impressed. SD's in the 3-7 fps range. primers seating very repeatable, I have no complaints.

Nice video. No annoying intro, music, bs fluff. I just bought one of these yesterday and am excited to get it in. I think for those who care, this will clean sweep the CPS simply due to price. It does literally everything the CPS does. I plan on getting an RCBS Partner press and just dedicating it to holding this PCPS. The one thing that would be nice to go with this but is still expensive is Primal Rights PrimeWhere digital gauge for measuring pocket depth and seating depth. Will be a lot easier and more accurate than tryin to use the back of the caliper.

I bought one and I am so happy with it! Very easy to set up and use! Very well made! Great value for the money!

I live in Colorado, Got mine from Carl at uglyrelaodingUSA. Works nice and Carl was very helpful with getting the accessories I needed to make mine work for me. He has all kinds of reloading stuff.

I got one, it seats consistently. Very well machined.

Would be great if they made an adapter to use on the Nexus press.

So please forgive the ignorance but I have recently returned to reloading after a 30 year hiatus. Currently I am using my Dad's old Bonanza single stage press to reloading copious quantities of 9mm. Can you give me the name of your turret press and where I can find out more about it?

the best way to spend a lot of money for tools you never need as thw are a loto of other tools on the market and much cheeper by doing exactly the sam job 😂.

Question for everyone. What press would work best for this?... All I have is a Dillon 750 and Co-Ax. Appreciate your feedback.

I've got one and really like it...

Why do you have gloves on?

You have a TikTok an Ig I can tag you in?

Great video. Never heard of this setup. I like the idea of being able to keep it on the zero instead of a different system.

Braxton, awesome review - thank you for your time. I see you have a Zero Press => I have the hybrid turret on mine due to the 1 1/4' dies I am using. With the PCPS installed, will the turret still be able to completely rotate 360 degrees?

Sorry, should have watched closer the first time, what primer tube are you using there? The red one? Very cool. Thanks for any info!

A little bit about different brands and types of primers. Which ones to use, when and why. All CCI and Reminton primer, plus Winchester's small pistol are the safest to use in automatic priming tools. Federal burns hotter and cleaner, yet are according to the Richard Lee manual "one tough dragon to control in the automatic priming systems". Modern Reloading Second Edition Richard Lee Revised 2021, page 60: To find out why some brand primers explode violently, I talked to an expert, Dave Anderson, now retired from CCI. He told me primers are charged with one of two types of charging compound. One is called "basic" and the other is "normal." The primers that use "basic compound" must not be used in Lee Priming tools because an accidental discharge is very violent. The "normal compound" is less violent and causes little damage to the tool. The user is easily protected by safety glasses. Metallic Cartridge reloading, Robert S. L. Anderson, page 20: In the firearms industry there are two types of lead styphnate primer compounds - "normal" and "basic." There are presently four manufacturers of primers in the U.S., and all of them except one uses the normal lead styphnate primer compound. Federal is the only manufacturer that presently uses basic . The common ingredient to all small arms primers is lead styphnate of which there are several different varieties. Basically it is in crystalline form and is very explosive. Normal lead styphnate is composed of large irregular crystals, which are slightly acidic when wet, somewhat more brisant at lower temperatures (good for military use), and they burn with a cool flame at ambient temperatures. However, it is somewhat harder to get an even mix of components in normal lead styphnate primers because of the larger irregular crystals and the fact that the "mix" often requires some metallic fuels (such as powdered aluminum) to help make a magnum primer. Basic lead styphnate is composed of small regular crystals and unlike the normal mix is not as acidic and will not attack primer cups when wet. Basic lead styphnate is easier to mix than normal variety and there is no need to add metallic fuels. The basic primer flame is very hot and will easily ignite most powders and therefore Federal does not offer a magnum pistol primer. However this style primer is slightly less brisant at very low temperatures (- 20degrees F. to - 40 degrees F.) which would make normal primer more suitable for military purposes. Metallic Cartridge Reloading, All New Third Edition, M.L. McPherson, page 29: Certain brands of primers might be unsafe to use in some priming tools like Lee's AutoPrime because of the potential for mass detonation. With these tools, should an operator detonate one primer, as can happen when a handloader tries to seat one primer on top of another, the detonation subjects other primers in the tray to shock and an incandescent flash. If this shock and flash can detonate a second primer, there is the potential that most or all (perhaps 100 or more) primers in the tray might detonate en masse. Such a simultaneous detonation would be a disaster. Lee has tested all available primers and, excepting CCI and Winchester, all brands produce an unacceptable number of mass explosions when the primer being seated is forced to detonate (by heating in a remote explosion-proof box). By comparing Federal and CCI primers, we can gain some understanding why brands very in this regard. Federal primers do not have a foil covering over the primer pellet; an application of a type of paint replaces the foil. That sealant is easily ignited and highly flammable, possessing a very low kindling temperature. These are beneficial characteristics; among other things, they help reduce combustion residues. However, use of this pellet sealant makes these primers very easy to ignite. Exposure of the open front of the cup to the flash from an adjacent primer easily does the job! Conversely, CCI primers have a paper foil almost completely covering the front of the pellet. This foil deters pellet ignition because it is only moderately combustible and has a relatively high kindling temperature. A short duration flash from a primer is unlikely to ignite the foil or penetrate through it to ignite the pellet underneath.

Three things to keep in mind here, “primer dusting” + “static electricity” = “ka-BOOM!” VihtaVuori Reloading Manual 4th Edition, page 96: Handloading is an enjoyable, rewarding hobby that can be easily carried out in complete safety. However, like any human activity, carelessness or negligence can create hazards. Handling primers and powders correctly is at the core of safe handloading practices. Do not store large quantities of primers in bulk! Doing so will create a bomb! Primers kept in bulk can explode en masse - the explosion of a few hundred primers is equivalent to throwing a hand grenade into a room! Do not use excessive force when loading primers into equipment, primer tubes, or seating them in cartridge case primer pockets under any circumstances. Take special care in filling and handling auto primer tubes - they have been the source of many explosions. Metallic Cartridge Reloading, All New Third Edition, M.L. McPherson, page 6: FORWARD ... ... never forget that when handloading ammunition you are dealing with energetic materials and devices capable of bringing great harm and destruction. I am constantly reminded of the dangers primers present. One regional ammunition manufacturer formerly demonstrated this fact to all new employees at the company's annual picnic. At 200 yards, he would set up two targets: one was a company coffee cup with 200 primers in it; the other, two sticks of dynamite hidden behind a similar cup. He would then explode each target with precisely placed shots ... The question the group was to answer: "Which was which..?" And the answer was not obvious! page 29: Primer Safety If there is one area of deep concern, it is safe handling of primers. I don't understand how it happens, but people are always finding ways to set off a primer unintentionally. Stories abound of handloaders, managing to mass explode them. These incidents often involve hand-held priming tools or automatic primer feeds using a tube of stacked primers. The handloader can treat primers with all manner of disrespect, but sooner or later he will pop a primer unintentionally. If that happens to be intimately associated with a large group of primers, the results can be devastating. Even one primer by itself can inflict a severe wound ... ... ... Certain brands of primers might be unsafe to use in some priming tools like Lee's AutoPrime because of the potential for mass detonation. With these tools, should an operator detonate one primer, ... ... ... the detonation subjects other primers in the tray to a shock and an incandescent flash. If this shock and flash can detonate a second primer, there is the potential that most or all (perhaps 100 or more) primers in the tray might all detonate en masse. Such a simultaneous detonation would be a disaster. Lee has tested all available primers and , excepting CCI and Winchester, all brands produce an unacceptable number of mass explosions when the primer being seated is forced to detonate. page 30: Handle primers with the respect these little bombs deserve and follow all safety precautions provided by the manufacturers. Always wear safety glasses when handling primers. Swift Bullet Company Reloading Manual Number two, page 38: The Basic Rules for Reloading Safely Introduction Read all available books on reloading. Make yourself as knowledgeable as you can. page 40: Primer Handling 5. Do not dump together in bulk. There is a risk of mass detonation if one is ignited. 6. If resistance to seating or feeding of primers is felt, STOP and investigate. DO NOT FORCE PRIMERS. There have been instances of “primer dusting” in the tubes of reloading tools. Clean machine after each use. Lyman 51st Handloading Handbook, page 29 and 39: CAUTION: Primers are explosives and require special care handling. page 28: CAUTION: Safety glasses should be worn whenever handling primers. page 58: CAUTION: Always wear safety glasses whenever handling primers. Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading 11th Edition, page 85: Primers are the most active, potentially dangerous component employed in reloading. You can get into trouble with them handling in such a way as to discharge them … Nosler Reloading Guide 9, page 44: DO NOT FORCE PRIMERS 9. There has been instances of “primer dusting” in the tubes of reloading tools. Clean after each use. Barnes Reloading Manual Number 4, page 44; Norma Reloading Manual Volume 2, page 146, under “Primers”: 6. If resistance to feeding or seating primers is felt, STOP and investigate. DO NOT FORCE PRIMERS. 9. There have been instances of “primer dusting” in the tubes of loading tools. Clean after each use. Berger Bullets Reloading Manual 1st Edition, page 104: The safe reloading of ammunition is largely based on the use of common sense. page 106: Always Clean up After Each Reloading Session Debris will collect and it can be a safety hazard. It is therefore, important to clean up your work area after each reloading session. Safety always comes back to the use of common sense. If you ever find yourself in doubt, stop, research the question. Lyman 51st Handloading Handbook, page 59: CAUTION: Primer feeds require extreme care. … … handling primers one at a time is a safe procedure. However, primers handled in bulk are a potential hazard. Should you choose to use an automatic primer feed, extreme caution is required. … … Should one primer explode, all will do so spontaneously with disastrous results. Even a few primers exploding can cause serious property damage and personal injury. Many high volume reloaders feel an auto primer feed is a necessary part of their equipment. If you think you number among these folks, use extreme caution when working with an automatic primer feed. CAUTION: Never push, bang, bump or otherwise apply any force to a primer or primer feed. CAUTION: When using an automatic primer feed, at the first sign of a primer jam or difficult feeding - STOP! Then think about what must be done. Force nothing and do not be tempted to jiggle the tool or any part of it even slightly. Rather, carefully disassemble the primer feed. First remove the primer magazine and all primers contained therein. Clear the jam, determine the cause for the jam, and correct the problem before proceeding with use of the primer feed. page 60: CAUTION: Extreme care must be used when filling a primer feed magazine tube with primers. Never force a primer into a pickup tube. A pressure of no more than five pounds should be required for a primer to slip into the tube. Do not use any primer pickup tube requiring more than this amount of force. CAUTION: Primers can and do “dust”. CAUTION: Static electricity may cause primers to explode. Hodgdon Powder No. 27 Data Manual, section 6 -10, under "Handling Primers": They demand the respect and careful handling due any device containing explosives. Primers should never be handled, used, ... in bulk, since primers in bulk can explode simultaneously. ... ... ... Precautions should be taken to avoid buildup of static electricity on the person when handling primers or conducting handloading procedures. Loading equipment should be electrically grounded. Speer Handloading Manual Number 15, page 41: Static electricity and the Reloader 1. Static electricity can be highly hazardous for the reloader. 2. primers are most sensitive to static charges. The energy is enough to ignite primer dust in and around priming tools. The dust can ignite and propagate to all the primers in the tube [or tray]. The result is a serious explosion. This is the reason to keep those tubes [and trays] clean! 3. Static charges prefer low humidity environments. take some simple precautions. a. Use a humidifier. b. remove carpets from reloading areas. This is the prime source of static energy accidents. c. Clean the reloading area on a schedule. Routine cleaning removes residues of primers and propellants that can react to static energy. d. Use an anti-static product[s]. Modern Reloading Second Edition Richard Lee Revised 2021, page 59: Tony Sailer from CH Tools gave good advise about primers. “Reloading is pretty safe, until you handle primers in quantity.” Tony, a commercial reloader, visits other in the business. He says look at the ceiling above any powered reloading machine and you will see holes above the priming station. Primers in a tube explode with great force and unpleasant regularity. Jim Hulbert, retired from MEC, tested shotshell primers in a seamless tube. When the bottom primer was intentionally detonated, a 1X6 overhead looked as if it had been hit with a 12 gauge shotgun at close range. page 60: Accidentally drop a tube full of primers to a concrete floor and you are going to have one heck of a bang.💥

Now I’ll round out with a few horror stories - {these are not meant to scare you away from reloading but rather to encourage you to always follow all the safety precautions and heed the warnings in the manuals for a safe and long Handloading journey}. Any Shoot Will Do, The A-Square Handloading and Rifle Manual, page 16: Let’s start with guys who didn’t read the safety chapter. All of these are real incidents involving experienced reloaders. #1, A commercial handloader producing handgun cartridges in quantity used to begin his day by filling a coffee can with primers to pour into the machine. He would pull out each tray and, with a flick of the wrist, empty it into the can. One day he used too much flick: one primer went off, initiating a chain reaction that filled the air with shrapnel and cost him both his eyes." [a commercial reloader that thought about how many rounds he had loaded and never had a problem whereby he did not bother with safety or safety glasses, until one day he wished he had taken heed to the warnings, but it was too late by then.] The Complete Handloader, John Wootters, page 37: The Power of Primers Never under estimate the potency of priming compounds. ... a workman at a priming manufacturing facility was carrying a bucket of loose primers ... and the whole bucket detonated. ... they never found any part of the workman except his shoes. An acquaintance of mine had ... about a hundred rifle primers detonate in a plastic medicine vial in his left hand. He lost his hand and the sight in his left eye, and he underwent a series of operations for cosmetic repairs to his face, arm, and upper body, suffering a great deal of pain, a staggering financial setback, and the loss of part of his livelihood. He was a gunsmith. Primer Precautions Such tragedies illustrate the inherent explosive power of small-arms primers, but they can be avoided totally by understanding and adhering to a few simple precautions. The first is never store primers in any kind of container other than the original factory packaging. The second is go back and reread that last sentence several times. Do not keep live primers, however few, loose in any sort of miscellaneous container, and most especially not one made of glass. A fellow TH-camr told a story of hand priming in his Lazyboy chair when one went off. They found the lid to the primer tray stuck in the ceiling above the chair. According to the story it had just missed his face. So be extra sure not to have it aimed at your face when hand priming with these tools. And safety glasses would be a very good idea as mentioned throughout all the reloading manual over and over again.

A little bit about different brands and types of primers. Which ones to use, when and why. All CCI and Reminton primer, plus Winchester's small pistol are the safest to use in automatic priming tools. Federal burns hotter and cleaner, yet are according to the Richard Lee manual "one tough dragon to control in the automatic priming systems". Modern Reloading Second Edition Richard Lee Revised 2021, page 60: To find out why some brand primers explode violently, I talked to an expert, Dave Anderson, now retired from CCI. He told me primers are charged with one of two types of charging compound. One is called "basic" and the other is "normal." The primers that use "basic compound" must not be used in Lee Priming tools because an accidental discharge is very violent. The "normal compound" is less violent and causes little damage to the tool. The user is easily protected by safety glasses. Metallic Cartridge reloading, Robert S. L. Anderson, page 20: In the firearms industry there are two types of lead styphnate primer compounds - "normal" and "basic." There are presently four manufacturers of primers in the U.S., and all of them except one uses the normal lead styphnate primer compound. Federal is the only manufacturer that presently uses basic . The common ingredient to all small arms primers is lead styphnate of which there are several different varieties. Basically it is in crystalline form and is very explosive. Normal lead styphnate is composed of large irregular crystals, which are slightly acidic when wet, somewhat more brisant at lower temperatures (good for military use), and they burn with a cool flame at ambient temperatures. However, it is somewhat harder to get an even mix of components in normal lead styphnate primers because of the larger irregular crystals and the fact that the "mix" often requires some metallic fuels (such as powdered aluminum) to help make a magnum primer. Basic lead styphnate is composed of small regular crystals and unlike the normal mix is not as acidic and will not attack primer cups when wet. Basic lead styphnate is easier to mix than normal variety and there is no need to add metallic fuels. The basic primer flame is very hot and will easily ignite most powders and therefore Federal does not offer a magnum pistol primer. However this style primer is slightly less brisant at very low temperatures (- 20degrees F. to - 40 degrees F.) which would make normal primer more suitable for military purposes. Metallic Cartridge Reloading, All New Third Edition, M.L. McPherson, page 29: Certain brands of primers might be unsafe to use in some priming tools like Lee's AutoPrime because of the potential for mass detonation. With these tools, should an operator detonate one primer, as can happen when a handloader tries to seat one primer on top of another, the detonation subjects other primers in the tray to shock and an incandescent flash. If this shock and flash can detonate a second primer, there is the potential that most or all (perhaps 100 or more) primers in the tray might detonate en masse. Such a simultaneous detonation would be a disaster. Lee has tested all available primers and, excepting CCI and Winchester, all brands produce an unacceptable number of mass explosions when the primer being seated is forced to detonate (by heating in a remote explosion-proof box). By comparing Federal and CCI primers, we can gain some understanding why brands very in this regard. Federal primers do not have a foil covering over the primer pellet; an application of a type of paint replaces the foil. That sealant is easily ignited and highly flammable, possessing a very low kindling temperature. These are beneficial characteristics; among other things, they help reduce combustion residues. However, use of this pellet sealant makes these primers very easy to ignite. Exposure of the open front of the cup to the flash from an adjacent primer easily does the job! Conversely, CCI primers have a paper foil almost completely covering the front of the pellet. This foil deters pellet ignition because it is only moderately combustible and has a relatively high kindling temperature. A short duration flash from a primer is unlikely to ignite the foil or penetrate through it to ignite the pellet underneath.

Three things to keep in mind here, “primer dusting” + “static electricity” = “ka-BOOM!” VihtaVuori Reloading Manual 4th Edition, page 96: Handloading is an enjoyable, rewarding hobby that can be easily carried out in complete safety. However, like any human activity, carelessness or negligence can create hazards. Handling primers and powders correctly is at the core of safe handloading practices. Do not store large quantities of primers in bulk! Doing so will create a bomb! Primers kept in bulk can explode en masse - the explosion of a few hundred primers is equivalent to throwing a hand grenade into a room! Do not use excessive force when loading primers into equipment, primer tubes, or seating them in cartridge case primer pockets under any circumstances. Take special care in filling and handling auto primer tubes - they have been the source of many explosions. Metallic Cartridge Reloading, All New Third Edition, M.L. McPherson, page 6: FORWARD ... ... never forget that when handloading ammunition you are dealing with energetic materials and devices capable of bringing great harm and destruction. I am constantly reminded of the dangers primers present. One regional ammunition manufacturer formerly demonstrated this fact to all new employees at the company's annual picnic. At 200 yards, he would set up two targets: one was a company coffee cup with 200 primers in it; the other, two sticks of dynamite hidden behind a similar cup. He would then explode each target with precisely placed shots ... The question the group was to answer: "Which was which..?" And the answer was not obvious! page 29: Primer Safety If there is one area of deep concern, it is safe handling of primers. I don't understand how it happens, but people are always finding ways to set off a primer unintentionally. Stories abound of handloaders, managing to mass explode them. These incidents often involve hand-held priming tools or automatic primer feeds using a tube of stacked primers. The handloader can treat primers with all manner of disrespect, but sooner or later he will pop a primer unintentionally. If that happens to be intimately associated with a large group of primers, the results can be devastating. Even one primer by itself can inflict a severe wound ... ... ... Certain brands of primers might be unsafe to use in some priming tools like Lee's AutoPrime because of the potential for mass detonation. With these tools, should an operator detonate one primer, ... ... ... the detonation subjects other primers in the tray to a shock and an incandescent flash. If this shock and flash can detonate a second primer, there is the potential that most or all (perhaps 100 or more) primers in the tray might all detonate en masse. Such a simultaneous detonation would be a disaster. Lee has tested all available primers and , excepting CCI and Winchester, all brands produce an unacceptable number of mass explosions when the primer being seated is forced to detonate. page 30: Handle primers with the respect these little bombs deserve and follow all safety precautions provided by the manufacturers. Always wear safety glasses when handling primers. Swift Bullet Company Reloading Manual Number two, page 38: The Basic Rules for Reloading Safely Introduction Read all available books on reloading. Make yourself as knowledgeable as you can. page 40: Primer Handling 5. Do not dump together in bulk. There is a risk of mass detonation if one is ignited. 6. If resistance to seating or feeding of primers is felt, STOP and investigate. DO NOT FORCE PRIMERS. There have been instances of “primer dusting” in the tubes of reloading tools. Clean machine after each use. Lyman 51st Handloading Handbook, page 29 and 39: CAUTION: Primers are explosives and require special care handling. page 28: CAUTION: Safety glasses should be worn whenever handling primers. page 58: CAUTION: Always wear safety glasses whenever handling primers. Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading 11th Edition, page 85: Primers are the most active, potentially dangerous component employed in reloading. You can get into trouble with them handling in such a way as to discharge them … Nosler Reloading Guide 9, page 44: DO NOT FORCE PRIMERS 9. There has been instances of “primer dusting” in the tubes of reloading tools. Clean after each use. Barnes Reloading Manual Number 4, page 44; Norma Reloading Manual Volume 2, page 146, under “Primers”: 6. If resistance to feeding or seating primers is felt, STOP and investigate. DO NOT FORCE PRIMERS. 9. There have been instances of “primer dusting” in the tubes of loading tools. Clean after each use. Berger Bullets Reloading Manual 1st Edition, page 104: The safe reloading of ammunition is largely based on the use of common sense. page 106: Always Clean up After Each Reloading Session Debris will collect and it can be a safety hazard. It is therefore, important to clean up your work area after each reloading session. Safety always comes back to the use of common sense. If you ever find yourself in doubt, stop, research the question. Lyman 51st Handloading Handbook, page 59: CAUTION: Primer feeds require extreme care. … … handling primers one at a time is a safe procedure. However, primers handled in bulk are a potential hazard. Should you choose to use an automatic primer feed, extreme caution is required. … … Should one primer explode, all will do so spontaneously with disastrous results. Even a few primers exploding can cause serious property damage and personal injury. Many high volume reloaders feel an auto primer feed is a necessary part of their equipment. If you think you number among these folks, use extreme caution when working with an automatic primer feed. CAUTION: Never push, bang, bump or otherwise apply any force to a primer or primer feed. CAUTION: When using an automatic primer feed, at the first sign of a primer jam or difficult feeding - STOP! Then think about what must be done. Force nothing and do not be tempted to jiggle the tool or any part of it even slightly. Rather, carefully disassemble the primer feed. First remove the primer magazine and all primers contained therein. Clear the jam, determine the cause for the jam, and correct the problem before proceeding with use of the primer feed. page 60: CAUTION: Extreme care must be used when filling a primer feed magazine tube with primers. Never force a primer into a pickup tube. A pressure of no more than five pounds should be required for a primer to slip into the tube. Do not use any primer pickup tube requiring more than this amount of force. CAUTION: Primers can and do “dust”. CAUTION: Static electricity may cause primers to explode. Hodgdon Powder No. 27 Data Manual, section 6 -10, under "Handling Primers": They demand the respect and careful handling due any device containing explosives. Primers should never be handled, used, ... in bulk, since primers in bulk can explode simultaneously. ... ... ... Precautions should be taken to avoid buildup of static electricity on the person when handling primers or conducting handloading procedures. Loading equipment should be electrically grounded. Speer Handloading Manual Number 15, page 41: Static electricity and the Reloader 1. Static electricity can be highly hazardous for the reloader. 2. primers are most sensitive to static charges. The energy is enough to ignite primer dust in and around priming tools. The dust can ignite and propagate to all the primers in the tube [or tray]. The result is a serious explosion. This is the reason to keep those tubes [and trays] clean! 3. Static charges prefer low humidity environments. take some simple precautions. a. Use a humidifier. b. remove carpets from reloading areas. This is the prime source of static energy accidents. c. Clean the reloading area on a schedule. Routine cleaning removes residues of primers and propellants that can react to static energy. d. Use an anti-static product[s]. Modern Reloading Second Edition Richard Lee Revised 2021, page 59: Tony Sailer from CH Tools gave good advise about primers. “Reloading is pretty safe, until you handle primers in quantity.” Tony, a commercial reloader, visits other in the business. He says look at the ceiling above any powered reloading machine and you will see holes above the priming station. Primers in a tube explode with great force and unpleasant regularity. Jim Hulbert, retired from MEC, tested shotshell primers in a seamless tube. When the bottom primer was intentionally detonated, a 1X6 overhead looked as if it had been hit with a 12 gauge shotgun at close range. page 60: Accidentally drop a tube full of primers to a concrete floor and you are going to have one heck of a bang.💥

Now I’ll round out with a few horror stories - {these are not meant to scare you away from reloading but rather to encourage you to always follow all the safety precautions and heed the warnings in the manuals for a safe and long Handloading journey}. Any Shoot Will Do, The A-Square Handloading and Rifle Manual, page 16: Let’s start with guys who didn’t read the safety chapter. All of these are real incidents involving experienced reloaders. #1, A commercial handloader producing handgun cartridges in quantity used to begin his day by filling a coffee can with primers to pour into the machine. He would pull out each tray and, with a flick of the wrist, empty it into the can. One day he used too much flick: one primer went off, initiating a chain reaction that filled the air with shrapnel and cost him both his eyes." [a commercial reloader that thought about how many rounds he had loaded and never had a problem whereby he did not bother with safety or safety glasses, until one day he wished he had taken heed to the warnings, but it was too late by then.] The Complete Handloader, John Wootters, page 37: The Power of Primers Never under estimate the potency of priming compounds. ... a workman at a priming manufacturing facility was carrying a bucket of loose primers ... and the whole bucket detonated. ... they never found any part of the workman except his shoes. An acquaintance of mine had ... about a hundred rifle primers detonate in a plastic medicine vial in his left hand. He lost his hand and the sight in his left eye, and he underwent a series of operations for cosmetic repairs to his face, arm, and upper body, suffering a great deal of pain, a staggering financial setback, and the loss of part of his livelihood. He was a gunsmith. Primer Precautions Such tragedies illustrate the inherent explosive power of small-arms primers, but they can be avoided totally by understanding and adhering to a few simple precautions. The first is never store primers in any kind of container other than the original factory packaging. The second is go back and reread that last sentence several times. Do not keep live primers, however few, loose in any sort of miscellaneous container, and most especially not one made of glass. A fellow TH-camr told a story of hand priming in his Lazyboy chair when one went off. They found the lid to the primer tray stuck in the ceiling above the chair. According to the story it had just missed his face. So be extra sure not to have it aimed at your face when hand priming with these tools. And safety glasses would be a very good idea as mentioned throughout all the reloading manual over and over again.

Personally, both these rely on consistency of the rim and extractor groove. You could do just about as well with a $25 ram prime as far as consistency. But the Sinclair tool is based on the base which we also use for uniforming. I use an RCBS hand primer, set them proud, then final seat them with the Sinclair tool using metal shims for depth changes. Thank you for your thoughts on this unit. It looks like a great product.

PLEASE READ After getting a few comments from some folks saying they don't need to pull anywhere near as hard as I was on the primal rights unit to get good consistency, I decided to revisit this by trying a few cases out by just going to the bottom of the stroke with normal force. By not putting significant amount of force this time, I was coming up about 2 thou short of my old set point. I dialed it 2 clicks deeper and voila, back to my old seating depth setting without the extra effort. My thought process as to why I believe I was unsuccessful with this before is because the unit was brand new and still had some tolerance stacking that needed to be broken in (primal rights states this). Overall I still give the win to the ugly/derraco unit due to the price point for the precision you are getting. Carl is working on something to speed up the process with the ugly/derraco unit. Whenever that gets released I will make a part 3 speed test.

Looks like a great product. I always found the pricing of the primal rights unit to be a bit silly. Also how he talked about his primer seating tool being able to shrink otherwise tuned groups by half or more was kind of absurd. I'm in Canada and just tried to order one through Derraco and the price after their $100 dollar shipping fee was $330USD. I'm not willing to pay that kind of premium.

I own both systems as well, you certainly dont need to pull down that hard on the CPS. I can use 2-3 fingers on the lever (I use the ball). You have flex in your table...

I bought one from Carl when they were first released. It is very consistent to the point where any variation in seating depth can be correlated to a variation in case rim thickness. There is nothing else at its price point that offers the speed and consistency.

Bro, is a real life safety sam..

Very nice reloading room setup. But noticing a lot of flex in your workbench. For this test I doubt has any impact, have you noticed in other issues with reloading consistency? Scale balance during multitasking?

Thanks for the comparison. I purchased one from Amazon along with their shell holders. Also got my hands on a real cheap RCBS partner press. Have yet to try the RCBS partner press but I suspect it will be suitable. My concern is leverage. Been eyeing the ugly annealer and undecided between it and the quick anneal induction one. The Amp is out of my budget. Again good video comparing the consistency of the 2.

Thanks for the comparison view. You have some really nice equipment there! Funny, I just received my PCPS from Carl a few days ago, and was unwrapping it tonight. I’m really impressed with the quality of the machining, and hope it holds up over time as well as the Primal Rights unit, which I considered a few years ago when it was in the $500 range, but now it’s just too pricy for me. I can’t use the PCPS on my Co-ax, but have a Lee Classic Cast ready for decapping and priming. I think more and more people will be discovering this new press priming system. I also saw another video where the CPCS had less play in the Dillon primer tubes than did the CPS. FYI I also got the Derraco shell holders for this that are superior tolerances over the regular Lee hand prime shell holders, and am impressed with those as well. Thanks again! 👍

Good video. Although I was looking forward to a demo showing how product works.

This is really impressive. I have the very nice comparator set from Carl, and the Ugly Annealer on order. I saw this a couple of months ago and kind of discounted it. I still use an old and to my mind excellent RCBS 88507 hand primer, the one that uses the APS strips, but after buying all the strips and strip loader of course RCBS discontinued it a couple years ago. 🙄 So hoping it never breaks! I like how that gives me a hand feel for seating primers, but it’s certainly not as precise or adjustable as this. Until your video I had no idea it was so well machined, and for the work that is easily worth the asking price. My only question would be how you measure primer seating depth, using the precise adjustments on this? Love your press by the way, beautiful. Wish I could justify one, but have a Lee Classic cast for decapping, some resizing, etc. (and would use it for this) but have a co-ax for everything else. This is the 419 press? That ram alone screams precision. BTW, excellent quality clear video, and appreciate your low key presentation so definitely a new subscriber, thanks! 👍

Good effort for 1st video. Excellent audio & narration which is an Achilles heel for most reloader early efforts.

I have one of the original CPS Lite primer tools. At the time I bought it there was nothing like it and so much better than the hand primer tools I owned. I actually wore out my Lee seater and replaced it with another one that drove me nuts with primers flipping or turning sideways. I also tried Hornady's version it wasn't much better. I did some modifications to my Lite. I slotted the threaded push rod for a screwdriver and also made a knurled nut with a Delrin insert to make is self locking so I wouldn't have to tighten the split nut that was provided making depth adjustments easier. Even with that adjusting it is tedious but once set it doesn't change. I also made blank shell holders or anvils to go in my press instead of using standard ones that do the pushing on the rod. The Lee shell holders that go in the primer seater are a little sloppy I had one for .223 that wouldn't hold the shell in place. When I put pressure on the seater to seat a primer the brass would pop out of the tool. I found another Lee holder that was tighter and threw the other one away. This looks like a great unit has lots of features the Lite doesn't have and is priced conservatively. For a press mounted seater it's the way to go I would replace mine with one but I don't see it giving up any time soon. For a bench mount I would go with a CPS for high volume and convenience not tying up a single stage press.

Unfortunately due to how it is made, being the perfect copy, it has the same problem as Primal Rights. It is rim thickness dependent.

How much does the primer seating depth matter? Do you have to do some testing to find the optimal one?

Great first video. Keep tu coming.

For that price, not bad by the sounds of things, the general idea makes sense, and could certainly be an improvement over a lot of priming tools for those that don't like handling individual primers.

I’ve had mine for over a month now and loaded a couple hundred rounds on it. The seating depth is as consistent as your case rim thickness. If you have 1 case with a rim that is .0005 thicker than the case used to set the depth, the primer will be seated .0005 deeper. Good brass with consistent rim dimensions = consistent primer seating depth.

Got mine this week as well. Pretty impressed so far!

Interested in seeing the next video on repeatability.

Poor man’s was just a joke. Let’s try to call it precision competition primer seater instead…. 😂😂😂 glad you like the little jewelry we made. 😅

Wow thanks for the great review. VERY nice, simple and to the point video. Too often there is the unboxing, un-wrapping and time wasted reading instructions and such.

looks promising BUT is it repeatable......can you seat some primers in uniformed primer pockets ad show us results, I tend to ignore comments like the gomerpile made

Got mine yesterday also