pucker wrote:Hi all,
I currently have Winchester brass and find that most primers go in straight but a few go in at a slight angle using a hand priming tool.
I don't have any misfires but wonder if there is some trick of bit of finesse to get them straight or if that's normal.
You mentioned this in your previous thread and you were asked what type / model / age of hand primer tool are you using. To add to the information what calibre cases are you priming.
I have never use a Lee Hand Primer Tool but I have and use an RCBS Hand Primer, the type with the round plastic primer tray. One thought is that these have two different sized primer seater shafts. Your not using the large primer shaft to seat small rifle primers by any chance...??? That would cause problems.
Mostly I use a K&M Coaxial Hand Primer Tool, it feeds a primer up first then the plunger seats the primer. The primer is always held in direct line with the primer pocket. It is single primer seating one at a time, no feed tray. This is the only hand priming tool I will use when making reloads for precision target shooting. I never get in a rush and check every step of my reloading, plus weigh every completed round once it's finished which is a double check to ensure every round has a powder load. I load for two other competition shooters as well and may do 50 - 300 rounds at a time over a number of days. It pays off with top scores as a result.
Pretty much the same routine for my varminting rounds. I would rather have accurate ammo that is consistant than churn out something rather average and miss those long distant head shots.