For no particular reason (except for possibly, timely volume reloading) i went with the RCBS universal hand priming tool from Brownells.
It showed up today. I am not going to bash RCBS, because i like the company, products and their customer service. I am a happy owner of many, many RCBS products
But this thing is going back to Brownells.
I cleaned and lubed my old model (like i should have done in the 1st place) and got it running tip top again.
There were 5 things i did not like. It was harder to squeeze, slower, the lid of the tray snaps in so hard it shakes up all the primers, when bottomed out i ran out of travel, i would have liked to squeeze just a little more, and last but far from least was.. that every 4th case went flying across the room.
I definitely like the case holder method better. (slides in easy, comes to stop with your eyes closed)
I tried the tool with 1x fired cases and brand new cases. Different primers and such also.
Aborted the mission, cleaned my old one up, then went back to try the new one again with the same results.
I think they have a term for that?
I am going to just order another "regular" RCBS hand priming tool just like the one i have. I really like the light weight feel, and easy to squeeze/low hand fatigue way it works.