Question for reloaders.

[rdl65]

I have been reloading some ammo and was using a Lee Auto Prime hand primer to seat my primers. I've done this for years and was always happy with this method.
Well today I read the instructions, (for the first time) that came with the auto prime and they said not to use it with Federal primers. I have loaded 1000's of Federal primers over the years without a single mishap.
I was just wondering why the instructions said not to use with Federal primers and if anyone one else uses this method to seat primers?

 

[Hogbear]

Been using the Lee for decades. Guess I never got around to reading the instructions.

 

[WTM]

seems like i heard something somewhere about that hand primer touching off the federal's while priming. i may be wrong though. give Lee a call, they can answer your question.

 

[megalomaniac]

IIRC the federal primers are a little softer. That may be the reason for the warning. You should be fine as long as you aren't crushing them in the seating process.

 

[firefox]

ATK has owned Federal and RCBS for years. LEE put the little tid-bit about not using Federal primers in the Hand prime because they didn't want anymore money going to ATK. I used a Hand prime for years with the 'softest' of the soft Federal primers and never with a hitch. Don't worry about it as it was just a marketing ploy!