Ultimate Reloader Reviews the Lee Auto Bench Prime
Gavin Gear of UltimateReloader.com recently reviewed Lee Precision’s new lever-operated, bench-mounted priming tool. The Lee Auto Bench Prime features a hopper-style primer feeder set at an angle. Gavin likes the tool, reporting that primers feed well and seat fully with very little effort. And switching from large to small primer size (or vice-versa) is quick and easy. Overall, Gavin says the Lee Auto Bench Prime has earned a place in his reloading room: “This is now my tool of choice for off-press priming. The Lee Auto Bench Prime is easier to use than a hand priming tool, and more efficient.”
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Gavin tells us that the system worked well: “All in all, I’m really liking the LEE Auto Bench Prime. In the video, I prime both small primer .223 Rem brass and large primer .308 Win cases. I was impressed with how easy it was to seat the primers, and how quickly the process goes.”
How the Lee Auto Bench Prime Performs
Gavin had three important “take-aways” from his initial loading sessions with the Lee Auto Bench Prime:1. I was surprised by the low effort needed to prime cases — it’s pretty amazing.
2. You can quickly and easily install shellholders and change primer sizes.
3. The folding primer tray works very well. It’s a great setup from my testing so far.Are there any negatives with the tool? Gavin noted that, in the course of loading 100+ rounds, once or twice he had to tap the triangular tray to get the primer to feed: “That’s not a big deal, and may smooth out with time”.
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Tool Costs Under $30.00 NOTE: this tool requires dedicated Auto Prime shell holders (sold separately), but that’s a relatively small added expense. A set of Lee shell-holders (shown at right) costs less than $20.00 (street price). |
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What about the feel. With to much leveradge is sounds like you loose the feel compared to the hand primer.
I was able to prime 64 cases of .284 win before I had trouble with mine,maybe I just got a bad one? Went back to my 20 plus yr. old Lee auto prime,I’ve never had a problem with it.Much better feel with the latter.
This tool did not work for me. had to send it back. primers would not feed past the opening on to the seater.
Frankly, he couldn’t have checked it properly. Had he done so, he would have found feeding and jamming problems with the adapter.
I talked to Lee Precision about this and they told me that they made some improvements.
Because it is possible to get old stock, the upgraded ABP does not have a spring on the adapter. This is a quick visual check to ensure that you are buying the improved ABP.