Nice priming unit The Hornady primer filler works decent. Use a different/lesser angle and let the vibration get the primers into the tube to get it working right.
I got a PCPS from Ugly Reloading here in the U.S. I love it, consistently seats primers to within .0005. One thing to keep in mind, if you’re after consistent primer seating depth, is that it indexes off the case rim. In short, variations in rim thickness between cases will leaded to variations in seating depth. I’m pretty sure the PCPS is just as accurate as the $800 PR standalone unit.
Thanks for the look at both units. Thumbs up on the PCPS, but until I get rich and buy the insanely overpriced Dillon RF100 auto primer filler, I’ll just fill primer tubes by hand the old fashioned way! Like the Derraco comparator set I first saw from you, this PCPS is beautifully machined. I just got mine a couple weeks ago and have been playing with it. One thing to note, I have a bunch of Dillon tubes and to use those you need to remove the blue plastic ends (some of my 25 year old ones are clear) and drill new holes through the aluminum ends for the hitch pins. Not a big deal, and I would have bought it anyway, but the Ugly website specifically mentions it uses Dillon tubes, and it should have been more clear they would have to be modified. I suppose you could put the blue ends back on for the Dillon, they are on very tight, but I’ll just get some dedicated ones for the PCPS. By the way, I spoke to Carl at Ugly in the US and they’re coming out with a 3D printed box for the PCPS in just a few days, that has cutouts for the shell holders, primer slides, and other small parts. It looks really nice, and will be perfect for storing the unit when it’s not on the press. Thanks again! 👍
Did you buy this direct from States? I'm in Aus too. I like the look of this - seems good value for an adjustable bench mounted solution. Still happy with it?
As far as I know the APP press also doesn’t allow incremental micrometer primer seating depth adjustments to .0005” like this PCPS unit does. This is basically a better version of the old Primal Rights press mounted system, which is now discontinued.
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 RU-vidr 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.
