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Offline coop2564

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Lee auto prime?
« on: March 06, 2011, 04:33:53 AM »
Is there anything needed to be changed switching from LP primers to SP primers when using the hand auto prime? So far all I 've loaded has used large primers and it works fine....loading some small primers now they often don't line up, I have to be very careful with pressure until I feel it slip into pocket and have to bump it around until it slips in. Gotta believe I need to change something for the small primers to align them better? On there web sight I cant find where it says anything about the need for different component.
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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2011, 04:51:05 AM »
You need the small primer tray. 
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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2011, 05:13:10 AM »
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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2011, 06:21:16 AM »
 ???, with mine I change out the plunger too?
Ya just lift up on the lever, pull it out, then replace the plunger part?
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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2011, 08:42:19 AM »
they are so cheap I have one  set for each

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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2011, 12:15:43 PM »
The tray and the plunger (seating stem?) must both be changed.  However, the large plunger would not go thru the hole in the small primer tray.

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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2011, 02:32:59 PM »
never changed anything except the tray and never had any problems with mine.
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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2011, 02:48:22 PM »
You have to change trays and plungers, but as someone has said, it's easier to just set one up for each.  I painted the grip on one so I can keep up with which is which, (I'm addled brained in my old age), and don't want to dump primers in on top of the wrong ones, etc.

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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2011, 03:34:31 PM »
I used to change the tray and plunger from LP to SP but as inexpensive as the lee is I now have two. One set up for each size. It also gives me a backup, just in case.

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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2011, 05:16:32 PM »
I haven't bothered to get another autoprime, changes in seconds!
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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2011, 06:28:14 PM »
as I said above I have one set for each primmer size. I have broken on of the little levers in the middle of a reloading session and  had to wait until the next day to get another complete autoprime to finish up. I ordered a few extra levers from Lee and can switch   parts if one breaks and keep going.

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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2011, 01:11:01 AM »
When I got mine, both trays were included with the plungers being in their respective trays.

It only takes a second to change the trays, My only maintenance has been to put a little white grease on the larger round cam where it contacts the lower part of the plunger.
This one was new in 86' i believe.

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Re: Lee auto prime?
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2011, 03:35:25 PM »
I found the small tray it was in bottom of my tool box for reloading very easy to switch out thanks.
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