Priming on down stroke with turret press . . .

I do most of my priming on a Lee Classic Cast Turret on the downstroke, usually 100 or 150 rounds at a setting. No issues, ever, but I do firmly and consistently push down on each downstroke. It may be that your press is not at a convenient height to put some weight into the downstroke and you might try adjusting the "handle". And I don't understand at all the technique quoted by several to seat the primer, turn the case slightly and seat again...no need to do it twice.
 
I do most of my loading on a Lee Pro1000. The only time I have had problems with high primers is while using CCI small pistol primers. Because of the hardness of their cups I find them more difficult to get fully seated unless I seat, rotate, and seat again. It also seems to be more pronounced with certain brass.

Haven't had any high primers while using Winchester or S&B primers. But then I take my time, don't rush and when something doesn't feel right I stop and check it.
 
Never had a high primer. I use a single stage RCBS Rockchucker and uniform my brass . I check every case on every step, in priming I use the RCBS Ram priming unit that screws into the press, once its adjusted to the depth ,everyone of the primers seated the same. I will look at every seat . lm only reloading 30 rounds each week so I can check each one without spending a lot of time. May be different if I were in the 100's then I would do it in stages , cleaning , sizing, priming, charging & seating . cleaning one day ,sizing & priming one day ,then charging & seating. Rather see a problem at home then at the range, some things can screw up a good range day.
 
Try this technique when seating primers . On press or off press.
Seat the primer until it feels bottomed out , let up on the pressure and spin the case , in the shell holder 180 degrees , seat it again and give a tiny extra amount of pressure to "sensitive the priming compound" I'm not sure if that sensitiving part is true but at times the primer will be cockeyed in the cup and spinning it around gets it leveled up again and the second "seating" insures the primer is bottomed out in the pocket.
Trust me this works...ever since I started doing it like this, no primer problems !
Gary
 
I had trouble seating Wolf primers in my Winchester brass on the turret's down stroke. Left some high. My GP100 choked on them, stopping the cylinder and also some light strikes (unmodified gun). My F/A revolver and my NEF Handi rifle handled them just fine though.
Bought a RCBS Ram Prime, works slick, but you prolly don't want to stop mid process to prime, not what you bought a turret for.
Only one real solution, find primers and brass that work well together.
For me that means Federal 100 primers in Winchester 357 brass.

Any other primer, or for premium handloads, I use the Ram Prime.
 
Follow up post . . .

So I've been far more conscious of my priming down stroke now and it seems to work much better. Did a couple hundred 9mm this week and no high primers in the bunch.

Life is good.
Prof Young
 
It's easy to check primers on a turret press if one doesn't feel right, To me it's all about feel, but not as easy to check on a progressive.

I load with CCI, Winchester and Selliers & Bellot. Because of their harder cups the only ones I have trouble with are CCI. Because I am aware I take extra time and precaution when loading them. And NO I am not bad mouthing CCI, there was a time that is all I used.
 
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