WARNING! Primer detonation can occur if misused. To avoid
serious injury, always follow these precautions:
• Never attempt to seat or reseat a primer in a loaded cartridge.
Prime empty cases only.
• Before priming, ensure the case’s primer pocket is properly
sized. Minimum diameter is 0.173 inch for small primers and
0.2085 inch for large primers.
• Completely remove pocket crimp from brass/case with
crimped/staked primer pockets (e.g., mil spec brass).
• Never force primer into case pocket. Apply slow, steady, gentle
pressure and STOP if you encounter resistance.
• Hold primer tool upright with the tray near horizontal when
seating primers. Tilting the unit or holding the tray vertically can
cause multiple primers to feed and possibly detonate.
• Never operate without the Safety Gate installed. It is designed
to reduce the chance of multiple primers detonating in the tray if
one primer detonates.
• Do not attempt to modify the Hand Priming Tool in any way.
• Before each use, ensure device is clear of primer dust and other
foreign objects. Disassemble and clean periodically (at least every
500 rounds).
• Always wear safety glasses when using this or any other
reloading tool.