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I always hand seat ALL my primers. I use a Bald Eagle primer setter tool for the rifle cases and an RCBS had primer-seater for the handgun primers. I can precisely control the seat pressure with the Bald Eagle but for handgun stuff it's a bit over the top.

 

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Have no use for primer tubes at all. The more primers ae handled the more chance of a no fire.

 

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Interesting. Never used them, don't plan on it. I will say that detonating a primer is similar to shooting a kids cap pistol (you remember those right?)...

I've detonated 209's in my inline smoke pole before (with no charge or pill in the breech), they just go 'pop' and that is it and I'd say a 209 has more 'pop' than say a large pistol primer. I much prefer either my RCBS hand priming tool (because it has a tactile feel to the seating operation, or my Bald Eagle when I seat primers for match rifle loads.