.500 Jeffery question

[Glenn Slaven]

I have always been a Dillon guy, but I can’t reload .500 Jeff with it. So I dusted off the old Lee hand primer that my dad used to use, and found it is not big enough to prime the brass. Am I missing something? Is there a special primer tool y’all use? Is there a shell holder for it that Lee makes? (Doesn’t look like the tool is big enough to accept the brass, so I don’t see how a shell holder would help.... ugh. This is a pain in the ass.

 

[IdaRam]

The Lyman E-ZEE Prime is the best I’ve found, especially for the big cartridges like .500 Jeffery and .416 Rigby

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1012880374/lyman-e-zee-prime-universal-hand-priming-tool

You would need RCBS shellholder #37 for the .500 Jeffery.

 

[Luvthunt]

RCBS HAND Universal —no shellholders—works for my 416 Rigby

 

[CAustin]

Glen I am using a Hornady primer on the 375, 416Ruger and the 470 NE

 

[Opposite Pole]

Forster primer should work. I use it and quite like it.
https://www.forsterproducts.com/product-category/case-priming/primer-seating/co-ax-primer-seater/

If you decide it's for you I strongly recommend to get this bit along with it, it really speeds things up:
https://www.forsterproducts.com/product/primer-tube-loader/

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

Glen I am using a Hornady primer on the 375, 416Ruger and the 470 NE

Hornady hand primer won’t accept 500 Jeffery brass either as I just found out last night. I had to use the LNL positive priming press setup to prime my cases.

 

[BenKK]

RCBC handheld priming tool works fine.

 

[BenKK]

Sorry, that’s RCBS.

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

Sorry, that’s RCBS.

Thanks mate I think I will buy myself one

 

[CAustin]

Hornady hand primer won’t accept 500 Jeffery brass either as I just found out last night. I had to use the LNL positive priming press setup to prime my cases.

Interesting. So it will not accept the proper size shell holder?

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

Interesting. So it will not accept the proper size shell holder?

No it accepts the shell holder no problems, the gap where the shell holder fits into the priming tool is not wide enough for the bottom edge of the case body to fit through, if that makes sense? I will take a photo and post it when I get a chance.

 

[IvW]

Glen I am using a Hornady primer on the 375, 416Ruger and the 470 NE

Try Federal 215.