.500 Jeffery question

Glenn Slaven · Mar 25, 2019

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 · Mar 25, 2019

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 · Mar 26, 2019

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

CAustin · Mar 26, 2019

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

Opposite Pole · Apr 4, 2019

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 · Jun 23, 2020

CAustin said:
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 · Jun 23, 2020

RCBC handheld priming tool works fine.

BenKK · Jun 23, 2020

Sorry, that’s RCBS.

Aussie_Hunter · Jun 23, 2020

BenKK said:
Sorry, that’s RCBS.

Thanks mate I think I will buy myself one

CAustin · Jun 23, 2020

Aussie_Hunter said:
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 · Jun 24, 2020

CAustin said:
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 · Jun 24, 2020

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

Try Federal 215.

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