School me on 310 tools

[GymB]

Working on a traveling/field reloading kit for .223, 300blk, and 38spcl.

Have a press that I can carry.

I’m being told that the 310 tool would be a good solution for priming. A set of tongs and the two priming chambers. I know what tongs are, priming chambers not so much.

If I’m gonna go this direction, vs say a lee or sinclair priming tool, then should I just use the 310 tool for everything?

I understand that the 310 tools are discontinued, so gonna have to piece things together and that’s tough when I don’t even know what the parts are.

thanks for any input.

 

[Precision Seeker]

http://www.endtimesreport.com/Lyman...inserted before the handles leave the factory.

I had never heard of this tool. Does anyone know of an advantage over any other portable press?

 

[Catfish]

In the field reloading is going to be small quantity so why not prime on the press?

 

[Charlie]

There seem to be plenty of them available as complete kits or complete die sets in addition to various parts. I have used one of their dies with a bushing adapter for my Rock Chucker as a neck sizing die for 30/06 and 308 for decades.

 

[GymB]

In the field reloading is going to be small quantity so why not prime on the press?

Hmmm, suppose that I could use a ram prime, hadn’t thought about that.

 

[cold1]

I'm curious as to why not pick up the lee hand press? The use standard dies.

 

[Chihuahua Floyd]

I have and use the Lee hand press. Kinda cool.

 

[Desolo]

I'm curious as to why not pick up the lee hand press? The use standard dies.

I started reloading with a lee hand press. Uses standard Dies, is highly portable... and is great for "tinkering".

You can keep a full kit in a small box, and take it on the road.

A vastly underrated option.

 

[GymB]

I'm curious as to why not pick up the lee hand press? The use standard dies.

I have and use the Lee hand press. Kinda cool.

I started reloading with a lee hand press. Uses standard Dies, is highly portable... and is great for "tinkering".

You can keep a full kit in a small box, and take it on the road.

A vastly underrated option.

I have a nice small press for travel, and not only does it take standard dies but I have dies specifically dedicated to the traveling kit. But, the press and the dies will not seat a primer unless I put the brass on the ground mouth down, set the primer on the pocket, and then hit it with the press. I’d like something more precise, and hitting it with the Lee hand press instead of the press I have is not going to be any more precise.

I believe that one of the ram primes is probably an option (lee, rcbs, and maybe lyman make versions). Are you guys using the lee ram prime and not mentioning it because it’s obvious?

 

[Desolo]

The lee priming part works fine, ive never had to pound on it, or anything special... just used it as directed.

A separate priming tool is much easier though. Less fiddly.

 

[georgel]

I started out with a 310 tool, back in the '80's for .38spl. For resizing it leaves funny marks on the casehead and I think it only neck sizes anyway. For priming it was a special cut away die that engaged half the case and operated a plunger primer seating stem. You have to place primers individually. It worked and it was cool, but you're going to be constrained to specialized dies and no carbide. I wouldn't recommend it.
Why not a Lee Auto Prime hand tool for priming? I prefer separate priming, because I can feel the primer seat better. Used the Lee Hand Priming tool for years. Then a Hornady Hand tool now a Lee Bench Primer, which is basically a hand tool mounted to a bench. Functionality is just OK. I need to tweak it. The Hand Tool was great. Used to sit watching TV priming brass.