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Keep in mind that the original reloading kits from the 1870s really didn't have a priming device, you placed the primer on a wood plank, centered the case's primer hole over the primer and gently tapped the primer in with a small hammer using a wooden dowel inside the case. This is not unlike the old Lee Loaders and I have done such on more than one occassion awaiting Dave Davidson providing me the right shell holder for my latest obscur round. Wear gloves and safety glasses for the obvious reasons. While I've never popped one off, by father did years ago. As long as you go gently, you can load the primers flush with realative easy. I'd say between my father an I we've loaded over a 1,000 primers this way and to the best of my memory only had one popped....which evidently did smart a bit despite my father wearing thin leaver gloves.