Lee "Autoprime" - new version

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The new version doesn't work so well.

Do the covers from the old press mounted version fit the old hand prime tool?

Don't know. My hand prime tool had square covers; I think the press-mounted item had a round cover?

I'm wondering if the Federal primer thing is whats causing my Lee primer to jam up and not feed properly. You have to kind of let the handle snap out quickly to feed the next primer in. I'm using Federal Gold Medal large rifle primers.

Any thoughts?

Mine stopped feeding properly when the little plastic springy clips on the cover broke. It allowed the primers to get caught under the lid and then not feed.......

The new version of the Auto Prime does indeed look rather shite.