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Babydriver Full Member Offline Posts: 227 Joined: Mar 22^nd, 2024	Putting primers in 1873 Maynard coke bottle brass Jan 29^th, 2026 at 9:01pm	Print Post
	I have the proper shell holder but it won’t fit my RCBS hand primer. Too thick. Suggestions? Thanks


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rifleman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 372 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: Putting primers in 1873 Maynard coke bottle brass Reply #1 - Jan 29^th, 2026 at 9:09pm	Print Post
	Not knowing the dimensions of the brass, would something like a Marlin 1881 hand tool work in a cartridge big enough for yours to fit and prime it the old fashioned way? Thats an expensive solution.


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Babydriver Full Member Offline Posts: 227 Joined: Mar 22^nd, 2024	Re: Putting primers in 1873 Maynard coke bottle brass Reply #2 - Jan 29^th, 2026 at 9:14pm	Print Post
	I have the proper fitting shell holder. It’s just like any Rcbs shell holder except it is thicker so it won’t fit in the opening.


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GunBum Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 267 Location: SW Missouri Joined: Oct 30^th, 2021	Re: Putting primers in 1873 Maynard coke bottle brass Reply #3 - Jan 29^th, 2026 at 10:12pm	Print Post
	Press mounted primer Similar to this: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Or this (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Lyman, Redding, and Hornady make/made similar priming arms for their presses. Not my favorite to use, but if you have a caliber that won’t let you use the hand primer, it’s a viable option.
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