Fat Fingers and 209 primers

[Magnum]

Sometimes when it's cold out while hunting I've had a hard time handling the 209 primers. This is my solution that doesn't cost much at all. I cut strips of Ty-ek house wrap, punch an undersized hole in each end, press the primers in one end and loop the other onto my lanyard ring. Comes time for a primer I just snap the tab off the ring and load up in my Remption or Omega. The tab gives a good handle to load and remove the spent primer also. I close the action right on the strip with no adverse effects. It's tough stuff and I've never had an issue while hunting. Hope the photo works.
Magnum

 

[BuckDoeHunter]

Great idea! Thanks for posting :yeah:

 

[bacass]

I like that too! I have my bare plug conversion coming from bestill soon for a disc extreme, but am wondering if my cold fingers will work in loading a bare primer. That "handle' might work.

 

[carldevonbrooks]

Awesome adaptation mag! Thank you

 

[MrTom]

Now that looks like a handy little thing to have in the pocket.

 

[Magnum]

It is handy. I never liked having to unscrew a tube cap, dump the primers on the ground, pick em up to load one up.

 

[WV Hunter]

For the break open guns, that looks to be real handy. Nice rig. :yeah:
For my Knights with the Lehigh bare primer setup, it wouldn't really work. I don't have an issue anyhow... I just hold it up to the slot and drop it in place. I use a rubber primer caddy to hold/carry my primers. I don't keep them in a tube or loose in a pocket.

 

[edmehlig]

Ahhh, American Ingenuity at work!! That is a great idea. You ought to patent it and sell it.

Same principle would work for those shooting Musket Caps.

 

[jims]

Good idea. I think TC or CVA has a metal tool of a similar design for primer removal but less for installation.