I currently use a Harrels press, I came from a redding turret, I really like the Harrels.
I hear so many shooters raving on about the Forster but to look at them they just seem like clunkers, are they really that good?
Forster Coax, are they really all that?
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Re: Forster Coax, are they really all that?
I love mine would have any thing else as my main press now.
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Re: Forster Coax, are they really all that?
Jas, I have a Forster Co-Axe and a Lyman single stage. I use a free floating technique with the dies and the bushes. I can get the same low neck concentricity from the Lyman that I do from the Forster.
The Forster handle being so high is a different feel that takes a little getting use to.
I enjoy using the Forster more because it's an open design which allows me to flow a little better makes process' a little faster.
It doesn't size brass or seat bullets any better than my Lyman does.
The Forster handle being so high is a different feel that takes a little getting use to.
I enjoy using the Forster more because it's an open design which allows me to flow a little better makes process' a little faster.
It doesn't size brass or seat bullets any better than my Lyman does.
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Re: Forster Coax, are they really all that?
Friend has one - seems one its main features is the ability to do quick die changes. His is a very old model and there are issues fitting the longer Redding Comp dies. My 40 yr old RCBS produces ammo as good as his.
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Re: Forster Coax, are they really all that?
Thanks guys, I was thinking of experimenting, but I am very happy with my current setup and from what's been said sounds like there is no more to be achieved from having one.
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Re: Forster Coax, are they really all that?
Jason, I have a compact loading press (a prototype) that I used during the WBC 2103 in Sidney - you'll get it when you receive my stuffs from Stuart.
It works for ppc up to 30.06 & some magnum cases.
Might not give you more straighter rounds, it's just fancy with the bling factor. It's slick,too.
Should work for .308 easily.
seb.
It works for ppc up to 30.06 & some magnum cases.
Might not give you more straighter rounds, it's just fancy with the bling factor. It's slick,too.
Should work for .308 easily.
seb.
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Re: Forster Coax, are they really all that?
For the money I'd buy a Walnut Hill press.
Completely impractical for daily use, but no one questions if you're serious about reloading when they see it on your bench. A bit like the Merc Unimog of single stage presses. Not quite the Abrams tank that the Mega-Mite is, but you still avoid sitting in their blind spot.
Did we decide that floating a die with an o-ring was okay alternative?
Completely impractical for daily use, but no one questions if you're serious about reloading when they see it on your bench. A bit like the Merc Unimog of single stage presses. Not quite the Abrams tank that the Mega-Mite is, but you still avoid sitting in their blind spot.
Did we decide that floating a die with an o-ring was okay alternative?
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aaronraad wrote:For the money I'd buy a Walnut Hill press.
Completely impractical for daily use, but no one questions if you're serious about reloading when they see it on your bench. A bit like the Merc Unimog of single stage presses. Not quite the Abrams tank that the Mega-Mite is, but you still avoid sitting in their blind spot.
Be akin to opening a walnut with a sledgehammer and man they are ugly (beauty in the eye of the beholder?).
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Re: Forster Coax, are they really all that?
Any press that can accommodate a Lee lock ring is a good start. Better is if the calibre I'm using has a Lee collet die available.
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Re: Forster Coax, are they really all that?
I have a CH 444X can set up 4 dies plus my powder thrower works for me
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