Co-ax press

[double g]

Is the co-ax press that much better than the rest

 

[coyoteklr]

well ask anyone who owns one and they will tell you it will be the last best single stage you will buy
most will tell you they have more than one and wouldn't trade one for two others at the same price.
If you can find someone that owns one close to you and will let you try it you will see why....
priming is super simple and consistent...and smooth
double rod ram .... very strong....shell holder will fit almost all the cases no changing except to flip over the clamshell to do the smaller cal... they are self centering... to change dies it takes less than 6 seconds...stays centered and stable and the die floats to self center also......they last forever.... there are some out there way over 20 years and still going strong.....i don't ever remember ever seeing a used one for sale..... if i did i would snap it up in a heartbeat.....

 

[42769vette]

the answer is a difinitive yes in my eyes. i paid 240ish for mine and i would not sell it for 340 due to the fact i might have to load with my old press for a day while i waited on my new coax

 

[artbosco]

Is the co-ax press that much better than the rest.

I believe it stands head and shoulders above the rest. I've had mine for almost two years now, and I'd never part with it. I'm selling my RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme because I haven't used it once since acquiring the Forster Co-Ax Press. Dies are easy to insert and remove, brass pops in and out in a flash, and because it catches all spent primers and their trash in a small jar, I can reload inside my home without creating a mess.

 

[ChipEckardt]

I have had one for several months. Much better feel and nicer to use compared to my old single ram Herter's press.

Chip

 

[LHSmith]

IMHO the best press is one that you can take to the range with you...it saves an awful lot of wasted components by working up loads AT the range. You could transport a Co-ax, but accuracy-wise it probably won't do any better than a cast-iron "O" press like a Rockchucker, Boss, or ( if you only load small to mid-size cartridges) a RCBS Jr. or Partner. I don't like presses with universal shell holders.

 

[coyoteklr]

whats not to like about universal shell holders????????
if you try a forster i'll bet a dollar to a donut hole you would change your tune or if you loaded for more than two rifles....
as far as accuracy they are really tough to beat.... self alighning dies and shell holder....... 8) 8)
but obviously they aren't for everybody...... thats why they have horse races and final fours........

 

[RonRouse]

Guess I'll add my .02 cents worth here. I have a co-ax press which I purchased at a gun show in Savannah, Ga. back in the early 80's. I also use an RCBS Reloader Special press, a very old Rockchucker, a recently purchased Rockchucker Supreme, a Dillon Square Deal, and a Dillon XL-650. The co-ax is my goto press as I really like the universal shellholder and the spent primer container--no mess.

Some years ago, a writer for Precision Shooting magazine done a test of presses for flexation during full-length resizing fired large caliber magnum cases and the co-ax won hands down as the flexing was virtually non-existent. All the other attributes of this press has already been mentioned the above posts.


Buy one---you'll love it

 

[Thorbird]

They are a little hard to find in stock right now, at least that has been my experience. I have seen them sold used here, but they are listed and then gone quicker than Obama would run away from a shooting range. I ordered one from Cabela's weeks ago and got word that they just filled my order. Really looking forward to trying it out.