Forrester press

[davefxrc]

Are they worth it ??

 

[Ledd Slinger]

Yep.

 

[MrMajestic]

Yep #2

 

[Gene66]

yep # 3

 

[Shrek]

Yep #4

 

[mjtripper]

Yep #5

 

[Geronimo Jim]

Yep #6

 

[truchot1]

Yep #7

 

[Lesloan]

Yep #7

That's a lotta yeps! How about some reasons?

 

[Ledd Slinger]

Yep #7

That's a lotta yeps! How about some reasons?

Cuz they're worth it

 

[Lesloan]

Yep #7

That's a lotta yeps! How about some reasons?

Cuz they're worth it

They're worth it 'cuz they're worth it? I can't wait to get my money out!!

 

[aer21]

Yep #8!

 

[jimcasey01]

Putting actual thoughts into meaningful, descriptive words might help the OP. Or is it just a way to raise post counts? Something that some feel is tied into apparent IQ.

I own a Forster co-ax, it is a very good single stage press, easy to change out dies, great leverage and producing concentric reloads. It doesn't do a lot that other presses can not do when rubber "O" rings are applied under the dies. I used a Hornady Lock-n-Load progressive (among others) in the past. Using the "O" rings and having the dies always in the same position, the Hornady did just as well, regard concentricity (as measured on a 21st century gage), and producing good accurate reloads. My Forester is now used only for sizing brass and decapping, it does a great job on both, but I am not certain that a press at half the cost might not do just as good. If you listen to people, whatever they own, is typically the "best". In my opinion, it is most advantageous for the operator to learn to get the most out of the equipment they own, rather than purchasing the "best" equipment. Many people hope or want to be able to "buy" their success.

 

[JRS]

I followed the crowd and bought one. Took a bit of a loss when I sold it, but that's part of the learning process. I have/use a number of different presses. The most precisely aligned re-loading style presses are the Lee Classic Cast and Crawford (Hood) presses.

 

[BoydAllen]

Several bullet makers have told me that their Lee Cast Iron Classic presses are very well aligned, so much so that no corrective machining is required for making custom bullets. Also, my Harrell Combo press is very well aligned and has very close fitting die threads. I have used the Forster press quite a bit helping a friend work up loads, and doing last minute loading for out of country and state hunting trips. What that experience taught me was that I did not need to run out and buy one. Setting shoulder bump to the thousandth is easier with a conventional press (and since I got a PMA Tool Micro Die adjuster, much easier) Another couple of issues that come up when loading for a full house competition 6PPC are being able to shave off the top of a shell holder, and expanding up .220 Russian case necks to 6mm. For this a press that holds the die in proper alignment works best. I have tested this. My Rockchucker is OK, the Harrell's is best. and the Forster was a disaster, and yes I have several concentrically gauges. Buy whatever press you like. The good news is that the market for Forster presses is so strong that it will not cost you too much try one. As far as concentricity goes, using dies that are well matched to my chambers has made this a non issue. Many times we read reports for loaders who are probably using generic one piece dies, who seem to have not gotten the message that these dies almost invariably over size cases that have been fired in factory chambers, and that the best way to deal with that is to get better dies, rather than trying to solve the problem by changing presses. With the right dies and good brass, I can produce satisfyingly straight brass using any of my presses.

 

[mjtripper]

The leverage is great on it and it creates very accurate ammo. I also find the built in primer tool to be excellent and I use it for all my rifle rounds. The ability to quickly and accurately change out the dies for different tasks is also a huge time sizer. How the tube collects spent primers keeps the bench nice and clean. Great build quality, great customer service, hmm, pretty much all around great product.

 

[mjtripper]

Another couple of issues that come up when loading for a full house competition 6PPC are being able to shave off the top of a shell holder, and expanding up .220 Russian case necks to 6mm. For this a press that holds the die in proper alignment works best. I have tested this. My Rockchucker is OK, the Harrell's is best. and the Forster was a disaster, and yes I have several concentrically gauges.

You can use normal shell holders you just need the single stage press shell holder adapter plate, don't know if it would help in this case or not but just a fyi.

 

[Ledd Slinger]

I followed the crowd and bought one. Took a bit of a loss when I sold it, but that's part of the learning process. I have/use a number of different presses. The most precisely aligned re-loading style presses are the Lee Classic Cast and Crawford (Hood) presses.

Oh lord...here we go. :

 

[Ledd Slinger]

Yep #7

That's a lotta yeps! How about some reasons?

Cuz they're worth it

They're worth it 'cuz they're worth it? I can't wait to get my money out!!

There are a million threads on the quality of the Forster Co-ax. A simple search will reveal endless reviews. Its a great press, but just about everything that can possibly be said about it has already been said in threads hundreds of times over.

Go to the top of the forum page and type "Forster Coax" in the search bar.

 

[JRS]

Yep #7

That's a lotta yeps! How about some reasons?

Cuz they're worth it

They're worth it 'cuz they're worth it? I can't wait to get my money out!!

There are a million threads on the quality of the Forster Co-ax. A simple search will reveal endless reviews. Its a great press, but just about everything that can possibly be said about it has already been said in threads hundreds of times over.

Go to the top of the forum page and type "Forster Coax" in the search bar.

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