Opinons on a press

[C.E.Smith043]

How many rounds a year would you load then?

Between all of those calibers I would say close to about 5000 rounds more 223 than anything for Hogs

 

[hoz53]

Between all of those calibers I would say close to about 5000 rounds more 223 than anything for Hogs

That’s enough to want to automate and save a little time that’s for sure. I keep my Dillon 550b set up for my volume 223 loading. A turret would save a little time over a single stage but not much over coax where you can slide the dies in and out. The coax shell holder does take a few minutes to change and it’s easy to lose the springs but if you had a dedicated press for 223 you wouldn’t have to change it for the others

 

[bsekf]

I think the Co-Ax is the way to go, but have you seen the RCBS Summit?

Get something that catches the spent primer and doesn't drop them on the ram.

Bill

 

[Richard Coody]

I think the Co-Ax is the way to go, but have you seen the RCBS Summit?

Get something that catches the spent primer and doesn't drop them on the ram.

Bill

co-ax primer catcher collects it all in a cup. no primers, primer dust it gets it all. you can deprime in your living room.

that said i deprime with the harvey depriming tool. mostly at the range where i clean my brass with ballistol.

 

[jhop28]

I'm in the Coax Camp for precise resizing it's a brilliant design and a pleasure to use if you add the curved arms with a roller handle that's available from Inline Fabrication .I have the Dillion 650 for mass quantities like the 223 I also have a Rockchucker that I use for tipping solely , I have had a few US team friends over that were dead set on the press that they own and after using the COAX they all agreed I'm an expensive friend ,

 

[C.E.Smith043]

Will the Coax Press accomadate a RCBS Competition die with the loading window? I use this die exclusively for 223 hog loads when im pressing out several hundred. Other than that, i use just regular dies.

 

[Milo 2.0]

Will the Coax Press accomadate a RCBS Competition die with the loading window? I use this die exclusively for 223 hog loads when im pressing out several hundred. Other than that, i use just regular dies.

I have the Gold Medal die, which I assume is about the same die, looks like it will. I need to use the extended shell holder if I use this die in my T7, this looks like a better fit.

 

[jhop28]

Will the Coax Press accomadate a RCBS Competition die with the loading window? I use this die exclusively for 223 hog loads when im pressing out several hundred. Other than that, i use just regular dies.

How tall is the die as im not certain I can measure the clearance when I get home this eve

 

[cdhbrad]

Will the Coax Press accomadate a RCBS Competition die with the loading window? I use this die exclusively for 223 hog loads when im pressing out several hundred. Other than that, i use just regular dies.

Yes, it will.....RCBS Competition seater dies are not as tall as either Forster or Whidden seaters and I use all three on my Co-Ax with room to spare. I use my Co-Ax for any precision Rifle rounds but have a Dillon 550 toolhead setup for my "Range/Blaster" 223 rounds using brass that is already sized and primed.

 

[ranger3]

Will the Coax Press accomadate a RCBS Competition die with the loading window? I use this die exclusively for 223 hog loads when im pressing out several hundred. Other than that, i use just regular dies.

Yes, it will.....RCBS Competition seater dies are not as tall as either Forster or Whidden seaters and I use all three on my Co-Ax with room to spare. I use my Co-Ax for any precision Rifle rounds but have a Dillon 550 toolhead setup for my "Range/Blaster" 223 rounds using brass that is already sized and primed.

However when I use my RCBS competition dies in my COAX, I need to use the extended shell holder and then you lose the flexibility of the moving shell holder of the coax. So I have quit using those

 

[Dave Hull]

Started 35 years ago on a RockChucker, traded that for a Dillon SDB, stepped into a Dillon 650, then a 1050 and augmented that all with a Forster Co-Ax.
I still reload all of my rifle on an arbor press with Wilson dies - the Dillons are used for pistola and sa-223 only.
-D.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I have an older coax. No micrometer die will fit in there and i wouldnt use it if it did. I hate it but i know some folks like em and thats cool. I have a summit and itll do anything you want except size brass. It does not cam over but for seating and bulk depriming i love it

 

[Hrsmn51]

Dillon 550c; Once you get the hang of it its a huge upgrade from the Rockchucker.

 

[kountryboy2]

I have an older coax. No micrometer die will fit in there and i wouldnt use it if it did. I hate it but i know some folks like em and thats cool. I have a summit and itll do anything you want except size brass. It does not cam over but for seating and bulk depriming i love it

I use micrometer dies in mine all the time

 

[Ccrider]

I guess it depends on the Forster press model.

The one I bought in 2007 handles micrometer dies just fine.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Mine is from the 80’s or early 90’s. Its a widely known issue when people find a used one. Guess nobody used tall dies back then

 

[cdhbrad]

However when I use my RCBS competition dies in my COAX, I need to use the extended shell holder and then you lose the flexibility of the moving shell holder of the coax. So I have quit using those

My CO-Ax is set up to use Shellholders all the time. I never liked the feel of the movable jaws on the stock setup.

 

[danny]

My CO-Ax is set up to use Shellholders all the time. I never liked the feel of the movable jaws on the stock setup.

Why?

Danny

 

[Richard Coody]

Why?

Danny

probably because he never got used to them. reality is the coax jaws are part of what allows the press to load straighter ammo. the die can move in the slot back and forth to align the case in the die. the jaws allow the case to move side to side to align the die with the case. the two together create a floating die with much better alignment then a fixed press.

 

[JRS]

If the Co-Ax press is so well made, it wouldn't have to incorporate so many sliding parts to achieve proper alignment.