forster co-ax single stage press opinions

[42769vette]

Forster Co-Ax Single Stage Press - MidwayUSA

anyone have any first hand experiance. im yet to find a bad review

 

[kludge]

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Which single stage press is the best? - THR

 

[42769vette]

ya u had read that. i currently have a lee chalenger press and its time to uprade. i want this to be the last single stage press i ever want

 

[bRAD]

its quite possibly the best single stage press ever built. I can pretty much guarantee that you won't wear it out in three lifetimes. A good friend of mine has used his for over 20 years now and it still works just as well as the day that he bought it. I wouldn't hesitate a second to buy one.

 

[fireball168]

I've sold several to folks that want to form their own brass.

Three of them have come back to purchase the Redding Big Boss 2.

Biggest complaint/gripe was the (lack of) speed of the Co-Ax.

I never could get warmed up to it - it looks nice, and is built hell for stout - but seems cumbersome to me.


As far as wearing a press out - best I can tell 19 years ago the first press (the predecessor to the Lee Classic, aluminum frame) I bought has now been handed down no less than four different times to new reloaders. It has had to have loaded 25k+ cartridges at this point, maybe twice that.

 

[mhs]

its quite possibly the best single stage press ever built. I can pretty much guarantee that you won't wear it out in three lifetimes. A good friend of mine has used his for over 20 years now and it still works just as well as the day that he bought it. I wouldn't hesitate a second to buy one.

What he said. I've had one for over 30 years.

 

[42769vette]

i really dont care about speed. i care about precision. i want the most accurate press made.

as i said right now i run a lee chalenger and there is no sign that it is or ever will wear out

 

[fireball168]

i care about precision.

i want the most accurate press made.

Buy an arbor press and some straight line Wilson dies.

End of story.

 

[Chainsaw744]

Bought my Forester (it was Bonanza then) on commercial row at Camp Perry in the early 70's. Still works great, no complaints at all.

 

[coyotehunter4]

I have had mine for 5 years or so. In my opion I don't think there is a better more accurate press on the market today. I just loaded some 22-250's today and the bullet depth does not vary more than .0005".