HI,

I have been reloading for awhile now ,I use a dillon 550 and I like it. I would however want a press just for my rifles and keep my dillon for the handguns.I started to look at Forster co-ax and Redding big bose or ultra press, which one? what would someone here recommand, I am kind of leaning toward the co-ax but still do not know?,Kev

I got a used Co-Ax a couple of years ago. Love it. Reloaded with a Pacific for about 35 years, with no problems, then a Dillon 550 B. Now use the Co-Ax for all rifle ammo, except 5.56 which is loaded on the 550B. You will be very pleased with the ease of operation and concentricity of your ammo.

HI,

Thanks PAUL for the information. I like the dillon550, but some time it is a little fussy and brass will some time get stuck or is very hard to resize,rifle brass.I like the way the co-ax looks simple and strong. Kev

Well



I have a soft spot for the Ultra mag and the coax. Down side with coax press is that you will have trouble useing competition dies were the case is a bit longer than 308 win etc.



I could easily treat my self with a ultramag press or why not both



/ JOHAN

Johan~
What competition dies are a problem in the co-ax?

I posted on a similar thread asking the same question. I keep hearing this complaint and have yet to have anyone be specific as to what die does not work.

ALL Forster competition dies work. All Redding micrometer competition dies work up to and including 300 Win Mag. I don't have any longer that this one so I don't know about others, but I have yet to run into a die that does NOT work. Please identify the competition die that doesn't work in the co-ax. I'd like to know. ANY die up to 5 7/8" OAL works.

bob338, on the older co-ax's the yoke on the handle was a little shorter than todays model and some micrometer adj. seating dies would not clear. This problem was fixed over 15 years ago but some people keep bringing it up, mostly people who want but can't afford the forster.

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I highly recommend the Co-Ax. I use a Redding Competition micrometer seater for my 7mm Rem Mag and don't have any problems with the handle clearing.

Rufus...I have a coax press built in 1968 and a current model (new in box). Both have the same yoke handle clearance. I have not seen a seater or die that would not clear it.....Ken

I have a buddy who uses a co-ax but can't use a micro-adj .38-55 die. His press is REALLY old, perhaps they were changed much further back in history? The point I'm making is that "sour grapes" folks should quit these old wives tales.

Gentlemen

On my latest trip to USA, I was thinking about an coax press or an ultramag. Sinclair international told me that redding competition seater dies longer than 308 winchester wouldn't work because of their lenght. Actually, it is also printed in their catalouge.

Because of Murphy's law I never gotten hold of a reloading press

I would like to have one of each

/ JOHAN

The Co-Ax is the press for the guy who likes to experiment. Not to take anything from the Ultra mag as all of these presses are tough as they come, I still think the Co-Ax is the Caddy of 'em all.

I would lean toward the Ultra mag if I were loading the old humongous B.P. rounds or something like that.

I have the RL550 also and use it for all my reloading duties. Were I to do what you want to I would buy the T-7 Redding yesterday. I think it's one awsome press. You can use all the micro sdjust dies and leave at least 2 sets of dies set up, more depending on caliber and dies in the set. I may be the only one voting this way but it's where my $$$ would go.

Johan~
I don't know why Sinclair prints that bit about competition dies, but I know they do. I think it's tremendously misleading. Next time I order from Sinclair I'm going to ask the same question. I did once and the guy I talked to didn't know.

For the record, Redding only has competition dies for the 300 Win Mag class of cartridges. They don't make them for even the 30-378, or longer. That cartridge is only �" longer than all the others for which they DO make competition dies. There is sufficient clearance for that much longer die in my press but it may be that die which might be a question, if they made it, which they don't. They don't make competition seaters for anything longer. The 38-55 is a good bit shorter than even the 300 Win Mag. Should there be any question, all anyone has to do is use the Forster comp seaters. They are identical in function to the Redding and they are sure to fit.

I did hear many years ago of some dies which didn't quite fit and reloaders were grinding a bit off the yoke for clearance but I have no clue as to which dies were invoved. I do know that Hornady seaters using their little mircrometer attachment, will not clear, but all the others do.

I'd still like someone to tell me, first hand, that a particular die doesn't clear in the Co-ax. I've asked this question over and over and NO ONE has yet to identify such a die first hand. I'll clarify with Sinclair when I get around to it.

JOHAN:



Here is a link to the Forster FAQ on the subject: http://www.forsterproducts.com/cgi-bin/faq_search.pl?id_num=000079



I imagine the .308 reference in the Sinclair catalog is merely a typographical error.



Bob338, I, too am friggin' tired of seeing this old reloading wives' tale crop up about the Co-Ax press .



RSY