i have a line on an old style bonanza press (as new) for around $250.00. is the new forester press the same? will parts interchange? opinions??
i have a line on an old style bonanza press (as new) for around $250.00. is the new forester press the same? will parts interchange? opinions??
The spare shell plates (the ones that do .22 Hornet and .45-70) that I ordered from Forster fit my Bonanza fine. Likewise the tube and jar that catches the spent primers.
As far as I can see, the Forster is just the Bonanza with a red paint job instead of brown.
actually, the picture of the bonanza is red paint. my guess is that later on they went to red.
My black Bonanza has a set screw to hold the ring of the dies not a snap in spring.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |