I finally pulled the trigger on a Forester Coax press!
..... and it's a deal!
Check out the Forester site: Cosmetic blemish
New press for just a sliver over 3 bills to my door! My lucky day!
There are as of this moment just 2 left
Three44s
I finally pulled the trigger on a Forester Coax press!
..... and it's a deal!
Check out the Forester site: Cosmetic blemish
New press for just a sliver over 3 bills to my door! My lucky day!
There are as of this moment just 2 left
Three44s
Quote Originally Posted by Bret4207
“There is more to this than dumping lead in a hole.”
I've had mine for almost 25 years. You're going to really enjoy it. Congrats!
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Congrats, and buy a bunch of their die rings.
My favorite press out of all I’ve owned the last few decades. I’m betting you are going to enjoy it - congrats!
Nice choice. Mine is over 50 years old and all my rifle loading is done on it. Agree with JimB, buy a bunch of the special die rings so you can swap out easily and not need to reset anything.
Don Verna
You'll like it, I got mine on a deal probably 20 yrs. ago. I use it for all precision rifle rounds.
Thanks everyone!
I will likely get the Forester rings but I will go touch and go in the begining because I have a cross section of brands and sort out the situation.
I want to see if the press has the new style link arms, get a light system, probably order the other jaw plates and the plate for regular shell holders as well. A whole pile of stuff to ponder I suspect.
Best regards
Three44s
Quote Originally Posted by Bret4207
“There is more to this than dumping lead in a hole.”
You will not be able to use other style rings. Bite the bullets and order some. This was the place with the best prices when I bought more last year.
https://www.scheels.com/p/forster-cr...725399983.html
Don Verna
Thank you for the tip.
I read the review on Accurate Shooter and the author extolled the Hornady rings and I have some of those. As I understand it the press comes with two Forester rings.
Once I get it mounted I can make the next moves.
I know I will be ordering the LS jaws because I do load 22 Hornet and the short handle (perhaps) but I could make one of those.
Best regards
Three44s
Quote Originally Posted by Bret4207
“There is more to this than dumping lead in a hole.”
actually, you can use other brand rings, just not all of them. RCBS, for one has changed their ring style a number of times, and some of their rings work, as do some of the Redding, C&H, and Hornady rings. I seem to remember that Pacific rings also worked, but no longer have any Pacific die sets.
Re: short handle, if you have a hacksaw, hand drill and a hardware store to buy a piece of 3/4" OD steel tube, you can make any length that you fancy.
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Better yet, I have some at our farm shop. I was waiting until it arrived and size it up. Have a lathe and could turn down a heavier piece.
I will likely build a custom mount as well. But a length of 2x6 plank held by C Clamps will probably do for a while.
Best regards
Three44s
Quote Originally Posted by Bret4207
“There is more to this than dumping lead in a hole.”
Coax press arrived yesterday and I must say I can not find fault in the finnish! For a "cosmetic second" as Forester sold it I am very happy.
I am going to start on a 2x6 plank and C-clamps to get it running for now.
Like many other first time buyers, I am surprised at how compact the press is save for the overall height with the handle installed.
Good first impressions all around thus far!
Added note: My press came with the straight links and I plan on running it that way for the time being. The reason is due to the question of having the press over center (by changing to curved links) or not as in retaining the current straight links. There is a style with horns in the center of the inside curve that I suspect are there to continue to have a positive stop I have seen sold but I question how much skin one would tear off using that version.
Three44s
Last edited by Three44s; 04-04-2024 at 10:50 PM.
Quote Originally Posted by Bret4207
“There is more to this than dumping lead in a hole.”
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BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
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