Hi there,
Does anyone know where I could lay my hands on one of these presses????
Cash buyer waiting ( me ).
Cheers.
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Hi there,
Does anyone know where I could lay my hands on one of these presses????
Cash buyer waiting ( me ).
Cheers.
Out of stock but it may still be worth calling Julian to see when he will have more.Quote:
Originally Posted by 308
It'll be a long wait because the Forster factory has at least 6 months worth of orders to fill BEFORE any get this far south.
I was sort of hoping that there was a good used one looking for a good home????
What are they going for these days?
Still have all the original bits on mine. Haven't had to replace anything. I remember it costing a fair bit back in the early 90's.
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Deadeye Dicks is advertising one for $580. Whether they have one in stock is another matter.
http://www.deadeyedicks.co.nz/cms/pa...-press-848.php
I can assure you that DED hasn't 'cos I've had one ordered for OVER 6 months and was told that I'd have it by Xmas. ( I presume that they meant THIS xmas??).
I contacted Forster directly & found out that:
1. They had a 6 month backlog of orders, and
2. DED had not put an order in for these presses until I put the screws on them for an ETA back in late October!!!!!
So much for the promised delivery for THIS week!!!!
When did you see this advertised & where did you see it????Quote:
Originally Posted by 10-Ring
Just the usual web site teaser that quite a few of them are good at. Thankfully the better outfits link their stock levels with their websites.Quote:
Originally Posted by top gun
Mate has received similar "by Xmas" promises from the same outfit for another type of item which even if there is stock Stateside there is no way he will receive it in the next few days.
I'm glad it was nothing personal!!! eh??
I'll certainly be looking elsewhere to buy one of these presses. Even direct from the US if I have to.
Typical of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by top gun
The press was on sale recently in the US, in fact my buddy over there grabbed one. Can't remember the price but it was pretty damn cheap.
His one comment was it somewhat lacked feel while seating bullets. Wouldn't worry most guys though.
6x47 ( interesting caliber??)
Could you track down the place where he bought it for me please????'
That would be very much appreciated.
If you are looking at importing Stuart Elliot in Oz hopefully has stock arriving at the end of Jan.
Forster Co Ax Reloading Press
Might be worth contacting him for an update, after Jan 4th though, as he is away at present.
Thanks Zim, I'll google him up next week & see how we go.Quote:
Originally Posted by zimmer
Later:
Tried the google approach but he weren't there.
Could you give me an email address or company name if he's in the reloading gear business???
Thanks.
Mmm the link should take you straight there, otherwise he is BRT Shooters Supply.
brtshooterssupply@gmail.com
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workshop innovation website
Thanks Guys. Much appreciated.
I have sent an email.
Some info for anyone else looking for one of these popular presses.
I have had an email back from Stuart in Oz & he is in the same boat as everyone else trying to get their hands on one of these presses.!!!!
He said that he was promised 20 presses by the end of Feb 2016 BUT he has 67 confirmed customer orders right now!!!!
So I think I'll try to get one ex a retail store in the US.
Are they really that much better than every other press that they're worth the hassle?
My Lee aniversary kit loads ammo just fine :D
I suppose the same question could be asked in regards to a Blaser, and I want a Blaser.
Boy you are hanging out there :PQuote:
Originally Posted by top gun
Sinclairs show them as being in stock.
http://www.sinclairintl.com/reloadin...prod38303.aspx
A quick calc and you are looking at ~ NZ$645 ish including Gestapo tax :oh noes:
Thanks Zim, I'll give it a go.
The fact that everyone wants one & the youtube video clips that I saw of a demo of one in use convinced me.
Watch the freight cost if buying from Sinclairs, presses are heavy and you could end up paying over $100us for shipping alone.
Thanks for the PM. I'll give you a call shortly. Appreciated the info.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duck Gunner
I have the Forster CoAx and personally don't think they're that much better than a number of good quality presses out there. They have some annoying (to me) properties. I don't get any less run-out on loaded rounds than I used to get with my old RCBS Rockchucker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Savage1
I'd be interested in hearing the areas that annoyed you with this press. I haven't ordered one yet so there's time to change my mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by 10-Ring
Cheers.
The only finicky bit is changing from large rifle to small rifle primer tool and flipping the shell plate. Takes 2 mins and is not a problem.
They will not load some extra big calibers unless you mod the handle.
Also not an issue in my case.
If you float your dies, don't use a button and have good brass to start with, you will never have runout issues. (runout has to be pretty bad to notice on paper in my experience anyway.)
The needle hardly flickers on all my own centerfire loads. I don't even bother checking anymore unless I suspect something.
Not saying they are better than any other press out there but they don't require so many other bits if you change calibers and will load anything under 150mm long.
If I ever have to replace mine I will confidently buy another coax.
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A couple of small things. My RCBS bullet puller doesn't work very well because the die body isn't locked in place as it is in a regular press. Not a major but I'm not going to replace said bullet puller and all the collets I have for it. As mentioned earlier, the press lacks feel on seating, especially on smaller calibre rounds. Not a big issue though.Quote:
Originally Posted by top gun
I never had runout issues on my old Rockchucker press; although apart from my hand dies, I've always used, when available, Redding type S bush dies without an expander and Forster and Redding competition seaters. I agree with R93 that runout has to be pretty bad to notice on paper, at least in non benchrest rifles.
The slight advantage the CoAx has for me is the quick dies changing. The floating aspect of the die (re alignment) is overrated IMHO. They're well made but I think for the money they are nowadays, they're overpriced. Still, if you have your heart set on a CoAx press then I'm sure you'll be pleased with it. It's only money and it's something that you only buy once.
Yup I agree they are overpriced.
They were way back when I bought mine.
I use a hornady collet bullet puller, works perfect and you can at least, re shoot the projectiles
The proper forster ones are shit and wreck the projectiles something fierce.
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Thanks for all your comments guys. I'll be doing from 222r up to 44mag reloading so I don't expect any issues.
Duckdog has given me some advice regarding how to avoid excessive freight costs which was appreciated. Looks like I'll be retiring the old Lyman Spartan press & ordering a CoAx fairly shortly.
Once again, thanks for all the feedback.
@top gun it looks like Workshop Inno have Co-Ax presses back in stock.