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I use both the Forster and Redding "micrometer" type seating dies. They both produce nice straight cartridges, assuming of course good brass still straight from prior processing steps and the like. The Redding is a little easier to adjust since it has an easier to read scale and doesn't require an initial roughing in step with a screwdriver adjusted stem. I haven't shopped in a while, but the Forster has been less expensive when I was buying.

Bang for buck: Forster

Small ease of use advantage: Redding

There is nothing I don't like about the Coax press. Nothing.

Clarkm,

Can you turn us on to the "CNC guy" who sells your improvement?

Awesome press....

Doing a google search, this is his name alright. I have not got an email in years.
http://brtshooterssupply.com.au/pro...housing-upgrade-non-genuine-product.html

I was able to evolve that shell holder housing into something he later wanted to CNC and sell, but he did not bite on the screw change.




I thought those screws were an improvement, too, but I guess it was not an easy CNC operation.

And they were probably at wits end reading my messy redlined sketches with coffee stains.

Can't recall ever seeing so much positive agreement about anything here.

Thanks all.

I have both Redding and Forster dies. For sizing, I like the Forster dies better. They have one advantage in that they have a relief hole near the shoulder in the die. If there's too much lube on the necks, the hole allows for some compression relief and will not dent case necks. Redding does not have this.

His email and a video are at the bottom of this thread: https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6040666

I prefer the Forster, myself. They're less money, and the Redding dies are literally a copy of the Bonanza/Forster design. Redding copied it when the patent ran out.

I don't have a Co-ax press, but I would if I needed a new press. I now use Forster-Bonanza and Redding dies almost exclusively. They are Smoother; give less neck and bullet run out; creating more accurate ammunition - everything else being the same. I can't tell any difference in the results; the Forsters are a little nicer to use.

Guess I might as well join the party--I have been using one since sometime in the 1990s. These days, the Rock Chucker gets used almost exclusively for pulling bullets.

I love mine. It's all I use for rifle loading. I use the Hornady LNL for rings for most all of my dies. Works like a champ. The Redding die rings work fine as well.

Coax has been my go to press for many years, and very happy with it. Like their dies as well. If loading a really long case, I use the Redding Ultramag.

Jeff

Bought mine 25-30 yrs ago, still performing flawlessly. Best bang for my buck. What a great press!