Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Do you guage the Forster Co-ax a better press

This question has been stirring in my head so I'll ask you guy's who may have experiemented with them.

Are Forster co-ax presses better than Rock chucker supremes?

I have floated all my dies, and shell plates (if possible) on my Dillon and my Rockchucker.. I don't think the Forster floating system would produce better rounds but I've never used one.

Spot

While I'm not a gunwriter, I've been using a Co-Ax for about 5-6 years, after switching from a single stage Redding. I wouldn't want to say that it's a "better" press, due to the free floating feature, but I feel it's the most convenient and user friendly press I've tried, so far. I like the ease in which dies are changed out, and no more shellholders! Also, the primer seater is superb. I would like to make room on the bench for a second press, One for rimmed rounds, and one for rimless, so I don't have to flip around the universal shellplates.

Jeff

With enought fussing any press likely can give concentric cartridges. The nice thing about the Co-Ax is you don`t have to fuss, the press does it for you.

Yes, the Co-Ax is better.

Have two on my bench and have for sixteen years. Do all my priming with the co-ax also. Convenient and accurate.

Have been running the co-ax for well over 20 years and have just a single problem... The Vickerman in-line seaters I use for all cartridges are too long to go under the yoke. I had to set up a standard press to seat bullets. That is not a big deal to me.

A single look at a Co-Ax and about 5 seconds of critical thought led me to the correct conclusion that yes, it is most certainly "better."

And, not to knock the Vickerman's, but the Co-Ax with just about any die makes them a bit unnecessary.

The best in my experience reloading since 1963.

For a single stage press that has room for standard cases- there is none better than the the Forster Co-ax.

That said, I prefer the turret style and the Redding is top of that heap. There may be some custom, specialty stuff out there that's better, but by and large, these two are top of the heap.

For your hunting rifles--even your accurate varmint rigs--the Co-ax won't make your loads any more accurate.

Having said that, the Co-ax is an excellent press.


Casey

+1

Maybe not the best...........but havent found anything better.

LC

Here is a picture of a Co-ax.



I don't like reaching up so high for the handle so I would not try one. I started loading in 1953 with a Lyman Eze Loader which has a similar reach up handle and when I got my RCBS A2 in 1961 the EZE Loader got pushed aside. Its still on the bench however.

Recently I got a RCBS Supreme which is one the topic presses. The press is made ok but in order to get the maximum stroke they have the shell holder going way up into the top of the press.

What happens then is that the die does not reach down so if your seating a bullet you have to let it go from your fingers long before you would with the A2.

So I would not recommend either the Co-ax or the Supreme. Nor do I have one that I would recommend. Used A2's are way too hard to find. I would look at what Redding has however but I have plenty of presses now. I am keeping the Supreme.

They sell a shorter handle for the Co-Ax, not that it needs one...

I`ve a couple press`s on my bench and the Co-ax is worked at shoulder/belt level but I have to bend slightly to finish the stroke on my Lyman Orange crusher and RCBS JR. Ya either reach up a bit or bend over, which ever ya prefer....

Never had a problem with the handle on my Co-Ax being too high.

It's a great press, period.

Savage 99 must be vertically challanged. I use my Co-Ax while sitting in a normal chair and don't have a problem.Rick.