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Originally Posted by Axtell
Just yesterday I loaded some 7mm-08/150 ELD-X rounds. This was on a 35 year old RCBS II, used a Lee collet neck die and Lee seater (virgin brass) and runout was 0.001".

The press has been a part twice for lube, second time noticed wear on the pins so rotated them, good for another 35 years.



On the week-end this load combo and a Steyr Pro-Hunter got a 6.25" (3 shot group) at 1050 yards. I don't think the press or dies are holding me back.

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I'd say NOT!


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I'm still using a 70's vintage Rock Chucker and I have no problems assembling straight cartridges. Other ducks need to be in a row before fine differences in quality presses start to show.

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All I can tell you is that I got lucky with my first press. I bought a new Rockchucker when we built our house in 1980. I haven't regretted it for a second. 10's of thousands of rounds before I got a couple Dillon 650's and a 550. This shows how much it has been used. The wrinkle finish is worn off from holding the back of the press with my left hand when I was putting a lot of pressure on the lever to resize...

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Originally Posted by RiverRider
Very good video, interesting and informative (I did not see ALL of it, though...gotta hit the hay very soon so I'll see it in its entirety when I can).

I do question the summarized results, though. When showing the Co-Ax, he implied that he used non-Forster die lock rings...what I saw looked like RCBS die lock rings. I suspect that may have skewed his run-out numbers with that press. I could be wrong, but I believe Forster rings work best with the Co-Ax.


Further, Forster lock rings are Aluminum not steel. Aluminum is softer than cast iron concentrating wear on the lock ring rather than the press. I think it is a mistake to not use Forster lock rings with the Co-ax. The one exception I’ve made is with Whidden dies (particularly those with their indexing lock ring). Whidden also uses a thick aluminum lock ring.

My second criticism concerns the application of Redding Imperial Case Sizing Wax. The consistent application of ample, but not excess, sizing lube directly correlates with increased uniformity in sized brass. Lubrication effects mechanical sliding friction. Variations in mechanical sliding friction contribute to variations in deformation (elastic/plastic). We’ve all seen brass spring-back vary with inconsistent lubrication particularly as brass gets worked. Regarding the application of Imperial Sizing Wax, my experience shows its consistent application to be much more an art than science.


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At the end of the day, a sample size of 5 is way to small to yield meaningful results.


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Originally Posted by kingston
[quote=RiverRider]Regarding the application of Imperial Sizing Wax, my experience shows its consistent application to be much more an art than science.



I have a very little bit coating tip of my thumb and first two fingers, and I apply it almost as if I'm trying to wipe something off the case.

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