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The title says it all. My desire is for a new press. Don't ask me why mine all work fine. Just looking for something more precise and different. BTW I have a Dillon for the belt guns this is for Rifles only. So, The Redding or the Forster and why. Bear

Hard to beat the Redding T-7. You can have several calibers set up on one turret. More turrets are available also and change in less than 5 min. All my reloading is done on the T-7 now.

Forster, for ultimate precision also quick setup, with the automatic shellholder, and the quick-change rings on the dies. The turrets have at least a tiny bit of slop on them, when you crank on the pressure, and slight misalignment is possible.

I will probably buy a Hornady Progressive before long, and if I were to start loading long cartridges, I might get a Redding Ultramag

I am interested in the Forster but have not had the opportunity to handle one. The theory sounds good but the handle looks awkward in the pictures I have seen. Bear

Love me some T7

DUDE! If you have a 550, YOU ALREADY OWN THE WORLD'S FINEST TURRET PRESS! Wake up and smell the coffee.

I've used a Forster for years and there is nothing awkward about it with the possible exception of changing the sliding shellholder from large to small cases. I don't know of an easy way of doing it.

Well, running about half and half here. Guess I'll have to find a Forster to try. I was afraid of that. Bear

The CoAx is the most accurate press. The design makes it that way and it operates fine. Mickey is right about changing the plates, but I think the standard ones will fit all but the smallest, like a Hornet. It's a great press!

I've had a Co-Ax for 30 yrs.+. I don't know any better.

That is your best reason to try and/or buy a CO-AX.

The T7, as good as it is, is not as different as is the CO-AX when comparing to most other single stage presses.

For several cartridges, I like using Lee Collet dies and find I like using the T7 or RCBS RCII more for that type of die.

The Forster CO-AX works a bit better with Forster type die lock rings. Hornadys lock rings will work fine but you'll want to retro-fit dies with the current style RCBS and Redding lock rings because of the sloppy fit in the CO-AX press.

Had a Rockchucker for many, many years and switched over to Co-ax. Sold the Rockchucker 6 months later because I never used it after I got the Co-ax.

i run 2 co-ax, 1 dillon and 1 corbon for the really big stuff.

i would not trade the co-ax for anything

Never had anything 'cept a Rockchucker. Well, there is a MEC 9000G but that don't count. Leave belt fed to the arsenals...

Dinosaur Dan

I have a co-ax and a rockchucker. The co-ax get's used, the rockchucker collects dust.

Buddy had a co-ax, back in the last century (when they were Bonanza Co-ax). It was a great press. I kind of lust after a T-7 cause I really like Redding stuff and it's probably what I will replace the old Pacific single stage with if I can ever get it to wear out.

If co-ax is so great why aren't all the guys in BR using nothing else? Maybe we'd see some real records being broken every year if they did LOL.

Because BR guys load at the range during a match, and a COAX is a bit heavy to lug around.

most br guys use an arbor press at the range

They would lug anything that gave them a clear advantage.