Is the Forster Co-Ax worth it?

DizzyJ · Dec 3, 2020

daved20319 said:
Way to resurrect a dead thread, guys ! Anyone notice I posted this more than 3 years ago? Appreciate all the responses anyway, oddly appropriate this should come back up now, as I've been considering a Co-Ax again recently. Decided to spend that money (and more ) on a new Labradar chronograph instead, my Rock Chucker is still producing ammo capable of more accuracy than I am. Later.

Dave

Nothing wrong with a rock chucker! Some of the most accurate ammo in the world has been created on one!

daved20319 · Dec 3, 2020

Certaindeaf said:
The FA coax is 43% off right now, whatever that comes out to be..

Single Stage Reloading M Press | Frankford Arsenal

The Frankford Arsenal Single Stage reloading press was designed for the serious reloader with a universal shell plate system and removable die blocks

www.frankfordarsenal.com

Although a fan of FA gear, I've not heard good things about their attempt at copying the Co-Ax. Don't remember the details, but it was bad enough to convince me I'd be wasting money on one. Later.

Dave

ridinghides · Dec 3, 2020

Don't know how we got here I was looking for 45-120 brass.
Anyone have any ?

DizzyJ · Dec 3, 2020

ridinghides said:
Don't know how we got here I was looking for 45-120 brass.
Anyone have any ?

We got here because the original thread was about the Forster Co-Ax press.

You might have better luck starting your own thread if you're looking for something specific.

Certaindeaf · Dec 3, 2020

ridinghides said:
Don't know how we got here I was looking for 45-120 brass.
Anyone have any ?

There's a whole forum here on this site for "wanted" items.
This thread, in the reloading forum, is about.. read the title of the thread.

mterry911 · Oct 29, 2023

I have several presses. The co-ax is my favorite. Buy a bunch of their die rings, install them on your dies. (Rings that came with dies too loose a fit). It's really quick to change dies that way. The built in shell holder works like a charm. I don't love the priming tool, but that's o.k.

RVTECH · Oct 29, 2023

mterry911 said:
The co-ax is my favorite

Ditto this. I wish I had known about them when I first started reloading as I would probably have had one over my RockChucker.

DizzyJ · Oct 29, 2023

Thread from the dead!

DJW · Oct 29, 2023

mterry911 said:
I have several presses. The co-ax is my favorite. Buy a bunch of their die rings, install them on your dies. (Rings that came with dies too loose a fit). It's really quick to change dies that way. The built in shell holder works like a charm. I don't love the priming tool, but that's o.k.

I agree about the priming tool...I did not have good luck with it and ended up buying the FA hand held priming tool.

P7M13 · Nov 3, 2023

DizzyJ said:
Thread from the dead!

The Co-Ax is timeless. In ten years, everything written in this thread will still hold true.

RVTECH · Nov 3, 2023

mterry911 said:
Buy a bunch of their die rings

Are these the ones?

mterry911 · Nov 3, 2023

Mine don't look like that. Mine are aluminum, round, with set screw. Precise fit in the coax slot.

aasbra · Nov 3, 2023

My Forster die lock rings look like these.

Cross Bolt Die Lock Ring

Clamps around the entire die, resulting in a more precise mating of the lock ring threads to the die threads. They are supplied with all...

www.forsterproducts.com

Pretty similar looking to old RCBS die lock rings, except the lock screw pinches the split lock ring on the Forster, vs. a set screw on the RCBS. Also, the Forster rings may be a little different size OD and thickness.

mterry911 · Nov 3, 2023

The thickness is critical to keeping the die from moving up and down.

RVTECH · Nov 3, 2023

aasbra said:
My Forster die lock rings look like these.

Yea, all my lock rings are this style however being a little 'thin' I initially wondered if the additional movement due to this would be a problem but I adjusted the ball detent a bit and it helped to 'snug' them up in the shell holder - however I like the looks of the Co-Ax lock rings and would prefer the additional thickness.

These are NOT a Forster product but $15 ain't too bad for 6 of them actually.