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Best Single Stage Press?
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1353723" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>I bought my press in 1978 for the sum of $83. People laughed at me for spending so much money (also included the dealer) when I could have got by for less than forty dollars. I started out using RCBS dies in it, and they worked well. Later I bought a set of Co-Ax dies at a gun show, and now that brand is about all I buy. I do a lot of case forming on the Co-Ax press. Some of it's pretty heavy. The press is as tight and square today as it was in 1978. It won't do everything easily, but 98% yes. I have a small RCBS that I use for odd jobs, but never reloaded anything on it that I can remember. </p><p></p><p>When I bought the press, the dealer called and asked me if he could try it out in his shop. Being as I wasn't in a hurry; I said have at it. He called me a couple days later to say it was the best press he'd ever seen, and had ordered in another five of them. They were all sold before they arrived! It reached a point where he was selling two a week. A year or so later I had him order me about a half dozen die sets. Three were for revolver ammunition, an the others were Co-Ax dies for .222, 6mm, and 30-06. Gerry also shot the 6mm and 30-06, and asked me to allow him to try them out. Said to go ahead. He ends up buying a dozen die sets for his own use. This was before the micrometer head came out, and when they came out I had Fred Sinclair order in the sets for me. For the price, they are a steal. </p><p></p><p>The press comes with a pretty good priming device, but mine is an older B series, and the device uses an odd shell holder. I learned to modify RCBS and Lee case holders. I do use the sliding jaws, and have learned a few tricks over the years using them. I rarely swap jaws, but shoot the .378" and .471" cases most of the time. I do swap jaws when going with rimmed ammunition, but not everytime. Remember the jaws are not shell holders, but shell extractors. </p><p>I figure me press will last thru my grand sons</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1353723, member: 25383"] I bought my press in 1978 for the sum of $83. People laughed at me for spending so much money (also included the dealer) when I could have got by for less than forty dollars. I started out using RCBS dies in it, and they worked well. Later I bought a set of Co-Ax dies at a gun show, and now that brand is about all I buy. I do a lot of case forming on the Co-Ax press. Some of it's pretty heavy. The press is as tight and square today as it was in 1978. It won't do everything easily, but 98% yes. I have a small RCBS that I use for odd jobs, but never reloaded anything on it that I can remember. When I bought the press, the dealer called and asked me if he could try it out in his shop. Being as I wasn't in a hurry; I said have at it. He called me a couple days later to say it was the best press he'd ever seen, and had ordered in another five of them. They were all sold before they arrived! It reached a point where he was selling two a week. A year or so later I had him order me about a half dozen die sets. Three were for revolver ammunition, an the others were Co-Ax dies for .222, 6mm, and 30-06. Gerry also shot the 6mm and 30-06, and asked me to allow him to try them out. Said to go ahead. He ends up buying a dozen die sets for his own use. This was before the micrometer head came out, and when they came out I had Fred Sinclair order in the sets for me. For the price, they are a steal. The press comes with a pretty good priming device, but mine is an older B series, and the device uses an odd shell holder. I learned to modify RCBS and Lee case holders. I do use the sliding jaws, and have learned a few tricks over the years using them. I rarely swap jaws, but shoot the .378" and .471" cases most of the time. I do swap jaws when going with rimmed ammunition, but not everytime. Remember the jaws are not shell holders, but shell extractors. I figure me press will last thru my grand sons gary [/QUOTE]
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