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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1442234" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>when I ordered in my Co-Ax, the dealer thought I was nuts! Never heard of a Bananza press, and felt the $83 price tag was nuts. I insisted this was the one I wanted so he ordered it in. It showed up, and he removed it from the box for inspection (with my permission). He called me up later and asked me if I'd let him size a few rounds in it. I said to go ahead. He did .308 and 30-06 brass if memory serves me right. Used generic RCBS dies. I saw him later that night (we worked together), and he told me he ordered in five more presses for the shop. I told him I'd be by to pick it up Saturday or Sunday. Between then and the weekend, he sold all five of the presses that hadn't arrived yet! Why? He let the folks try the press in his shop, and they liked what they saw. The following Monday morning he orders in another ten presses, and was selling two or more a week for several months, but he kept one setup in the shop all the time with two or three others sitting near it to try. Gerry told me he sold over thirty presses the first year alone (about six months).</p><p> While this was going on I had him order in four die sets from Forster, and we went thru the same thing again. He then began to stock their die sets in common calibers. Within a year, they only folks with more Forster dies and presses was Sinclair in the northern part of the state.</p><p> Gerry asked me one day how I found the Co-Ax press? I told him the NRA Convention had a row of presses from just about everybody, and I tried every one of them on military 7.62 brass. While going back to the Co-Ax several times, a guy walked up to me an said that's the one you want (already knew it). Said he owned two set up side by side, and used them almost everyday. He was Bob Milek. Mr. Milek introduced me to Bill Jordan and John Wooters, plus a couple others I don't remember their names. Then he waved at this old man with the biggest hat I'd ever seen! Of course that was Elmer Kieth!!!. Skeeter Skelton said he was ordering in two presses, and it was like a gun writer's convention right in front of me. Oh! Lest I forget, they introduced me to Col. Askins!! Fifty years ago!</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1442234, member: 25383"] when I ordered in my Co-Ax, the dealer thought I was nuts! Never heard of a Bananza press, and felt the $83 price tag was nuts. I insisted this was the one I wanted so he ordered it in. It showed up, and he removed it from the box for inspection (with my permission). He called me up later and asked me if I'd let him size a few rounds in it. I said to go ahead. He did .308 and 30-06 brass if memory serves me right. Used generic RCBS dies. I saw him later that night (we worked together), and he told me he ordered in five more presses for the shop. I told him I'd be by to pick it up Saturday or Sunday. Between then and the weekend, he sold all five of the presses that hadn't arrived yet! Why? He let the folks try the press in his shop, and they liked what they saw. The following Monday morning he orders in another ten presses, and was selling two or more a week for several months, but he kept one setup in the shop all the time with two or three others sitting near it to try. Gerry told me he sold over thirty presses the first year alone (about six months). While this was going on I had him order in four die sets from Forster, and we went thru the same thing again. He then began to stock their die sets in common calibers. Within a year, they only folks with more Forster dies and presses was Sinclair in the northern part of the state. Gerry asked me one day how I found the Co-Ax press? I told him the NRA Convention had a row of presses from just about everybody, and I tried every one of them on military 7.62 brass. While going back to the Co-Ax several times, a guy walked up to me an said that's the one you want (already knew it). Said he owned two set up side by side, and used them almost everyday. He was Bob Milek. Mr. Milek introduced me to Bill Jordan and John Wooters, plus a couple others I don't remember their names. Then he waved at this old man with the biggest hat I'd ever seen! Of course that was Elmer Kieth!!!. Skeeter Skelton said he was ordering in two presses, and it was like a gun writer's convention right in front of me. Oh! Lest I forget, they introduced me to Col. Askins!! Fifty years ago! gary [/QUOTE]
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