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best press for 338AX and other large calibers
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 549860" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>I posted earlier that the Co-Ax was about 3.50" max in usuable length. It's possible with a slight redesign to make the Forster do 4" + rounds. You'll need longer rods and longer links to give the press a longer stroke. The shell holder is no problem. As for the stuff off the 50 cal. Browning case; there's so few people loading that stuff that your better leaving it alone for the specialty guys shooting the big long range stuff. </p><p> </p><p>The only guy I know that reloads the Browning case uses his own dies, and a 13 ton arbor press. His sizer is cut from 4150, and the seater is from A2. The 4150 die has been nitride hardened with a .035" case on it. The two A2 dies are full hardened. The whole system works like a Wilson, but is much heavier in construction, and does an excellent job. By the way the die bodies are 1.94" in diameter. Aside from making his own dies; I doubt he has $200 in the whole outfit. I cut the die blanks for him, and hardened them after he reamed them (he reamed about .015" total). I do know that we tested them out, and after the die is slipped over the case; all you needed was about one inch of stroke max, and could have been done with most any cast iron press. He uses a Royal Purple and powdered graphite mixture for lube.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 549860, member: 25383"] I posted earlier that the Co-Ax was about 3.50" max in usuable length. It's possible with a slight redesign to make the Forster do 4" + rounds. You'll need longer rods and longer links to give the press a longer stroke. The shell holder is no problem. As for the stuff off the 50 cal. Browning case; there's so few people loading that stuff that your better leaving it alone for the specialty guys shooting the big long range stuff. The only guy I know that reloads the Browning case uses his own dies, and a 13 ton arbor press. His sizer is cut from 4150, and the seater is from A2. The 4150 die has been nitride hardened with a .035" case on it. The two A2 dies are full hardened. The whole system works like a Wilson, but is much heavier in construction, and does an excellent job. By the way the die bodies are 1.94" in diameter. Aside from making his own dies; I doubt he has $200 in the whole outfit. I cut the die blanks for him, and hardened them after he reamed them (he reamed about .015" total). I do know that we tested them out, and after the die is slipped over the case; all you needed was about one inch of stroke max, and could have been done with most any cast iron press. He uses a Royal Purple and powdered graphite mixture for lube. gary [/QUOTE]
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