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Reloading
Best reloading press ??
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1026796" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>actually incorrect. About four or five years ago, Forster redesigned their handle with a bigger opening to clear most any die. I use almost nothing but Forster seaters as they are the best. Still have a handful of oddball die sets from other brands that work just fine. Mine is a 1978 model Bananza B2.</p><p> </p><p>I do some heavy case forming with my press, but it still won't do everything. So I have a small RCBS press to do some of these chores. I actually like pulling bullets better with the RCBS than the Forster. Cutting large sections of a case off is easier as well.</p><p> </p><p>Nice thing about the Forster is the direction of thrust. This points downward instead of upwards. I would recommend placing a 10 gauge steel shim plate under the press and another under the bench with the bolts going thru the plates. This will seriously stiffen up the mount on the bench. I use a riser with mine (my own concept). My first riser was four inches tall, and liked that. Then I built six and eight inch ones. These were also angled back about twenty degrees, but isn't necessary. </p><p> </p><p>The sliding jaws are not case holders contrary to popular belief. They are nothing but extractors, and do nothing to align the case. I set mine up pretty loose, and almost never swap the jaws around. All they need to do, is pull the case out of the die.</p><p> </p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1026796, member: 25383"] actually incorrect. About four or five years ago, Forster redesigned their handle with a bigger opening to clear most any die. I use almost nothing but Forster seaters as they are the best. Still have a handful of oddball die sets from other brands that work just fine. Mine is a 1978 model Bananza B2. I do some heavy case forming with my press, but it still won't do everything. So I have a small RCBS press to do some of these chores. I actually like pulling bullets better with the RCBS than the Forster. Cutting large sections of a case off is easier as well. Nice thing about the Forster is the direction of thrust. This points downward instead of upwards. I would recommend placing a 10 gauge steel shim plate under the press and another under the bench with the bolts going thru the plates. This will seriously stiffen up the mount on the bench. I use a riser with mine (my own concept). My first riser was four inches tall, and liked that. Then I built six and eight inch ones. These were also angled back about twenty degrees, but isn't necessary. The sliding jaws are not case holders contrary to popular belief. They are nothing but extractors, and do nothing to align the case. I set mine up pretty loose, and almost never swap the jaws around. All they need to do, is pull the case out of the die. gary [/QUOTE]
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