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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1287149" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>In 1978, I went to the NRA Convention with my brother. They had a row of presses set up that must have been a hundred foot long. All used .308 dies, and all brass was military. All the presses felt the same when full length sizing except one. Tat was a Bananza Co-Ax. I kept going back to that one, and must have sized fifty rounds thru it. I was pretty much set on the Co-Ax when Bob Milek walked over to me and simply said "that's the one you want!" About two minutes later Skeeter Skelton and another guy (can't remember his name) said almost the same thing. Still the crowning moment was when Elmer Keith came over in his huge twenty gallon hat! Next day I ordered one, and was told I was nuts for spending $80 on a press! I get the press in, and the dealer calls me at the house to ask me if he could use it in his shop for three or four days. I was in no hurry as I still needed dies (been using my brother's RCBS). He sets it up in his shop while four guys are looking over his shoulder. Sizes about a hundred 7.62 NATO rounds for his HK. Then orders in a half dozen presses (he was the guy who said I was nuts). The presses that he ordered were all sold before they arrived. Over the next seven months he sold about 25 of these presses. Jerry still has his Co-Ax setup in his shop to this day, and has probably done 20K rounds thru it. </p><p></p><p>I had Jerry order in four die sets for me, and he asked me to try the 30-06 set. He then started stocking their dies. I probably bought a dozen die sets from him over the years, and he never asked me what brand. He knows I'll pay for the better dies. I've been using my press since 1978, and it's as tight and square today as it was in 1978. The only changes I've made are using a home built riser to elevate the press six inches. I did grind the extractor plates down about .003". I rarely swap the plates around with my setup. I bought a Co-Ax "B2" press. Most are B3's or later yet. The B2 was the first press that used the extractor plates, but still used the older shell holder for priming. I still use that same priming setup because it works well. </p><p></p><p>I like to buy U.S. made equipment (not just assembled or reboxed). At least two of the big players are made in China, that may actually be three. Lee is still U.S. made as is Forster & Redding. </p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1287149, member: 25383"] In 1978, I went to the NRA Convention with my brother. They had a row of presses set up that must have been a hundred foot long. All used .308 dies, and all brass was military. All the presses felt the same when full length sizing except one. Tat was a Bananza Co-Ax. I kept going back to that one, and must have sized fifty rounds thru it. I was pretty much set on the Co-Ax when Bob Milek walked over to me and simply said "that's the one you want!" About two minutes later Skeeter Skelton and another guy (can't remember his name) said almost the same thing. Still the crowning moment was when Elmer Keith came over in his huge twenty gallon hat! Next day I ordered one, and was told I was nuts for spending $80 on a press! I get the press in, and the dealer calls me at the house to ask me if he could use it in his shop for three or four days. I was in no hurry as I still needed dies (been using my brother's RCBS). He sets it up in his shop while four guys are looking over his shoulder. Sizes about a hundred 7.62 NATO rounds for his HK. Then orders in a half dozen presses (he was the guy who said I was nuts). The presses that he ordered were all sold before they arrived. Over the next seven months he sold about 25 of these presses. Jerry still has his Co-Ax setup in his shop to this day, and has probably done 20K rounds thru it. I had Jerry order in four die sets for me, and he asked me to try the 30-06 set. He then started stocking their dies. I probably bought a dozen die sets from him over the years, and he never asked me what brand. He knows I'll pay for the better dies. I've been using my press since 1978, and it's as tight and square today as it was in 1978. The only changes I've made are using a home built riser to elevate the press six inches. I did grind the extractor plates down about .003". I rarely swap the plates around with my setup. I bought a Co-Ax "B2" press. Most are B3's or later yet. The B2 was the first press that used the extractor plates, but still used the older shell holder for priming. I still use that same priming setup because it works well. I like to buy U.S. made equipment (not just assembled or reboxed). At least two of the big players are made in China, that may actually be three. Lee is still U.S. made as is Forster & Redding. gary [/QUOTE]
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