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Reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 481444" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p><strong>Re: Another vote for Forster</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>basicly the easiest way to say this is that the cartridge case self centers itself with the die centerline as pressure increases during the sizing of the case. There is no conventional shell holder involved; thus taking the error of machining it out of the picture. I do not use the Forster lock rings, but use steel Lymans. They are about .005" thinner, and help the die seek it's own center as well. The case head sets on the bolster plate of the press, and it's the surface everything is squared off of. This is why a Forster is the squarest press made.</p><p> </p><p> Then there is the torquing of the ram during the up stroke that most presses have. Cannot be avoided as it's part of the design. Where as the Forster uses two guide rods 180 degrees apart. The Forster is also a true "toggle press." With that setup it's easilly the most powerfull press out there unless you happen to own a hydraulic press. I can full length resize military .308 brass with one finger. Is absolutely the best press for case forming. I can push the shoulder back 5/16" on a 30-30 case with two fingers all day long. My press this morning is just as tight as the day I set it up the first time in 1978, so I think my $83 was well spent</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 481444, member: 25383"] [b]Re: Another vote for Forster[/b] basicly the easiest way to say this is that the cartridge case self centers itself with the die centerline as pressure increases during the sizing of the case. There is no conventional shell holder involved; thus taking the error of machining it out of the picture. I do not use the Forster lock rings, but use steel Lymans. They are about .005" thinner, and help the die seek it's own center as well. The case head sets on the bolster plate of the press, and it's the surface everything is squared off of. This is why a Forster is the squarest press made. Then there is the torquing of the ram during the up stroke that most presses have. Cannot be avoided as it's part of the design. Where as the Forster uses two guide rods 180 degrees apart. The Forster is also a true "toggle press." With that setup it's easilly the most powerfull press out there unless you happen to own a hydraulic press. I can full length resize military .308 brass with one finger. Is absolutely the best press for case forming. I can push the shoulder back 5/16" on a 30-30 case with two fingers all day long. My press this morning is just as tight as the day I set it up the first time in 1978, so I think my $83 was well spent gary [/QUOTE]
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