Anyone seen one of these in person? Own one? I’m happy someone else is making a co-ax press other than Forster. Nothing against Forster..... I’d just like to actually be able to own one.
Anywho..... input please.
Anywho..... input please.
Midway. $249. Been checking for about two weeks to see them in stock. Logged on yesterday and $700 later I've got a new press, magnetospeed V3, and some more Valkyrie mags. It was an expensive morning....Please do. And lemme know what you think of it when you get it. I don’t neeeeed another press, but I’ve wanted a co-ax since the beginning. I’m likely going to order one in the next week or two.
Who did you order from?
You may want to put your hands on one before putting you money down. I have and I wouldn’t take it if was given to me.
The one I saw had a great deal of clearance from the shell platform to the guide columns, and it would actually tilt making the shell centerline no longer colinear with the die.Why?
The one I saw had a great deal of clearance from the shell platform to the guide columns, and it would actually tilt making the shell centerline no longer colinear with the die.
Grind down the sizing die? I’m assuming it’s the bottom portion, nearest the case head, that would normally butt up against the shell holder. Is this correct? If so, that’s a non starter for me. I’d rather get the Forster, and add a $12 led light strip from the electronics parts house.
I hope those cases were the exception, not the norm. I was really hoping this would be a good press.
Why wouldn’t you just take a belt sander to the shell holder. That is what i do. Seems like a better option than grinding on the die itself.
Maybe I’m just tired, been doing a lot of driving today, but none of this makes sense to me. Trying to picture it in my head.
Looking at presses that use a standard shell holder, the holder engages the extractor groove on the case, the ram lifts the case/shell holder up until the bottom of the die contacts the shell holder (this is ignoring weather or not you set the die to cam over).
If the shell holder on the M-press is engaging the extractor groove and the die is adjusted so that it’s making contact with the shell holder with the ram fully lifted, what is or isn’t happening that’s keeping the case from being sized properly? I don’t understand why the shell holder would need to be shimmed up, or the die ground down.
I’m not trying to be an ass about this at all. Like I said, I’m probably just tired, but it doesn’t make sense to me. Please help me understand.
you need the shell holder to get closer - not further away.
i think you could put a shim/plate under the shell holder though and accomplish the same thing
Ooooooh ok. That’s what I originally thought. It’s akin to using a Redding comp shell holder @ .010”, or thereabouts, where it won’t bump the shoulder.
This post is the one that confused me.
Thanks for clearing that up for me.
I haven't even had time to pick it up. It's sitting at my dad's shop. I have a quick service call this morning then I'm heading over there for some trigger time. I'll send some pics and initial thoughts.Jeter... have you had a chance to mess with your press yet? What are your thoughts?
It might be fine with some other dies. I know those Hornady are pretty tall, but I didn't want to risk it and end up stuck with something I hated. (done that before)Damn. That sucks. I had high hopes for it as well.
It might be fine with some other dies. I know those Hornady are pretty tall, but I didn't want to risk it and end up stuck with something I hated. (done that before)
Anyway, the RCBS turret press is on sale at Midway, so I'm going to swap to it. That way all my dies can be set up and ready to roll on a disk. Then I can just turn it when I'm ready to start seating or sizing again. And the priming feature is as plus.
Ummmm, get rid of that Hornady die, they are not the way to go. Get a Forster or Redding seater, they will give plenty of room. Hornady is not a chamber die and leave too much run out.Well I'm returning it. I didn't have a problem with the sizing die, but I did have clearance issues with the micrometer on the top of my seating die. To get enough clearance for the arm I had to screw the die in so much that it would bottom out on the brass at about half the stroke. I had really high hopes. View attachment 7064088