Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

[EROCO]

Hello again,

I just purchased the Forster Co-ax press and should be in the mail today.

Since the Forster Co-ax press uses their patented universal shellholder I was wondering if my method of setting up my full size die will change. Currently I have a Lee single stage press and the way I setup my full size die is I have the ram and shellholder all the way up then I screw down the die until it touches then I back out the die 1.25 turns to get just the right amount of partial resizing on the case while using a full size die.

Now with the Forster not using a standrad shellholder will I get the same result using my method as described above? If I do that would mean the Forster universal shellholder is dimensionally in line with a standard shellholder, is this correct?

THANKS!

 

[rg1]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

Die set-up should be the same as a press with a shellholder. The jaws of the Co-Ax are .125" thick or the same dimension as a shellholder should be from the top that the die contacts to the shelf the case sits on.

 

[EROCO]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rg1</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Die set-up should be the same as a press with a shellholder. The jaws of the Co-Ax are .125" thick or the same dimension as a shellholder should be from the top that the die contacts to the shelf the case sits on. </div></div>

Right on Thanks you very much Sir.

I can't wait to use this press and look forward to making better quality rifle handloads.

 

[427Cobra]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

No matter what press you are using FL die set up should be done with a headspace gauge, the instructions that came with most FL dies are only good for whipping your ass when your wife forget to buy toilet paper.

 

[EROCO]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427Cobra</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No matter what press you are using FL die set up should be done with a headspace gauge, the instructions that came with most FL dies are only good for whipping your ass when your wife forget to buy toilet paper. </div></div>

I will be using the gauge to double check but I just wanted to get in the ballpark right off the bat.

I use wetwipes so the instructions may just smear sh1t on my @ss. Thanks but no thanks, lol

 

[Fuzzball]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

Die set up is the same for any press; it's the cases we work towards getting right, not the press.

 

[woodspider]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

You'll love this press, its worth the extra cash.

 

[427Cobra]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

Don't get retarded when tightening Forster lock ring screws, they seem to break easy, Hornady lock rings work great in Co-Ax presses, but my favorite is Sinclair lock rings.

 

[EROCO]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427Cobra</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Don't get retarded when tightening Forster lock ring screws, they seem to break easy, Hornady lock rings work great in Co-Ax presses, but my favorite is Sinclair lock rings. </div></div>

Noted. Thanks for the heads up, it just so happens I bought two of the Forster lock rings with the press.

 

[EROCO]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427Cobra</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Don't get retarded when tightening Forster lock ring screws, they seem to break easy, Hornady lock rings work great in Co-Ax presses, but my favorite is Sinclair lock rings. </div></div>

By any chance do you drive a Ford?

I used to race Mustang's in my previous life..

 

[former naval person]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

Damn...35 years of loading on a Coax, and I haven't broken the Forster (Bonanza) rings yet. Must be doing something wrong. JMHO

 

[vman]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

FL die setup will be the same and the dies will need to be setup again when going into another press.

 

[aquinas]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427Cobra</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No matter what press you are using FL die set up should be done with a headspace gauge, the instructions that came with most FL dies are only good for whipping your ass when your wife forget to buy toilet paper. </div></div>

couldn't have said it better myself

 

[aquinas]

Re: Forster Co-ax Press and Full Size Die Setup

A note on Hornady LnL gauges.

Did a lot of experementing with these things. They are not accurate. I took a forster 1.630 match headspace gauge and popped it in the gauge and it measured 1.623. Ordered 4 more gauge bodies and they varied widely.

If you want an accurated measure, get a match headspace gauge.

Zero a digital caliper on the headspace gauge when it's in the Hornady gauge. That's your base reference.

Your zero now corresponds to a known measurement.

If you are using a 1.630 gauge for .308, measure and note the difference. If it says -.004, the actual measurement is 1.626
(1.630-.004=1.626)