Forster Co-Ax vs Hornady Iron w/auto primer

[Dthomas3523]

Is the auto primer as convenient as it looks?

Have a co-ax on backorder, but this looks appealing.

Thoughts on which? Price is not a consideration.

Precision and time are my main factors.

Thanks

 

[Pilotscrappy]

I'm curious about this as well..

In for some answers

 

[Hawk in WY]

If customer service matters, Hornady is the hands down winner.

Forster makes a good press, dies that can be problematic, with customer service sucks big time.

I avoid Forster if I can now even though I do like my Co-Ax press.

 

[BurnOut]

Forster makes a good press, dies that can be problematic

Interesting... what problems have you had with Forster dies? They are my go-to die manufacturer when I have a choice, as I find them much easier to use than RCBS or Hornady (though I admit that I haven't had much experience with Redding). The only beef I have with Forster is in regard to the cartridges they (don't) support, and the long lead times for some of their supported cartridges (I have been waiting a couple of months for a 6 Creedmoor FL sizing die, for instance).

 

[Hawk in WY]

I have had problems with Forster seating dies in three different calibers. Forster admitted to bad annealing from time to time which causes the seater to crack or mushroom. In another case the spindle was short. Customer service explained it must have been the end of a run.

Check your seaters and you might find cracking. It's quite common.

In all cases, you pay for the return of the defective part and they then decide whether to replace or blame the customer. There may be a replacement part but you are out the shipping.

Earlier versions of the Co-Ax press had a too small spent primer drop tube which got crushed frequently. Even though later versions have had this design flaw corrected, you still pay to ship the primer drop tube back to Forster before they will send a replacement.

Dillon they are not.