Best first single stage press???

[762shooter]

Buy the best quality you can find. That would be a Forster Co-AX. Avoid turret presses, too much flex and totally useless for doing any cartridge conversions. The Forster Co-ax is a press that will never need improving. Here's how I see it, if the Forster Co-ax costs $200.00 more than than a Lee Turret POS, and you load for twenty years the cost differential on a per day basis is less than 3 cents/day. If you can afford 3 cents/day throw caution to the wind and buy the best.

No doubt the Forster is a fine machine but if you think that the Lee Classic cast turret press is a POS, you really don't know what you are talking about on this point. This is nothing like the Lee turret press made from cast pot metal, it is cast iron (or steel, not sure). It is a strong press with no flex, it can be used as a single stage or turret press, it is reasonably priced and loads at a good rate of production when used as a turret press. The turrets are also quite inexpensive.

 

[zackstab]

Thank you all so much guys.

I think that because I want quality in my press and not to ever have to buy another again, or regret buying what I did. Im going to wait a bit longer, save more $ towards my reloading set up, and buy the co-ax.

I appreciate all the input. Thanks for helping a noob reloader!

 

[silverfoxdj]

Smart man...

Check with X-Reload in Longueuil

 

[Stranger]

Forster Co-Ax is my favorite.
Also have RCBS RC and Lee single stage, progressive Dillon and Hornady.

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[Tazzy]

Smart man...

Check with X-Reload in Longueuil

It was easier to type Montreal on my phone...lol

 

[CreamySmooth]

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So that's my take on this in a pic.

From left....

Lee Load All for buck and Slug.
Lee classic Turret for bulk .308 and 6.8 SPC
Co-Ax for Rifle Loading.
Lee Classic Cast SS for Swaging and .338 Lapua
Case Prep Station. For you know. Prepping cases.
Dillon 650 for .40 and .223.

If I started again, Co-Ax then 650. Done.

 

[Magellann]

Nice setup.

 

[silverfoxdj]

So that's my take on this in a pic.

From left....

Lee Load All for buck and Slug.
Lee classic Turret for bulk .308 and 6.8 SPC
Co-Ax for Rifle Loading.
Lee Classic Cast SS for Swaging and .338 Lapua
Case Prep Station. For you know. Prepping cases.
Dillon 650 for .40 and .223.

If I started again, Co-Ax then 650. Done.[/QUOTE]

Done and done.. but impressive anyway...