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I already have mine on order and will be in soon.
But I had previously clicked on a restocking alert at Xreload,
They sent an email at 12:00 this morning saying it had restocked, was up at 5:00am this morning and was already sold/sold out.

Even on American sites it's sold out pretty much everywhere,
So I can't wait to receive mine see what's all the fuss about!
 
I’m making 1 major reloading purchase this year, either a co-ax or a Labradar. I just can’t decide which one I need most urgently.... I’m leaning towards the Labradar.
 
I currently own the labradar, and to be honest, the choice is not hard.

I would roll with rock chucker (currently got Lee cast but don't like it that much) + labradar,
Rather than rolling with co-ax (I have tried it and it's nice) + conventional chrony.

I reload for IPSC, for precision rifle, and now for new service rifle AR, and labradar makes my day at the range much easier.
 
They are an amazing press I just set my dad’s up in the weekend , the only thing to caution is with rifle dies and setting them up. I was using RCBS 30-30 Dies and the instructions on the Forester states to have the press on the full down strike screw the seating due until it touches the shell plate. When I did this with RCBS dies it caused way to much crimp and cruses the case. I backed the die out about 3 turns and then started working on my searing depth. All said and done it too 40 mins set up and I was cooking with gas. Amazing press!!! Almost like it more than the Dillon 650
 
stefofthenorth said:
They are an amazing press I just set my dad’s up in the weekend , the only thing to caution is with rifle dies and setting them up. I was using RCBS 30-30 Dies and the instructions on the Forester states to have the press on the full down strike screw the seating due until it touches the shell plate. When I did this with RCBS dies it caused way to much crimp and cruses the case. I backed the die out about 3 turns and then started working on my searing depth. All said and done it too 40 mins set up and I was cooking with gas. Amazing press!!! Almost like it more than the Dillon 650
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My Redding UltraMag does the same thing. The die touching my shellholder makes my OCD happy, but obviously it's not so good for the brass. Luckily I haven't ever crushed any of my good brass, lol.
 
I started off with a Hornady press and upgraded to the Forster Co-ax. The press is easy to set up (I have a combination of RCBS and Whidden dies) and operation is very smooth. I also had a hell of a time trying to find one, so I fired off a note to Jerry from Mystic Precision and it was in my hands by the end of the week. Give him a shout
 
Deke16 said:
I started off with a Hornady press and upgraded to the Forster Co-ax. The press is easy to set up (I have a combination of RCBS and Whidden dies) and operation is very smooth. I also had a hell of a time trying to find one, so I fired off a note to Jerry from Mystic Precision and it was in my hands by the end of the week. Give him a shout
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Jerry is already my regular bullet pusher.
And in an email exchange he said he had one co-ax comming in,
So like any good deal i said i’ll take it and off my money went!
 
MartyK2500 said:
I currently own the labradar, and to be honest, the choice is not hard.

I would roll with rock chucker (currently got Lee cast but don't like it that much) + labradar,
Rather than rolling with co-ax (I have tried it and it's nice) + conventional chrony.

I reload for IPSC, for precision rifle, and now for new service rifle AR, and labradar makes my day at the range much easier.
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Well that settles it then.

Enjoy the Co-ax.
 
Yes, the Co-Ax is about as good as a single-stage press gets.
I have 2 on my loading bench, and one of them has been there for about 30
years. Never a problem of any kind. Dave.
 
As a registered cheap bastard I'm still using the Rockchucker press I bought in 1973. I put Lee lock rings on my dies to let them float and self center in the presses threads. And use Redding competition shell holders to adjust the shoulder bump and still have the die make hard contact with the shell holder.
 
MartyK2500 said:
I already have mine on order and will be in soon.
But I had previously clicked on a restocking alert at Xreload,
They sent an email at 12:00 this morning saying it had restocked, was up at 5:00am this morning and was already sold/sold out.

Even on American sites it's sold out pretty much everywhere,
So I can't wait to receive mine see what's all the fuss about!
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I got the same email restocking alert. Checked there website and it still said out of stock. Phoned them this morning at the minute they opened for business and they said it was all a mistake and the notice should never have went out. Very sorry and bon soir.
 
coyoteking said:
Well that settles it then.

Enjoy the Co-ax.
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If shooting at a range rather than on private/crown land, just know your labradar will make you new friends.
Myself it's not a problem as I am sociable with gun owners, let's just say everyone wants to know what their load really do.
On the plus side, they ask me to shoot the gun to chrono it, so I tried a variety of nice handguns and rifles in 2018 because of it.


bigedp51 said:
As a registered cheap bastard I'm still using the Rockchucker press I bought in 1973. I put Lee lock rings on my dies to let them float and self center in the presses threads. And use Redding competition shell holders to adjust the shoulder bump and still have the die make hard contact with the shell holder.
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Never heard this one before, makes a lot of sense when you think of it.
I guess you want to FLS in big batches so you aren't always fiddling with headspace gauges to set your shellplate height.


redryder said:
I got the same email restocking alert. Checked there website and it still said out of stock. Phoned them this morning at the minute they opened for business and they said it was all a mistake and the notice should never have went out. Very sorry and bon soir.
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Was it a false flag or did someone really snag one between midnight and 5am?
 
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