I broke my press today!

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GRiNGo

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Well you get what you pay for and after 3 years on a $25 used LEE aluminum O frame press I snaped the handle off. Now what I would like to know is what is a Foster coax worth and where can I get one, also do they take standard dies and shell holders? I only want a single stage press and am not sure what to get, most of my fellow reloaders use rockchuckers.

Thanks for any info,
Chad
 
Which Lee Model was it? The old Challenger with aluminum linkage? or the New Breech Lock Challenger with steel linkage and removable die bushings? I think the new Breech Lock or Classic Cast Lee would serve you well, and better than some of their older designs.
 
It was the old chalenger and the linkage that holds the handle broke. Ya I never had a problem with it I just figured it was a good time to upgrade. I didn't want to invest huge dollars at first, but now I enjoy it as a hobby so much it's dollars well spent. I'll likely fix it for a spare or to use as well.
 
Keep it and fix it - a guy can never have too many presses.

But, a Co-Ax can be had from Sinclair International if you're looking.

-M
 
The Co-ax is in a different league then your busted Lee, top of the line, doesn't use shell holders, but jaws that "float", helping to keep your case concentric with the die it is entering. It uses regular dies but they slide into the press, no screwing or unscrewing, die changes take seconds. Instead of one ram(guide), the Co-ax has 2 for better alignment, dead primers are collected in a container under the press and they don't make a mess of the ram or press. The Co-ax press has the highest/strongest leverage, and has proven to produce more concentric ammo then any other press of this type.
 
Katana said:
Send Lee an email, I'm sure they you send you out and new one for free...

A handle, that is...
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I emailed pics of the part and they sent me the 2 linkage parts Free of Charge.

Even if one of the pieces still looks good, have them send you both....I got mine at 2 separate times because the non broken piece looked to be alright but was apparently bent. I keep the Lee as a backup now and use it at my computer desk in the winter to neck size brass.
 
Hahah...that's a great way of looking at it. Plus, he gets to just send pixes to Lee and get new parts to fix it to brand new condition too ;)
 
time to change press, Sinclair has received its Forster order today and lots of CoAx came in I'm told!
Mine shipped today:rockOn:


EDIT:nvm they all sold
 
ben hunchak said:
The Co-ax is in a different league then your busted Lee, top of the line, doesn't use shell holders, but jaws that "float", helping to keep your case concentric with the die it is entering. It uses regular dies but they slide into the press, no screwing or unscrewing, die changes take seconds. Instead of one ram(guide), the Co-ax has 2 for better alignment, dead primers are collected in a container under the press and they don't make a mess of the ram or press. The Co-ax press has the highest/strongest leverage, and has proven to produce more concentric ammo then any other press of this type.
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So do you like the Co-ax press? :p
 
GRiNGo said:
I do around 300 to 400 rounds a year.
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So the press cost you about $0.02 per round during it's production life of 1200 rounds.

Figure for the same levels in presses.
New RCBS RC single stage ($200) @ $0.02 needs nearly 10K rounds of use.

Now mind you...

You are getting a free component to fix the old Lee, so expect another 3 years at least on it. That reduced the costs to $0.01 per round invested. :)
So go figure that these are guys who have had RCBS for 30+ years and still working, 30 @ 400 rounds a year = 12,000 rounds. That is far under $0.02 per round invested.
Compare that to the high volume shooters with the Dillons, etc... $2400, to get down to $0.02 per round need to manufacture 120,000 rounds.
 
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