Redding T7 Turret vs Forster co-ax

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Have a Rockchucker but thinking about a second press and had narrowed down to these 2. Any suggestions? Or input. Mainly loading 223 target, 270 270 wsm & 3006 for hunting
 
Thanks Eagle Eye. What caught my eye about the Redding T7 is the Turret system, but then if teh dies go in and out as easily on the Co-Ax as they say it wont be any slower
 
A&Shuntr said:
I use the Redding T7 a lot. It is without a doubt the best turret press made.
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Then you don't own a COAX. I have both and the T7 has been relegated to a paper weight... along with the Big Boss II and that Harrel's Combo(bought it as a range press anyway). There is not one advantage the T7 has over the COAX other than the 3 second difference it takes to turn the T7 to a different die opposed to the pull one out, put one in of the COAX.

Eagleye summed it up perfectly!(and the man knows his stuff)
 
ivo said:
Then you don't own a COAX. I have both and the T7 has been relegated to a paper weight... along with the Big Boss II and that Harrel's Combo(bought it as a range press anyway). There is not one advantage the T7 has over the COAX other than the 3 second difference it takes to turn the T7 to a different die opposed to the pull one out, put one in of the COAX.

Eagleye summed it up perfectly!(and the man knows his stuff)
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For the record, I have owned the COAX, there is nothing wrong with it. It doesn't serve my needs as well as the T7's. I have loaded several 100,000's of rounds in my lifetime, I'm no newbie to this. When I load my match rifle ammo I will do 1,000 round lots for consistency at a time. That 3 second advantage is HUGE when doing seat/crimp operations without handling the cartridge twice (1000 rnds x 3 sec = 50 minutes). For a recreational reloader doing 20-100rnds per session even the Hornady LocknLoad quick die change press would serve well.
 
I have a Co-Ax, but not the T-7.
I don't think you would go wrong with either one. The one T-7 I've seen in the store sure seemed to be substantial.
The Co-Ax is a fine machine to use, but the ergonomics are considerably different from a conventional "ram" type press.
Sometimes different is alright, too :)
And yes the dies do swap out that easily. Even Lee lock rings will work, but they need to be screwed into a conventional press to jam the o-ring into the threads.
 
A&Shuntr said:
For the record, I have owned the COAX, there is nothing wrong with it. It doesn't serve my needs as well as the T7's. I have loaded several 100,000's of rounds in my lifetime, I'm no newbie to this. When I load my match rifle ammo I will do 1,000 round lots for consistency at a time. That 3 second advantage is HUGE when doing seat/crimp operations without handling the cartridge twice (1000 rnds x 3 sec = 50 minutes). For a recreational reloader doing 20-100rnds per session even the Hornady LocknLoad quick die change press would serve well.
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My apologies, I just re-read your first statement and you are right the T7 is the best TURRET press.
 
Mudduck said:
Have a Rockchucker but thinking about a second press and had narrowed down to these 2. Any suggestions? Or input. Mainly loading 223 target, 270 270 wsm & 3006 for hunting
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Got tired of loading presses that had to be mounted on the edge of bench. Picked up a CH-4D 444 and an RCBS Summit press. These presses sit in front of operator not beside, case in with left hand out with right hand. The RCBS Summit is a big heavy duty press well suited for cartridge forming, and the CH-4D is a four station medium duty.
 
Chinbullco said:
Got tired of loading presses that had to be mounted on the edge of bench. Picked up a CH-4D 444 and an RCBS Summit press. These presses sit in front of operator not beside, case in with left hand out with right hand. The RCBS Summit is a big heavy duty press well suited for cartridge forming, and the CH-4D is a four station medium duty.
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That RCBS Summit is an interesting press. Mind if I ask how much & where did you find it?
 
Mudduck said:
I didnt see that one on the Canadian Cabelas site, on the US Cabelas website . Do they ship it from the US? and if so then what are customs duty charges?
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I talked to Cabelas in the states about it and was redirected to a Canadian number. No Customs charges just postage. Had it for three months and the packaging it was sent in is long gone, but I'm sure it was shipped from Canadian address.

I like the press. Its so much faster and easier for bullet seating with press in front instead of beside.
 
Chinbullco said:
I talked to Cabelas in the states about it and was redirected to a Canadian number. No Customs charges just postage. e.
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Has anyone else ordered from Cabellas US site and had stuff shipped to Canada without customs. There has bern some reloading tools etc I would have loved to order but because they were not on the Canadian site I figured we could not get them
 
Mudduck said:
Has anyone else ordered from Cabellas US site and had stuff shipped to Canada without customs. There has bern some reloading tools etc I would have loved to order but because they were not on the Canadian site I figured we could not get them
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What you will find is that postage from the US to Canada has increased VERY substantially this year from last year.

Cabellas may be shipping from a Canadian address rather than directly from the US or they have a special deal with a courier.
 
Thanks for everyone's input... I thought about going with the Redding T7 but was worried I might be tempted to try loading 1000 rounds of match ammo ( like A&Shuntr) and if i did that I'm certain my lawyer bills would go up due to a divorce
(Which would make the T7 way to expensive for me) .... LOL. ... So I ordered the COAX from Sinclairs and it arrived today!, however since it's hunting season it may be a bit before I can start playing with it .. But thanks for all the input
 
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