Thread: Foster coax or Rock Chucker

Vice grips and a hammer would be a step up from anything Lee.
No experience with either press but have other Forster gear and it functions well. I have a Redding Big Boss and couldn’t see any reason to ever need another press.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Vice grips and a hammer would be a step up from anything Lee.
No experience with either press but have other Forster gear and it functions well. I have a Redding Big Boss and couldn’t see any reason to ever need another press.

I also run a large Progressive Press for pistol and some rifle stuff, but figure the new rifle desevse a new press too. My 12 year old Lee single stage (loaded over 7,000 rounds) with Lee dies can produce <0.4moa ammo in factory rifles if I do my part. Also worth noting that when I've needed parts for it, I've called them and they direct ship to NZ and in the case of a defect part, all at their cost (remember this is a NZ$80 press they shipped a US$15 part at to NZ).

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Vice grips and a hammer would be a step up from anything Lee.
No experience with either press but have other Forster gear and it functions well. I have a Redding Big Boss and couldn’t see any reason to ever need another press.

It is probably worth reminding the reloading fraternity that some of us routinely develop 0.5 - 1.0 MOA loads with our single stage Lee presses, cheap arse beam scales, various bits of budget 'kit' and cheap arse rifles too (and we prove it to our mates).

And we reload a lot.

Just sayin'. Big and expensive is not always better, in measureable terms, for hunting.

As you were.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

It is probably worth reminding the reloading fraternity that some of us routinely develop 0.5 - 1.0 MOA loads with our single stage Lee presses, cheap arse beam scales, various bits of budget 'kit' and cheap arse rifles too (and we prove it to our mates).

And we reload a lot.

Just sayin'. Big and expensive is not always better, in measureable terms, for hunting.

As you were.

Not always better but seldom worse. It isn't always about money either. Some expensive things, including reloading gear, are just nicer to use. If you can afford it and enjoy using those more expensive things then why not? "You're a long time dead" as the saying goes so why deprive yourself if you can afford it?

The new Hornady Iron press looks very good as well.