Cortina’s Corner — Video Review of Forster Co-Ax Reloading Press
Forum member Erik Cortina has produced a series of YouTube videos about reloading hardware and precision hand-loading. This week we feature Erik’s video review of the Forster Co-Ax® reloading press. The Co-Ax is unique in both design and operation. It features dual guide rods and a central handle. You don’t screw in dies — you slide the die lock ring into a slot. This allows dies to float during operation.
Erik does a good job of demonstrating the Co-Ax’s unique features. At 1:00 he shows how to slide the dies into the press. It’s slick and easy. At the two-minute mark, Erik shows how sliding jaws clasp the case rim (rather than a conventional shell-holder). The jaws close as the ram is raised, then open as it is lowered. This makes it easy to place and remove your cases.
At the 5:20 mark, Erik shows how spent primers run straight down into a capture cup. This smart system helps keep your press and bench area clean of primer debris and residues.
While many Co-Ax users prime their cases by hand, the Co-Ax can prime cases very reliably. The priming station is on top of the press. Erik demonstrates the priming operation starting at 4:20.
Smart Accessories for the Co-Ax from Inline Fabrications
Lapua’s Kevin Thomas also owns a Co-Ax press, which he has hot-rodded with accessories from Inline Fabrications. Kevin tells us: “Check out the add-ons available from Inline Fabrications for the Co-Ax. I recently picked up a riser mount and a set of linkages for mine and love the results. The linkages are curved. When you replace the original straight links with these, the work area opens up substantially and the the press becomes much easier to feed.” CLICK HERE for Co-Ax Accessories.
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Forster Co-Ax Curved Side Linkage
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Forster Co-Ax Ultramount
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Co-Ax Roller Lever (Short)
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Dual LED Lighting Kit for Co-Ax
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I have been engaged in precision loading for Almost 55 years. I have owned and still owned dozens of presses — some custom made. I have two Co-AX presses. One is about 40 years old and a new one I bought last year. They are by far the best presses I have ever used. They will match the precision of my custom arbor press die set ups.
As for Inline Fabrication, I cannot speak highly enough about their products and service. Get a beverage of your choice and go to their website for a great look-see. You can scope out the products and accessories by brand of press you are using or by product. Enjoy the beverage because you will be online for awhile. Your take-away will leave you inspired on ways to improve your shop and loading stations. It seems like I place an order with Dan every couple of weeks. I will be posting a more detailed kudo soon in the reloading section of this site. Inline Fabrication will be one of the vendors I am going to give a big shout out to. We all know what a pain it is to deal with less than stellar vendors — Inline Fabrication changes all that.
As for Erik’s continued “coaching up” features, we are all blessed to have fellow top shooters and loaders who have the time, knowledge and ability to share their experience. Erik’s series of videos help the every-day shooter to lift his game and the elite shooter to refine his game.
Jim Hardy
I tried the curved side linkage from Inline Fabrication. The only complaint I have is that the curve changes the depth of the lever – those little stops you see on the side of the handle no longer bear against the linkage. This means you (re-)adjust all your dies and it’s also a longer stroke where the press bottoms out, rather than stopping at the stops. Mostly just annoying and not world ending, although the longer stroke doesn’t feel right to me.
In the end, since I am right handed and work from the right side of the press, I installed one curved linkage on the right side for clearance, and kept one straight linkage on the left for the stops.