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Bonanza Co-Ax Press great but changing shellholder


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These are great presses. Lets shell holder float as well as die floats so you get great alignment. Also, two shellholder cover 99% of what you will load. Some benchrest shooters actually load for a match on these. BUT.......changing from large to small is a PIA. I found the solution. Click on link for answer.

 

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Are you talking about the jaws or the primer shell holder? I've not found much of a problem with mine for either (and I've had it for 30 years)! Course I pretty much only load large Rifle on it now and use the 650 for bulk pistol.

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I am talking about the jaws. I go back and forth between large and small. So, one is set for large and other for small. I load rifle only with these and never use the priming system. I had prime all my rifle.

 

Thanks Gunstock!

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I don't use the priming set up either. I either hand prime or use an RCBS bench mounted priming station. I use the Bonanza mostly for my .45/70 and .45/90 hand loads ; I load pistol on a Redding turret press. I used a Dillon 550 for years, but just like the Redding press, RCBS primer, and my Little Dandy powder measure better. Not as fast, but I NEVER have a high primer and I can visually check the powder drops before seating the bullet. Well made ammo means more to me than fast ammo.

 

Gunstock

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I don't use the priming set up either. I either hand prime or use an RCBS bench mounted priming station. I use the Bonanza mostly for my .45/70 and .45/90 hand loads ; I load pistol on a Redding turret press. I used a Dillon 550 for years, but just like the Redding press, RCBS primer, and my Little Dandy powder measure better. Not as fast, but I NEVER have a high primer and I can visually check the powder drops before seating the bullet. Well made ammo means more to me than fast ammo.

 

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"Well made ammo means more to me than fast ammo." Well put. I have found that well made ammo is actually fast ammo..........no screw up to fix!

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