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6.0
CASE SIZING AND BULLET SEATING
6.1
Choose the correct lower shell holder for the caliber being sized/seated
.
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Table 1 shows the three lower shell holders available for the Co-Ax Press.
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Figure 3 shows how to use the on-line
FORSTER PRODUCTS TOOL SEARCH BY CARTRIDGE
to find which lower shell
holder to use with your particular caliber,
Table 1. Lower Shell Holder Specifications
Name
(Order
Number)
Description
Dimensions
“S” Lower
Shell Holder
Jaws
(001231)
Factory
installed on
the Co-Ax
Press with
large ends
aligned; ready
for reloading.
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Spring-loaded; automatically open
and close on the case head when
the case is inserted in the die and
the Co-Ax Press handle is lowered
for full length resizing, allowing the
case to float. When the handle is
raised and the case is extracted
from the die, these jaws
automatically open and release
the case.
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Set of two.
Small ends hold:
.343” to .422” rim
.343"
Large ends hold:
.468” to .562” rim
.468"
Side View
“LS” Lower
Shell Holder
Jaws
(001251)
Available
separately.
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Accommodates a wide range of
very large and very small case
heads.
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Spring-loaded; automatically open
and close on the case head when
the case is inserted in the die and
the Co-Ax Press handle is lowered
for full length resizing, allowing the
case to float. When the handle is
raised and the case is extracted
from the die, these jaws
automatically open and release
the case.
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Set of two.
Small ends hold:
.312” to .375” rim
.312"
.312"
Large ends hold:
.531” to .625” rim
.531"
Side View
Large End
.065"
Small End
.070"
Lower Shell
Holder
Adapter
Plate
(AP1000)
Available
separately.
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For use with those few calibers
that the “S” or “LS” Shell Holder
Jaws do not accommodate.
Requires a caliber-specific shell
holder (not available through
Forster Products).
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Not spring-loaded.
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Single plate.
Without Caliber-Specific
Shell Holder
With Caliber-Specific
Shell Holder
Case Rim Diameter Comparison
.312" to .375"
.343" to .422"
“S” Shell Holder Jaws
“LS” Shell Holder Jaws
.468" to .562"
.531" to .625"
300"
400"
500"
600"
Complete contact of shell holder to case - case held securely.
Incomplete contact of shell holder to case - case still held securely as determined by user.