I saw the new Frankford arsenal press in the wild
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That has certainly been a long time coming.
Their first release, of 50, went to Beta tester and just recently wrapped up. There was a lot of testing by folks of various skill levels and Frankford was able to address issues that they turned up
The FX-10 should be ready to run in it's current configuration
The FX-10 should be ready to run in it's current configuration
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Whoa - what kind of store is this?
Scheels. Was the biggest store they had for awhile. Might still be.
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It might be great, but I'm too short for that case feeder. I don't get why they think its cool to go up 8' high. My ceiling has a HVAC return air line over my bench which is 7' feet high. So I'm out of the running already!
Happy with my 3 progressives including 2 five station presses and a 7 station press, anyway......and too dang old to change again anyway.If I was younger and taller, my curiousity and love of new projects would have probably have got me sucked in, but this is for the next generation to sort out. Have fun!
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If you have a love of new projects, I wouldn’t let that turn me away. 1 cut on the post and 1 cut on the feed tube and they are at whatever (shorter) height you want them at.
I think I saw that they will have, or already have, a linkage that lets you move the powder drop to the previous adjacent station. Looks like that would interfere with the case feeder if you did that, unless it was offset. Out of my league, right now, for sure. (Must. Stay. Focused. On the. List. Must not. Get. Distracted...)
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YIKES! Maybe its just the picture, but that thing looks like a monster!!
Ive seen the development of the first 50 presses on a Facebook group that probably had 30 or so them. FA did a pretty decent job of squashing the bugs. They are pretty much following the other manufacturers as far as no questions asked for repair parts.
Im interested in one, but probably not until next year, and that depends on whether or not primers become more available so 9mm becomes worthwhile to reload again. Right now? 9mm is 28 cents a round, which is a good bit cheaper than I can reload it for at todays primer prices.
Edit: Changed price because Im an idiot with math somedays...
Im interested in one, but probably not until next year, and that depends on whether or not primers become more available so 9mm becomes worthwhile to reload again. Right now? 9mm is 28 cents a round, which is a good bit cheaper than I can reload it for at todays primer prices.
Edit: Changed price because Im an idiot with math somedays...
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Interesting but definitely not something I would be interested in, either. I shoot too broad a variety at too few rounds to make it practical. As others have pointed out, such rigs are for a fairly small market of extremely high round count shooters. Variety of load, bullet, cartridge, and use cases obliterate the utility. But it is increasingly obvious Frankford may not have timed this release correctly: (relatively) cheap 9mm and 5.56mm could sink it.
Interesting market dynamics.
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Boy I'll say......I was thinking they were still at their $700 price.....$500 more!
I'm still having loads of fun with the last project the Lee 6000. It may very well be my last new progressive project. Six stations aren't bad. And I don't see me swaging military brass anymore anyway.....just not buying that sort of thing anymore (beginning to wind down at my age)......and once what I have is swaged (my Lee APP is pretty darn easy and fast for that), there's no more need.
I would like to find a windowed seater for pistol calibers though....so I can duplicate the two-in-one feed and seat station for pistol.
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They had a single stage there too. It was a lot closer to price point
$999.95 with free shipping at Midway (back order).
Only $300 more! Just saved you $200
.ETA: Scheels does price match most things.
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At that price I’ll get a Dillon
Dillon, AP… several options.
This one did include an extra that explained the price difference. Don’t remember what it was though.$999.95 with free shipping at Midway (back order).
Only $300 more! Just saved you $200
ETA: Scheels does price match most things.
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Ain't it great? I've been in several Scheels stores in different states (none in our area), and their reloading supplies areas blow me away. Pricing is very good to fair also. I feel like a kid in a candy shop.
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There was one offered in the Front Sight magazine (USPSA) around 20 years ago. Never did play with one.
Even before that I had the Lee, when it starts spitting bullets all over the place, you remove and boil the fingers.
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/8231
I played with one for awhile before I realized it was the one Lee product I could not get to work satisfactory. Probably because it is a cheap plastic copy of a much more complicated, expensive and working version of a “finger” style feeder MA Systems sold. That used metal fingers with adjustable tension and pneumatics for action.
The ones I use most are the GSI feeders, they are actually a bullet feeder/tool head for Dillon presses. There is a feed wheel that moves a bullet under the seating stem on the down.
The fact that it is made in China explains the tall press. They don't want their countrymen to be able to have access to ammunition.
Thanks but I'll stick to a blue or red press made in the USA.I wouldn’t throw out the various shades of green. Or the orange.The fact that it is made in China explains the tall press. They don't want their countrymen to be able to have access to ammunition.
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I dont think it will sink sales on it, but it wont help it either. Lots of people want a progressive that they can load 5k of this and that on for a total of 10-20k a year. Im one of those types as 9mm and 223 are by far the bulk of my shooting. The money invested in a progressive press will yield a time savings, which is huge for me. And if the press runs well, a savings in getting on my nerves like my my stupid LnL does sometimes. I buy my reloading equipment based on 4 things now. Will it save me time? Will it create accurate ammo? Will it reduce my aggravation in loading ammo? Is it cost effective? That $1200 price point is just a little more than a 750, but less than a 1050/1100. The real key is can they make it better than a 750 for a few more bucks, or make it as good as a 1100 for less? Jury is still out on that last one! If it really ends up being a pain to get it running right in the next 6 months from reports I read, Ill just buy a 750 as they are proven.
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