Thanks drband. I think my checking account is about to get $40 lighter!!! Mrs. Helix is going to be thrilled...
Almost every handloading press offered to the public these days work. They all basically will allow the user to assemble workable ammo.
When you gaze at your bench from afar, most of what you see the press. When you talk about your bench to others, you talk about your press, make and model. You spend all kinds of time in agony pondering the eternal question, "which press should I buy?" And then you get it, mount it to your bench and start making ammo.
If I personally spend ten minutes at the bench all is fine but if I'm trying to make several hundred rounds then my personal comfort starts to become an issue. In my particular case (and I'm in good physical shape), I found through much trial and error that the most comfortable position for me is standing. When I sit my back begins to ache after about 30 minutes. So I set out to make the handloading process as comfortable as possible. I tried to think about comfort when I designed my bench, in particular having a secure eye level spot to place my beam scale.
First thing I did was suck it up and get a riser stand, I choses the inlinefabrication ultramount. At almost $80.00 this mounts costs almost as much as the LCT (which I don't use). This raises the press to a very comfortable height and places the entire press back from the edge of the bench. It allows me to access any drawers under the bench top but most important it puts the press in a very comfortable position for me at least. Since getting the ultramount, just looking at a press simply bolted to the bench top like I had mine makes my back ache.
I added an LED dome light, this costs $15.00 (mine is the Hornady). Worth every cent.
Next, I had made a makeshift base to hold empty brass and bullets. Saved up my money and purchased the inline fab 2 bin bullet tray and mounting bracket. Now my brass and bullets are right there in the most convenient location for quick access. Then I purchased the inline fab enhanced finished bullet tray and bracket for the LNL-AP and the short ergo handle. Finally the Hornady micrometer pistol metering drum insert. All of this added up is almost $300.00 but today I can pull up to the bench, make 400-500 rounds in a hour or so and not have to take a pain killer for my back. I'm contemplating another LNL-AP and if I do it will be complete with all the add-ons. However at this point I think I would rather put the money into either an automatic case feeder or simply components.
It's all about the accessories.
