Show us a picture of your reloading bench - Page 89

chris8938 · August 24, 2011, 12:52 AM

Here is my new bench. I have been reloading at my buddy's house for about 10 years. Now I am able to do it in my own basement.

This was with some Black Hills Ammunition, and is the reason I want to reload...

irondavy · August 24, 2011, 03:16 PM

wow so clean and organized.... I remember when my bench was like that

Irondavy

chrt396 · August 25, 2011, 02:21 AM

This thread is getting long and old!! Long and old enough where I'm reposting new additions to my bench and whole garage! It's been about 8 mos. since I've started reloading and have kind of gotten attached to the hobby! Obsessed..maybe!

Overall view of the reloading bench with RCBS single stage and Dillon 550

Brass, lubricants and dies

Different view with crappy garage floor

I bought this tool chest to store all my finished ammo as well as laptop for research and reloading manuals.

Primer and bullet storage

This is where I'm getting ready to start gunsmithing and cleaning bench as well. I just got that great idea a couple nights ago. Wife thinks I'm sick!

wr400 · August 25, 2011, 10:15 AM

They just dont understand!

luis7 · August 25, 2011, 10:53 AM

Two picture more.

OldmanFCSA · August 26, 2011, 09:42 AM

First - I am very jealous of most of the setups I have seen and read about here. You guys are very creative and have done a wonderful job with creating your personalized Reloading Rooms.

I have been reloading since 1972. Started out with a board clamped to my dorm desk at college. Advanced to a 42" square table bolted to center of floor in a bedroom of my mobile home. That allowed me to have setups on all four sides. Worked well, until I bought a house. There I had a long table top bolted to a wall = nice setup.

Then I got married !!!!!! Things changed !!!! Moved three times. Had 2 kids. Moved again. 17 years later got divorced. 8 years later re-married. This wife wants me to have a nice reloading room, but no space in our small town-house.

The following is a result of wanting to have everything I need to be a Match Director of sanctioned FCSA matches in a trailer and a reloading setup that allows different loadings to be tested at the range. Can't haul everything, so I restrict myself to just three calibers of supplies in trailer.

Please understand - this is a work in-progress - lots of things in the trailer that may not stay - just working out how everything will fit.

Rear View

Closer view thru rear.

Closer view but angled towards front.

Thru side door looking forward.

Thru side door looking straight in. RCBS Rockchucker press is being installed.

Thru side door looking upward towards storage locker bolted to wall and ceiling with three 50BMG target rifles enclosed. Closedcell foam is installed to protect rifles during transport. Locker is lockable and trailer is locked on doors and double-locked on hitch. Security system installed, but needs fine-tuning. Un-authorized moving of trailer locks the electric trailer brakes and sounds 135db alarm. And a heavy log chain with locks is used while in storage.

A close-up view of AR-50 in storage.
(A 48" similar locker is bolted to opposite wall for smaller rifles.)

So did anyone notince the Pingle mounts on floor and KTM tie-down straps?
My KTM530EXC will fit in backwards with room to spare. Much easier riding my street-legal dirtbike to check targets at 1000 yards or at a mile or more. Trying to leave room for my Stinger missle case which has been modified into a trailer for hauling a 50BMG rifle or others behind my KTM. Wheels are removeable from case and will need to be stored somewhere - haven't figured that out yet - not on top, not on front, maybe attached to rear ramp, which will then fold into and above front fender of motorcycle.

Bad view of my bike. This way of hauling didn't work so well, caused truck to over heat. Besides, I'm not using that vehicle to tow my reloading trailer.

Wife would not let me use this trailer.

Trailer is bigger than our townhouse in background. (Town-house is 1 of 4 units.)

nickE10mm · August 26, 2011, 10:14 AM

Oldman, that is awesome. Period.

1858 · August 26, 2011, 04:08 PM

OldmanFCSA, that is neat but I wouldn't do well with a set up like that. I'd be in the back reloading while the wife/girlfriend is at the wheel hauling a$$ to a match.

Of course, I'd need a window above the bench so that I could admire the view.

chris8938 · August 26, 2011, 05:02 PM

Oldman, that is pretty awesome. I think that is a ingenious set up to make do with the hand your dealt. I am pretty impressed!!

Arkansas Paul · August 27, 2011, 11:56 AM

Quote:

I'd be in the back reloading while the wife/girlfriend is at the wheel hauling a$$ to a match.

That'd probably be me too. I can see myself thinking, "If I screw the loading blocks to the table, they won't fly around when she takes a curve."

OldmanFCSA · August 28, 2011, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkansas Paul

That'd probably be me too. I can see myself thinking, "If I screw the loading blocks to the table, they won't fly around when she takes a curve."

I have a 1/16" sticky rubber mat on some places on bench - things do not move around much - I was surprised! Some storage devices are screwed to benchtop.

During drive to Alliance, Nebraska, last Spring, a trip of about 710 miles for me with a side trip to Black Hills for wife, very little stuff fell, and nothing off of the sticky mats. Now stuff that was improperly stored on aluminum shelves did fall, but less than I thought would.

With generator (Honda 2000 EUis) running while in aluminum box on hitch of trailer, you could watch movies inside, radio, CD's, lights, fans, electronic powder measures, electronic scales, computer, etc.

Just make sure no one, wife, locks you inside!!!

Today's project is finishing 110v electrical in plastic conduit to clean-up wiring issues.

Next is completing Security System with now installed deep-cell backup battery supply.

Must be done by Wednesday noon.

Thank you ALL for your support and comments.

pendingKill · August 29, 2011, 05:45 PM

Oldman awesome setup for sure..

Anyone have any tips for a newbie like me on a bench or should I stick with the NRA PDF I keep seeing??

rangerich · August 30, 2011, 10:05 PM

Had foundation repaired and put the walls and bench put back.
Counters came from a library microfilm lab ( back in the 80's ) they were going to toss. Made by a union shop ( stamps on everything ) of maple.
It's good to recycle.

rangerich · August 30, 2011, 10:10 PM

Sorry, the photo did not get attached.

pendingKill · August 30, 2011, 11:12 PM

Looks good Rich!

Campbed45 · September 2, 2011, 10:10 PM

can I use a Hornady Die set in my Lyman Crussher II Press ?

Catshooter · September 2, 2011, 10:39 PM

Yes you can Campbed.

Cat

altitude_19 · September 3, 2011, 04:40 PM

But you can't use the bushings to retain settings. Sorry.

ary · September 5, 2011, 10:07 AM

<P>
Here's mine, I've been using it for a year (.45ACP, .45AR, .40 SW, 9mm, 30 Carbine, .308Win). Please go to ary.com, click on handloading then Bench.
</P>

flashhole · September 5, 2011, 10:54 AM

I agree you don't need a large work surface to load ammo. This is my primary bench (the pic has been posted before). The top measures 2' x 4' and the uprights are outboard of the work surfaces. Plenty of room and I find the smaller work surface forces one to stay neat. I have other benches too but this is where all the action is.

jamesicus · September 5, 2011, 02:23 PM

I now do "table top" (kitchen, patio, study, den, et al - whatever is available) reloading almost exclusively using a Lee hand press and accessories and I am enjoying it more than I ever have. Of course my output is low and slow (no more than forty reloads per session) - all of my case prep is manual and I neck size the cases (sample checking them in the chamber of the rifle). For me it is a most relaxing way to reload and I am producing accurate ammunition of excellent quality that functions nicely in my rifles.

I use IMR Trail Boss powder (reduced loads) in my 30/06 IAW the Hodgdon specifications with outstanding results.

20 shot group from the bench at 50 yards:

James

BYJO4 · September 11, 2011, 01:39 AM

Update of Loading Area after adding another Hornady LNL AP press.

Uniquedot · September 13, 2011, 08:28 AM

BYJO4, those PW's are nice! Very thrifty bench too.

BYJO4 · September 13, 2011, 04:54 PM

I've had the PWs since the late 80s. They paid for themselves within a couple of years. They produce excellent reloads that look like factory. PW also has excellent customer service.

mefitz · September 13, 2011, 06:17 PM

Here are a few pics of my Man Cave. I had a shop built on the back end of my garage.

Luckily, I have an awesome wife!

August 24, 2011, 12:52 AM	#2201
chris8938 Member Join Date: August 2, 2011 Posts: 3	Here is mine Here is my new bench. I have been reloading at my buddy's house for about 10 years. Now I am able to do it in my own basement. This was with some Black Hills Ammunition, and is the reason I want to reload...

August 26, 2011, 09:42 AM	#2206
OldmanFCSA Member Join Date: August 21, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 208	My portable Reloading Room project. First - I am very jealous of most of the setups I have seen and read about here. You guys are very creative and have done a wonderful job with creating your personalized Reloading Rooms. I have been reloading since 1972. Started out with a board clamped to my dorm desk at college. Advanced to a 42" square table bolted to center of floor in a bedroom of my mobile home. That allowed me to have setups on all four sides. Worked well, until I bought a house. There I had a long table top bolted to a wall = nice setup. Then I got married !!!!!! Things changed !!!! Moved three times. Had 2 kids. Moved again. 17 years later got divorced. 8 years later re-married. This wife wants me to have a nice reloading room, but no space in our small town-house. The following is a result of wanting to have everything I need to be a Match Director of sanctioned FCSA matches in a trailer and a reloading setup that allows different loadings to be tested at the range. Can't haul everything, so I restrict myself to just three calibers of supplies in trailer. Please understand - this is a work in-progress - lots of things in the trailer that may not stay - just working out how everything will fit. Rear View Closer view thru rear. Closer view but angled towards front. Thru side door looking forward. Thru side door looking straight in. RCBS Rockchucker press is being installed. Thru side door looking upward towards storage locker bolted to wall and ceiling with three 50BMG target rifles enclosed. Closedcell foam is installed to protect rifles during transport. Locker is lockable and trailer is locked on doors and double-locked on hitch. Security system installed, but needs fine-tuning. Un-authorized moving of trailer locks the electric trailer brakes and sounds 135db alarm. And a heavy log chain with locks is used while in storage. A close-up view of AR-50 in storage. (A 48" similar locker is bolted to opposite wall for smaller rifles.) So did anyone notince the Pingle mounts on floor and KTM tie-down straps? My KTM530EXC will fit in backwards with room to spare. Much easier riding my street-legal dirtbike to check targets at 1000 yards or at a mile or more. Trying to leave room for my Stinger missle case which has been modified into a trailer for hauling a 50BMG rifle or others behind my KTM. Wheels are removeable from case and will need to be stored somewhere - haven't figured that out yet - not on top, not on front, maybe attached to rear ramp, which will then fold into and above front fender of motorcycle. Bad view of my bike. This way of hauling didn't work so well, caused truck to over heat. Besides, I'm not using that vehicle to tow my reloading trailer. Wife would not let me use this trailer. Trailer is bigger than our townhouse in background. (Town-house is 1 of 4 units.) __________________ ++++++++ Oldman FCSA Member of the FCSA "Frequent Flyer Club"! "We all have bad days, some are worse than others!"

August 26, 2011, 10:14 AM	#2207
nickE10mm Member Join Date: July 29, 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 101	Oldman, that is awesome. Period. __________________ www.twitter.com/nickE10mm

August 26, 2011, 04:08 PM	#2208
1858 Member Join Date: July 1, 2008 Location: Arkansas (for the moment) Posts: 5,320	OldmanFCSA, that is neat but I wouldn't do well with a set up like that. I'd be in the back reloading while the wife/girlfriend is at the wheel hauling a$$ to a match. Of course, I'd need a window above the bench so that I could admire the view. __________________ I'd rather be educated than opinionated. WTB: An unissued and unfired Lee-Enfield No4 MK2 ... send me PM if you have one for sale.

August 30, 2011, 10:05 PM	#2213
rangerich Member Join Date: July 17, 2007 Posts: 9	Reloading area better than before Had foundation repaired and put the walls and bench put back. Counters came from a library microfilm lab ( back in the 80's ) they were going to toss. Made by a union shop ( stamps on everything ) of maple. It's good to recycle.

August 24, 2011, 03:16 PM	#2202
irondavy Member Join Date: June 21, 2011 Location: texas Posts: 99	wow so clean and organized.... I remember when my bench was like that Irondavy

August 25, 2011, 02:21 AM	#2203
chrt396 Member Join Date: December 1, 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 387	This thread is getting long and old!! Long and old enough where I'm reposting new additions to my bench and whole garage! It's been about 8 mos. since I've started reloading and have kind of gotten attached to the hobby! Obsessed..maybe! Overall view of the reloading bench with RCBS single stage and Dillon 550 Brass, lubricants and dies Different view with crappy garage floor I bought this tool chest to store all my finished ammo as well as laptop for research and reloading manuals. Primer and bullet storage This is where I'm getting ready to start gunsmithing and cleaning bench as well. I just got that great idea a couple nights ago. Wife thinks I'm sick!

August 25, 2011, 10:15 AM	#2204
wr400 Member Join Date: August 14, 2011 Location: northern Wisconsin Posts: 26	They just dont understand!

August 26, 2011, 05:02 PM	#2209
chris8938 Member Join Date: August 2, 2011 Posts: 3	Oldman, that is pretty awesome. I think that is a ingenious set up to make do with the hand your dealt. I am pretty impressed!!

August 29, 2011, 05:45 PM	#2212
pendingKill Member Join Date: August 28, 2011 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 10	Oldman awesome setup for sure.. Anyone have any tips for a newbie like me on a bench or should I stick with the NRA PDF I keep seeing??

August 30, 2011, 11:12 PM	#2215
pendingKill Member Join Date: August 28, 2011 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 10	Looks good Rich!

September 2, 2011, 10:10 PM	#2216
Campbed45 Member Join Date: September 2, 2011 Posts: 1	can I use a Hornady Die set in my Lyman Crussher II Press ?

September 2, 2011, 10:39 PM	#2217
Catshooter Member Join Date: June 20, 2003 Location: north west Iowa Posts: 200	Yes you can Campbed. Cat

September 3, 2011, 04:40 PM	#2218
altitude_19 Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Posts: 633	But you can't use the bushings to retain settings. Sorry.

September 5, 2011, 10:07 AM	#2219
ary Member Join Date: September 5, 2011 Location: Mesquite, Texas Posts: 1	Paul's mobile loading bench <P> Here's mine, I've been using it for a year (.45ACP, .45AR, .40 SW, 9mm, 30 Carbine, .308Win). Please go to ary.com, click on handloading then Bench. </P>

September 5, 2011, 10:54 AM	#2220
flashhole Member Join Date: May 2, 2005 Location: Owego, NY Posts: 842	I agree you don't need a large work surface to load ammo. This is my primary bench (the pic has been posted before). The top measures 2' x 4' and the uprights are outboard of the work surfaces. Plenty of room and I find the smaller work surface forces one to stay neat. I have other benches too but this is where all the action is.

September 5, 2011, 02:23 PM	#2221
jamesicus Member Join Date: January 25, 2010 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 93	I now do "table top" (kitchen, patio, study, den, et al - whatever is available) reloading almost exclusively using a Lee hand press and accessories and I am enjoying it more than I ever have. Of course my output is low and slow (no more than forty reloads per session) - all of my case prep is manual and I neck size the cases (sample checking them in the chamber of the rifle). For me it is a most relaxing way to reload and I am producing accurate ammunition of excellent quality that functions nicely in my rifles. I use IMR Trail Boss powder (reduced loads) in my 30/06 IAW the Hodgdon specifications with outstanding results. 20 shot group from the bench at 50 yards: James Last edited by jamesicus; September 5, 2011 at 02:58 PM. Reason: added image

September 11, 2011, 01:39 AM	#2222
BYJO4 Member Join Date: November 28, 2010 Posts: 1,219	Update of Loading Area after adding another Hornady LNL AP press.

September 13, 2011, 08:28 AM	#2223
Uniquedot Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 686	BYJO4, those PW's are nice! Very thrifty bench too.

September 13, 2011, 04:54 PM	#2224
BYJO4 Member Join Date: November 28, 2010 Posts: 1,219	I've had the PWs since the late 80s. They paid for themselves within a couple of years. They produce excellent reloads that look like factory. PW also has excellent customer service.