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Because the safe room is 4'x5' with a 36" door....no room for reloading.

I'm building a new home (hopefully moving in next month) and will have a small 3'x8' closet in my office set up just for reloading. It will have vertical shelving that will provide more storage than I currently have and was built to be part of a portable reloading table that will accommodate...

I've had, or had access to several presses over the years including a Rock Chucker, Lyman T Mag as well a couple of different Lee presses. The one I use most is my Lee Classic single stage press. I really like the feel of the press, especially when sizing cases and seating bullets. I load for...

I have a US made RCBS 505, another RCBS 505 that, I believe was made in China, and a brand new RCBS M1000 that replaced an older (made in Mexico) RCBS 1010 by RCBS service. The 1010 just would not hold zero for more than 8 or 10 weighings but, it was a joy to use. I fine tuned the foreign...

I use a cheap (re-purposed) fly tying magnifying glass. Never could get into fly fishing and was even worse at tying flies.

Stew, I have an older, US made RCBS 505 that rivals my digital scales for accuracy as verified by check weights. I have a newer RCBS 1010 that zero's easily, but doesn't say there after a couple of loads. My reloading desk is perfectly level and I did some minor retuning to level the scale...

I also have a CZ 550 American in 9.3x62 and I've had good results using John Barsness load data for both 286 grain and 250 grain bullets. He suggests Ramshot Big Game for 286 grain and RL 15 or Varget for 250 grain bullets. I have loaded 286 gr. Nosler Partitions and 250 gr. Barnes TTSX so...

I've had good results with several different 140 grain bullets (including SGK SBT) using both Varget and Ramshot Big Game powders. With heavier bullets, I use either H4350 or Ramshot Hunter. You might also want to check your case trim length. Sierra manual (edition 5) shows a trim length of...

I've bought quite of few items from Graf and they usually have some pretty good deals and great customer service. Their powder deal is good as well. I needed to re-stock on 3 different Ramshot powders (five 1 lb. cans) and checked Graf's first. I ended up getting them at Powder Valley...

I'm on my second GemPro 250. The first one a bit problematic would not calibrate after a year or so and My Weigh sent me a new one under warranty The new one works perfectly. My advice is do not turn it off. Leave it on and calibrate it every week or so if you do not use it on a regular...

I too have a Lee Classic Turret and a Classic single stage press and I use two of of the bench plates. I store one press or the other under my bench (a Lee portable reloading stand). I only use my reloading bench for case prep and measuring and throwing powder. I'm very happy with the...

I store my powder and primers in separate foot lockers in my basement (actually an in-door access storm shelter). The top of foot lockers are not air tight but my basement is always dry and cool. I still put a couple of silicone bags in each foot locker just to keep humidity in check. It has...

I've used a RCBS Trim Pro and Lee Quick Trim dies with power and manual trimmer in the past. They worked OK but, I got tired switching out shell holders and/or not finding components that I needed for calibers like my 358 Win and 9.3x62 cases. I finally decided to get a Lyman Universal trimmer...

I have a Lee Classic Turret Press and a Lee Classic single stage. Both are great presses and are meeting every need I have and, more importantly, are capable of loading good, accurate ammo. The turret press replaced a Rock Chucker, but I missed having a single stage on the bench and got the...

I too have both Lee Classic Cast single stage and their classic cast turret press. The single stage replaced a fairly RCBS Rockchucker. I never could get use to the feel of the press (or lack thereof). In my opinion, the Lee has a much better feel, especially when seating bullets. I can't...

Good post. You have compiled a great list of items for elk hunting in the high country. With the items on the list and the additional items that others have suggested, I certainly hope one would be hunting from a trail head base camp, close to your truck or will be going in by horseback with...

I am not wealthy by any stretch but, I can probably afford to purchase more expensive rifles than I currently own. However, the cool head of my finance manager (wife) keeps my purchases in check. All of my hunting rifles were purchased on sale, or used at a reduced price, and I've only spent...

Shotgun, with 6 or 7 shot would be my choice. My dad bought me my first shotgun (a Mossberg 12 gauge pump w/modified choke) for my 11th birthday. I don't know that I could count the number of squirrels and rabbits that I took with that gun. I'm now 65 years old and still own the same model...

Ruger#1 in a 45-70, with iron (ghost-type) sights. Load it light or load it heavy and you can hunt anything from rabbit to elk. It is not my favorite hunting rifle but, it is absolutely one of the most fun rifles in my safe. It is a little light-weight for heavier loads, but, I can usually...

I hunt a couple of different areas in OK that have large populations of wild or feral hogs. We often see them while hunting deer, turkey and dove where we hunt. They are filthy animals by nature and, can really tear-up otherwise pristine hunting areas. Others may disagree, but they are the...