Ultimate reloading setup?

[Preacherman]

Sixgunner.com has a lovely thread on one man's reloading setup. It's enough to make me drool! See here for details.

To whet your appetite, here's one of several photographs of his setup.

 

[Chris Rhines]

Ultimate? Puh-leeze. I don't see a single Dillon 1050 in that photo...



- Chris

 

[Matthew748]

Wow, that's quite a setup. I wonder how much all that equipment cost.

 

[Pocomoke]

Can shoot from indoor bench through sound-deadening room, across seven chronographs simultaneously, out to targets as far as a thousand yards. Targets include paper and resetting steel.

Can fire, reload same cartridge case, and fire new load without leaving shooting stool

Amazing, just amazing.

 

[Deavis]

That is so photoshopped.

 

[happy old sailor]

luvit, but - i wont make that many $s in the next decade

 

[Powderman]

While that is a setup to be envied, I think it's a bit overdone on the single stage presses. I would have this setup:

Dillon 650's for all of my pistol calibers, and for .308/.30-06, .223, and .6.5x55;

A good single stage reloading setup for really long cartridges;

A separate area for precision reloading with all the goodies for trimming, neck turning, inside reaming, etc.

A bullet swaging setup from Corbin to make jacketed and match bullets, in all the calibers that I have;

A tool area for working on my guns--of course, with the obligatory machine tools, tooling and fitting;

An area for stockmaking, bedding, finishing, etc.

Now, I'd love to have this in my own little getaway/cottage, where me and my shooting buddies could hang out, open the fridge, trot out the grill and roast some steaks, break out the cold cream soda--

And, when we get the urge, roll up the door (garage type) and look down the range area, with ranges to at least 500 yards.

Hey, I can wish, can't I?

 

[The Bushmaster]

That's just too damn much stuff for one person...He should be made to share...with us poor folk...

 

[bogie]

Single stage presses are good... My competition rifles each have their own press - the die gets set, and stays set.

I've got a friend who's got something close, except that instead of all the Dillons, he's got a few lathes... Heh, heh, heh...

 

[Dave R]

Gee, if I put a photo of my setup here, it would...be the opposite end of the spectrum.

Imagine an outdoor picnic table with a 50-year old Herter's single-stage press temporarily attached with C-clamps...

And a Rubbermaid tub filled with die boxes, powder jugs, primer boxes and bullet boxes...

Who needs a photo?

 

[mummac]

Jealous

His reloading setup makes me jealous, but this pic from the same thread makes me 1000 times more jealous.

 

[IV Troop]

If that is not Heaven, I think I could see it from there.

 

[Smoke]

Leaves a lot to be desired in my opinion. I don't see a single MEC shotshell reloader anywhere.

Amateur. Sheeesh...

Smoke

 

[Owen]

Nor are there any automatic linear machines.

 

[UltimaSE]

Ultimate? Puh-leeze. I don't see a single Dillon 1050 in that photo...



- Chris

not in the photo, but...

Keep six Dillon 550 presses setup with at least one each for small rifle primer, large rifle, small pistol, and large pistol. Also keep three Dillon 650 presses setup for large pistol, large rifle, and small rifle. Keep one 1050 setup for large pistol. Keep three RCBS Ammomasters setup for 50 BMG, 500 Nitro Express, and other African-size quasi-progressive loading. Keep Lee turret, Redding turret, Bonanza CO-AX, and RCBS Rockchucker presses setup too.

beautiful, simply awestruck.

UltimaSE

 

[Jeeper]

Pretty sweet. I know a guy with 8 1050's though. Now that would be sweet

 

[callgood]

How much "boot" do you think he'd want in addition to my Co-Ax/Workmate setup?