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rodfac · October 15, 2012, 02:12 PM

My benches are all 36" high...this allows me to rest my foot on a GI ammo box below the bench and saves my back! My rifle press stool is (the one used with the ammo box) is 29-1/2" tall and padded. This particular setup works well where I'm resizing tough brass...(Nato issue .308's are notorious for tough sizing.)

With the Dillon presses, both 550B's for handgun loading, my alternate stool is 24" tall and allows me easy press operation with no "across the shoulders" fatigue while doing lots of 400-450 rounds, (roughly 2-1/2 hour's work).

Here's a pic of the setup...Dillon's on display to the left with the shorter stool, one set for large primers and the other for small...easy caliber changes that way... on the right is the dedicated rifle bench with the taller stool and the ammo boxes below; that's an old Herters #3 press on the left that I've had since '61 or '62 and a much newer and very precise Harrell's Turret next to the safe.

Best Regards, Rod

October 15, 2012, 02:12 PM	#14
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,624	My benches are all 36" high...this allows me to rest my foot on a GI ammo box below the bench and saves my back! My rifle press stool is (the one used with the ammo box) is 29-1/2" tall and padded. This particular setup works well where I'm resizing tough brass...(Nato issue .308's are notorious for tough sizing.) With the Dillon presses, both 550B's for handgun loading, my alternate stool is 24" tall and allows me easy press operation with no "across the shoulders" fatigue while doing lots of 400-450 rounds, (roughly 2-1/2 hour's work). Here's a pic of the setup...Dillon's on display to the left with the shorter stool, one set for large primers and the other for small...easy caliber changes that way... on the right is the dedicated rifle bench with the taller stool and the ammo boxes below; that's an old Herters #3 press on the left that I've had since '61 or '62 and a much newer and very precise Harrell's Turret next to the safe. Best Regards, Rod __________________ Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73.