Pictures of your reloading bench/equipment - Page 16

MOshooter65202 · June 16, 2011, 09:18 PM

My handloading cave

Shootest · June 17, 2011, 11:51 AM

Nice, clean, well lit, roomy, looks great.

MOshooter65202 · June 17, 2011, 12:52 PM

Shootist these old eyes needs lots of light lol
Thank you

And Happy Loading to you!

gigante · June 17, 2011, 06:12 PM

Here's mine. Have a 12'x20' cave in the backyard that has 2 rooms. Back room is for reloading 7'x12'. Previous owners had a sub-floor built in the back room. I gutted it and left the floor beams in as bench and shelf starters, but they were too low for a bench, so I built it up which allowed me the opportunity for the built-in compartments.

I couldn't live with not utilizing the spaces at the ends of the bench so I did this

I'm new to reloading, but I was very committed to the hobby. I amassed knowledge, equipment, tools, and components for a year and a half. You guys and this forum were a gigantic help, resource, and motivation. I have built one workbench in my entire life, so it was a large undertaking for me, as I am not a builder of things. I had to listen to my buddy for a while "what's taking you so long?", "you think too much!". He doesn't shoot much less reload, so he didn't understand. I didn't want any regrets after I was done. I have subsequently loaded my first rounds recently. Started with .38 special. Haha, I even bought a new S&W mdl 67 chambered in .38 because I didn't want to use my .357s to test loads. Here are the results of my first 4 10-shot groups. Target at the 9 0'clock position were the first 10 rounds I ever reloaded. Did a 4-way split on powder weight-3.7, 3.9, 4.1, 4.3 gr off W-231 pushing a Berrys 158 FP, Magtech SPP, Speer once fired cases. Fired at 10 yds. Results are a topic for another discussion. I owe you guys a lot. Thanks to all.

MOshooter65202 · June 17, 2011, 11:48 PM

gigante very nice reloading room,I like your storage great idea!!

gigante · June 18, 2011, 07:44 PM

Thanks MO! It means a lot. I don't really have friends that shoot, so I don't get much feedback. Any feedback, positive or negative, from you guys is welcome. Just got back from shooting my first .45 reloads! Reloading is great!

BrittB · June 18, 2011, 09:55 PM

Someday I'll do my own reloading. For now, I'll just continue saving my brass and shotgun shells.

PDW292 · June 19, 2011, 01:38 PM

Wow some great rooms here. Just started my room, I'll post more pics when it's done.

MOshooter65202 · June 19, 2011, 01:54 PM

Shootist,
I went back in the post and found your reloading room pics...All I can say is WOW!! what a nice neat well organized reloading room you have and well equipped!! I could get lost in there all day long

lol very nice!

Shootest · June 19, 2011, 02:38 PM

MOshooter,
But it’s not as roomy as yours, everything is tight for space. Can be a little cramped with more than 2 people in there. I am working on some new lighting cause my old eyes need lots o light too. Not to mention the reading glasses. Oh well, at least I can still shoot without them. lol. Good loading to you.

TXGunNut · June 19, 2011, 03:50 PM

Nice rooms, Gigante and MO! I cleaned up my bench today, even pulled the cover off my 550. Found everything to make it work, too. Gonna have a little fun in there this afternoon.

MOshooter65202 · June 19, 2011, 06:56 PM

Thanks TXGunNut
Sounds like a great afternoon working with a Dillion!

Fan45acp · June 20, 2011, 09:06 AM

jfg · June 21, 2011, 09:46 AM

A bit on the crowded side, but works for me.

BDS-THR · June 21, 2011, 10:12 AM

Kudos to all the nice reloading rooms and benches.

Although I have a 2'x6' bench along with dedicated cabinets in the garage, over the years, I have migrated to reloading on a sit-down portable castered bench indoors in the comforts of AC/heating (especially in the 100F+ heat of summer). I now use the garage bench mainly to clean/polish brass with the Berry's tumbler.

This is a 2'x3' portable bench that gets rolled around the house. I used the casters from Harbor Freight furniture dolly and I can resize the heavy walled military .308 without moving the bench even empty. The portable bench allows me to sort/process brass in the living room watching TV with the family, out in the patio watching a sunset while sipping iced tea, etc. I reload in the quiet of early weekend morning as the sun comes up so I can focus while everyone else is still asleep.

redwe22 · June 21, 2011, 01:10 PM

Hello , new to the forum, thought I would post pictures of my hand loading setup ,,,, thanks

Champion5 · June 22, 2011, 08:21 AM

my simple humble abode...

Shootest · June 22, 2011, 03:38 PM

Champion5
Nice and neat. Not sure what that noose in the upper left is for though. Don’t tell if we don’t need to know. lol. Happy Loading

4runnerman · June 22, 2011, 05:41 PM

I can't post a pic of mine

Can't find it under all the brass on top of it. I have sorta 2 benches. One is just a small vanity with the press,the other is a 4 foot by 3 foot bench with all the other stuff on it.

nyc71 · June 23, 2011, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jfg

A bit on the crowded side, but works for me.

Wow! Very nice.

"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety"- Benjamin Franklin

hTx · July 5, 2011, 03:36 PM

My bench..

dcody40 · July 12, 2011, 09:57 AM

I still have plans for my original Lee C frame single stage press, but jumped on the lee turret classic, it's been fun getting this little guy setup, have 5 tool turrets loaded up so far, been buying all the extra things I needed to get this thing moving. I also added another 6' bench down the right side, L shape layout, for my Dillon Swager and rifle holder, and general clean top bench.
Enjoy. This is just under two years of getting started. I been having fun, the most usefull tool so far was the RCBS motorized case trimmer, so much easier and faster, although not as much exercise lol !

Duane Usn/Ret

dtvm · July 15, 2011, 08:32 AM

What a great way to spend coffee time this am, lookin at everyones setup.

I mounted mine on top of the washer and dryer. She got it all.

dcody40 · July 20, 2011, 06:09 PM

But I managed to keep my three shops, guns, reloading gear, and the house. Wow.
By the skin on my teeth lol !.
Oh I just got the little Lee turret press setup, with 5 turrets, so I can do 30.06, .308, 38/357 and .223, big blue is only for match 45acp. As I burn them buggers pretty fast if I'm playing that game.
I still have the lee singlestage press, it's new duty is the Hornedy bullet puller job. And am experimenting with the trailer reciever type of mounting, so I can just swap the presses around. Also building a shelf with pegs to hold the turrett heads up and out of the way.

FWest · July 22, 2011, 07:13 AM

Some very nice setups on the preceding pages. Have not been at reloading for too long, a couple of years. This is a laminated table top mounted to the wall. I added the square steel bracket from two of the bolts in a Rock Dock to the floor. Very solid and it works well for me.

June 17, 2011, 11:51 AM	#377
Shootest Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2011 Location: Just outside Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 511	Nice, clean, well lit, roomy, looks great. __________________ The private ownership of firearms is an American Heritage. Anyone who disputes that is Anti-American and unpatriotic. NRA Life Member http://s1096.photobucket.com/albums/g327/Wynn3/

June 19, 2011, 01:38 PM	#383
PDW292 Member Join Date: January 3, 2011 Posts: 60	Just Started Building My Room Wow some great rooms here. Just started my room, I'll post more pics when it's done. Last edited by PDW292; October 5, 2011 at 10:10 PM.

June 19, 2011, 02:38 PM	#385
Shootest Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2011 Location: Just outside Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 511	MOshooter, But it’s not as roomy as yours, everything is tight for space. Can be a little cramped with more than 2 people in there. I am working on some new lighting cause my old eyes need lots o light too. Not to mention the reading glasses. Oh well, at least I can still shoot without them. lol. Good loading to you. __________________ The private ownership of firearms is an American Heritage. Anyone who disputes that is Anti-American and unpatriotic. NRA Life Member http://s1096.photobucket.com/albums/g327/Wynn3/

June 19, 2011, 03:50 PM	#386
TXGunNut Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: If you have to ask... Posts: 2,797	Nice rooms, Gigante and MO! I cleaned up my bench today, even pulled the cover off my 550. Found everything to make it work, too. Gonna have a little fun in there this afternoon. __________________ Life Member NRA, TSRA Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights.

June 22, 2011, 03:38 PM	#393
Shootest Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2011 Location: Just outside Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 511	Champion5 Nice and neat. Not sure what that noose in the upper left is for though. Don’t tell if we don’t need to know. lol. Happy Loading __________________ The private ownership of firearms is an American Heritage. Anyone who disputes that is Anti-American and unpatriotic. NRA Life Member http://s1096.photobucket.com/albums/g327/Wynn3/

June 16, 2011, 09:18 PM	#376
MOshooter65202 Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2011 Posts: 428	My handloading cave

June 17, 2011, 12:52 PM	#378
MOshooter65202 Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2011 Posts: 428	Shootist these old eyes needs lots of light lol Thank you And Happy Loading to you!

June 17, 2011, 06:12 PM	#379
gigante Junior Member Join Date: May 31, 2010 Posts: 14	Here's mine. Have a 12'x20' cave in the backyard that has 2 rooms. Back room is for reloading 7'x12'. Previous owners had a sub-floor built in the back room. I gutted it and left the floor beams in as bench and shelf starters, but they were too low for a bench, so I built it up which allowed me the opportunity for the built-in compartments. I couldn't live with not utilizing the spaces at the ends of the bench so I did this I'm new to reloading, but I was very committed to the hobby. I amassed knowledge, equipment, tools, and components for a year and a half. You guys and this forum were a gigantic help, resource, and motivation. I have built one workbench in my entire life, so it was a large undertaking for me, as I am not a builder of things. I had to listen to my buddy for a while "what's taking you so long?", "you think too much!". He doesn't shoot much less reload, so he didn't understand. I didn't want any regrets after I was done. I have subsequently loaded my first rounds recently. Started with .38 special. Haha, I even bought a new S&W mdl 67 chambered in .38 because I didn't want to use my .357s to test loads. Here are the results of my first 4 10-shot groups. Target at the 9 0'clock position were the first 10 rounds I ever reloaded. Did a 4-way split on powder weight-3.7, 3.9, 4.1, 4.3 gr off W-231 pushing a Berrys 158 FP, Magtech SPP, Speer once fired cases. Fired at 10 yds. Results are a topic for another discussion. I owe you guys a lot. Thanks to all.

June 17, 2011, 11:48 PM	#380
MOshooter65202 Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2011 Posts: 428	gigante very nice reloading room,I like your storage great idea!!

June 18, 2011, 07:44 PM	#381
gigante Junior Member Join Date: May 31, 2010 Posts: 14	Thanks MO! It means a lot. I don't really have friends that shoot, so I don't get much feedback. Any feedback, positive or negative, from you guys is welcome. Just got back from shooting my first .45 reloads! Reloading is great!

June 18, 2011, 09:55 PM	#382
BrittB Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 551	Someday I'll do my own reloading. For now, I'll just continue saving my brass and shotgun shells.

June 19, 2011, 01:54 PM	#384
MOshooter65202 Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2011 Posts: 428	Shootist, I went back in the post and found your reloading room pics...All I can say is WOW!! what a nice neat well organized reloading room you have and well equipped!! I could get lost in there all day long lol very nice!

June 19, 2011, 06:56 PM	#387
MOshooter65202 Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2011 Posts: 428	Thanks TXGunNut Sounds like a great afternoon working with a Dillion!

June 20, 2011, 09:06 AM	#388
Fan45acp Member Join Date: December 14, 2009 Location: Texas,USA Posts: 41

June 22, 2011, 05:41 PM	#394
4runnerman Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: Minnsota Posts: 1,840	I can't post a pic of mine Can't find it under all the brass on top of it. I have sorta 2 benches. One is just a small vanity with the press,the other is a 4 foot by 3 foot bench with all the other stuff on it. __________________ NRA Certified RSO NwCP- Performance Isn't Optional

July 5, 2011, 03:36 PM	#396
hTx Junior Member Join Date: May 14, 2011 Posts: 1	My bench..

July 15, 2011, 08:32 AM	#398
dtvm Junior Member Join Date: April 27, 2007 Location: Lenore, Idaho Posts: 2	Real Man caves. What a great way to spend coffee time this am, lookin at everyones setup. I mounted mine on top of the washer and dryer. She got it all.

July 20, 2011, 06:09 PM	#399
dcody40 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 122	My ex got almost everything ! But I managed to keep my three shops, guns, reloading gear, and the house. Wow. By the skin on my teeth lol !. Oh I just got the little Lee turret press setup, with 5 turrets, so I can do 30.06, .308, 38/357 and .223, big blue is only for match 45acp. As I burn them buggers pretty fast if I'm playing that game. I still have the lee singlestage press, it's new duty is the Hornedy bullet puller job. And am experimenting with the trailer reciever type of mounting, so I can just swap the presses around. Also building a shelf with pegs to hold the turrett heads up and out of the way.

July 22, 2011, 07:13 AM	#400
FWest Member Join Date: July 22, 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 25	Some very nice setups on the preceding pages. Have not been at reloading for too long, a couple of years. This is a laminated table top mounted to the wall. I added the square steel bracket from two of the bolts in a Rock Dock to the floor. Very solid and it works well for me.