Building my Reloading Room

Winchester 7mm · March 27, 2009, 11:21 AM

I have begun to build a room for something I have wanted to do most of my life but never made the effort to do it. I had a woodshop in the basement of our home and due to the mess it created, and the dust it spread throughout the home, I decided to subdivide the space into the ultimate man cave. The center section that you see (in the first pic) will be home to a regulation pool table. The section to the right that you cannot see is a condensed woodshop, mostly for turning pens and hand tool work. The wall you are looking at in the first pic is the new reloading room.

This bench is going to be for cleaning up the brass, and gun cleaning and maintenance.

And here is the reloading area.

Storage for die sets and primers

Storage for Powder

I still need to add more lights, storage shelves, paint the space, and maybe get some hunting pics or gun pics up on the wall.

Any suggestions, or criticism, would be welcome, as I want to make the best use of this space.

Thanks!

45Marlin carbine · March 27, 2009, 11:30 AM

can't criticize that set-up. looks to me as if you nailed it.

Radar3006 · March 27, 2009, 12:18 PM

always wanted a reloading room but with 4 daughters wanting their own bedroom my reloading room was always at the bottom of the list....anyway it looks nice all I can say be sure to put a lock on the door....

Winchester 7mm · March 27, 2009, 12:40 PM

There will be a lock on the door as soon as I get everything painted. That is this afternoon's project.

Thanks for the kind words!

dc.fireman · March 27, 2009, 04:02 PM

Lookin sweet!

ShootingNut · March 27, 2009, 04:12 PM

Win,
I don't see the 1" Steel lined wall panels?

Good job man, I have been a custom home builder now for over 40 years, and you put my home projects to shame.
Good Luck!
SN

remshooter · March 27, 2009, 06:24 PM

Nice! Very nice.

BIGR · March 27, 2009, 08:58 PM

Great set up.

abber · March 27, 2009, 09:44 PM

Where's the target hanger and bullet trap?

VaFisher · March 28, 2009, 05:39 AM

Looks very nice but you got me thinking. If you had a problem with saw dust before you will have to deel with this being in the same room and it could get very agravating with so of your precision items.

LtDan · March 28, 2009, 05:51 AM

very nice. great work.

Winchester 7mm · March 28, 2009, 08:21 AM

VaFisher,

I had a 20" planer, 36" belt sander and other tools that caused all the dust issues. They are all gone now. The wood shop that remains is strictly for turning pens. And small items that will be made with hand tools. Not much dust is generated from that. And it's at the opposite end of the basement from the reloading room in it's own room, so dust should no longer be an issue.

Thanks for all the kind comments!

hivel37 · March 28, 2009, 09:14 AM

Everything is too organized, neat, and clean!!!!!!!

How can you find anything???

Very nice. Good work!

landcruzr · March 28, 2009, 06:31 PM

very nice room- I am also in the process of building my room- and have a similar thread somewhere here on the forum- there were alot of good suggestions left in my thread- take a look through and pick out what you like- their free! LOL

rosco.217 · March 28, 2009, 11:51 PM

Awesome set up. I look forward to being able to build my own man cave in the future. Thanks to all of the pictures I am getting some pretty good ideas.

James R. Burke · April 2, 2009, 05:07 PM

Very nice job/set up. You wont need it if you have a locked door, but I have a cupboard locked for the primers, and one for the powder. But like I said if you have a locked door you wont need it. Great Job!!!!!!!!

Winchester 7mm · April 11, 2009, 08:42 AM

I have been working at fixing up my room after the initial set up

This is outside the reloading room

This is the general work area for reading, research, forum activity, and general lounging

This is the storage rack for casings that are ready to be reloaded.

This is the gun cleaning area. The drawer on this bench has all the cleaning brushes, rods, etc... I forgot I even had this bench, it was in pieces in the laundry room.

This is my shotgun reloader on it's own little desk. I had to put it on this desk away from the main reloading bench so I could get the cabinet doors open

And this is the main reloading bench. Sorry about the exposure. It is really bright in that corner of the room, I don't know why it came out so dark in the picture. The upper cabinets were donated for some work I did for a friend. They are a nice addition

It is still a work in progress.

webby4x4 · April 11, 2009, 09:38 AM

Looking very sweet Winchester!!! Nicely done indeed.

I'm curious - after you finished all of this, what did you find that you would have done differently? Would you have changed your layout? Would you have done something different regarding storage, or "workflow"?

I have a rather large shop (3.5 car garage) with two large work benches that I use. I haven't created a workflow yet (that's probably next), so I'd be interested in finding out what you would have done differently.

thanks,
Rick

Winchester 7mm · April 11, 2009, 11:29 AM

Webby,

Actually, I am still in the learning stages. I have wanted to get into reloading most of my adult life, but I thought it was something too complicated for me. Then.........I saw a Youtube video on reloading, and the rest as they say, is History.

The only thing I would have done differently if I had it to do all over again is I would have laid out the space to include a walk in closet for my Guns and finished ammo. Other than that, I am happy with the space. It is very relaxing in there, and I enjoy the solitude.

Thanks for the kind comments!
John

tunein · April 14, 2009, 09:05 PM

Nice looking set up. I just got mine about completed, but still adding little things here and there. I am still looking for some used cabinets myself, but if I can't find them, then I am planning on putting a closet/shelf unit in with room for my long guns as well as shelves for my hand guns. This will be lockable as well as the room (already lockable), so it will be double protected from intrusion. (wife, kids and any unwanted entrants.

March 27, 2009, 11:21 AM	#1
Winchester 7mm Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 38	Building my Reloading Room I have begun to build a room for something I have wanted to do most of my life but never made the effort to do it. I had a woodshop in the basement of our home and due to the mess it created, and the dust it spread throughout the home, I decided to subdivide the space into the ultimate man cave. The center section that you see (in the first pic) will be home to a regulation pool table. The section to the right that you cannot see is a condensed woodshop, mostly for turning pens and hand tool work. The wall you are looking at in the first pic is the new reloading room. This bench is going to be for cleaning up the brass, and gun cleaning and maintenance. And here is the reloading area. Storage for die sets and primers Storage for Powder I still need to add more lights, storage shelves, paint the space, and maybe get some hunting pics or gun pics up on the wall. Any suggestions, or criticism, would be welcome, as I want to make the best use of this space. Thanks!

March 27, 2009, 09:44 PM	#9
abber Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2008 Location: PRK Posts: 735	Where's the target hanger and bullet trap? __________________ I ain't got no safe queens. I shoots em all...

April 11, 2009, 08:42 AM	#17
Winchester 7mm Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 38	Been Updating the Reloading Room I have been working at fixing up my room after the initial set up This is outside the reloading room This is the general work area for reading, research, forum activity, and general lounging This is the storage rack for casings that are ready to be reloaded. This is the gun cleaning area. The drawer on this bench has all the cleaning brushes, rods, etc... I forgot I even had this bench, it was in pieces in the laundry room. This is my shotgun reloader on it's own little desk. I had to put it on this desk away from the main reloading bench so I could get the cabinet doors open And this is the main reloading bench. Sorry about the exposure. It is really bright in that corner of the room, I don't know why it came out so dark in the picture. The upper cabinets were donated for some work I did for a friend. They are a nice addition It is still a work in progress.

April 11, 2009, 09:38 AM	#18
webby4x4 Member Join Date: April 7, 2009 Location: North Dallas, TX Posts: 92	What would you have done differently? Looking very sweet Winchester!!! Nicely done indeed. I'm curious - after you finished all of this, what did you find that you would have done differently? Would you have changed your layout? Would you have done something different regarding storage, or "workflow"? I have a rather large shop (3.5 car garage) with two large work benches that I use. I haven't created a workflow yet (that's probably next), so I'd be interested in finding out what you would have done differently. thanks, Rick

March 27, 2009, 11:30 AM	#2
45Marlin carbine Junior member Join Date: January 26, 2007 Location: South-Western North Carolina Posts: 1,124	can't criticize that set-up. looks to me as if you nailed it.

March 27, 2009, 12:18 PM	#3
Radar3006 Member Join Date: March 13, 2009 Posts: 15	always wanted a reloading room but with 4 daughters wanting their own bedroom my reloading room was always at the bottom of the list....anyway it looks nice all I can say be sure to put a lock on the door....

March 27, 2009, 12:40 PM	#4
Winchester 7mm Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 38	There will be a lock on the door as soon as I get everything painted. That is this afternoon's project. Thanks for the kind words!

March 27, 2009, 04:02 PM	#5
dc.fireman Junior Member Join Date: December 31, 2008 Location: Manassas, Va. Posts: 8	Lookin sweet!

March 27, 2009, 04:12 PM	#6
ShootingNut Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,475	Win, I don't see the 1" Steel lined wall panels? Good job man, I have been a custom home builder now for over 40 years, and you put my home projects to shame. Good Luck! SN

March 27, 2009, 06:24 PM	#7
remshooter Member Join Date: October 13, 2006 Location: NC Posts: 84	Nice! Very nice.

March 27, 2009, 08:58 PM	#8
BIGR Senior Member Join Date: June 13, 2000 Location: Mountains Posts: 1,385	Great set up.

March 28, 2009, 05:39 AM	#10
VaFisher Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2006 Posts: 596	Looks very nice but you got me thinking. If you had a problem with saw dust before you will have to deel with this being in the same room and it could get very agravating with so of your precision items.

March 28, 2009, 05:51 AM	#11
LtDan Junior Member Join Date: February 13, 2009 Posts: 6	very nice. great work.

March 28, 2009, 08:21 AM	#12
Winchester 7mm Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 38	VaFisher, I had a 20" planer, 36" belt sander and other tools that caused all the dust issues. They are all gone now. The wood shop that remains is strictly for turning pens. And small items that will be made with hand tools. Not much dust is generated from that. And it's at the opposite end of the basement from the reloading room in it's own room, so dust should no longer be an issue. Thanks for all the kind comments!

March 28, 2009, 09:14 AM	#13
hivel37 Senior Member Join Date: August 24, 2004 Location: Hill Country Posts: 522	Everything is too organized, neat, and clean!!!!!!! How can you find anything??? Very nice. Good work!

March 28, 2009, 06:31 PM	#14
landcruzr Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2009 Posts: 122	very nice room- I am also in the process of building my room- and have a similar thread somewhere here on the forum- there were alot of good suggestions left in my thread- take a look through and pick out what you like- their free! LOL

March 28, 2009, 11:51 PM	#15
rosco.217 Member Join Date: March 3, 2009 Posts: 19	Awesome set up. I look forward to being able to build my own man cave in the future. Thanks to all of the pictures I am getting some pretty good ideas.

April 2, 2009, 05:07 PM	#16
James R. Burke Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2009 Location: U.P. of Mich/Quinnesec Posts: 1,897	Very nice job/set up. You wont need it if you have a locked door, but I have a cupboard locked for the primers, and one for the powder. But like I said if you have a locked door you wont need it. Great Job!!!!!!!!

April 11, 2009, 11:29 AM	#19
Winchester 7mm Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 38	Webby, Actually, I am still in the learning stages. I have wanted to get into reloading most of my adult life, but I thought it was something too complicated for me. Then.........I saw a Youtube video on reloading, and the rest as they say, is History. The only thing I would have done differently if I had it to do all over again is I would have laid out the space to include a walk in closet for my Guns and finished ammo. Other than that, I am happy with the space. It is very relaxing in there, and I enjoy the solitude. Thanks for the kind comments! John

April 14, 2009, 09:05 PM	#20
tunein Junior Member Join Date: March 23, 2009 Posts: 13	Nice looking set up. I just got mine about completed, but still adding little things here and there. I am still looking for some used cabinets myself, but if I can't find them, then I am planning on putting a closet/shelf unit in with room for my long guns as well as shelves for my hand guns. This will be lockable as well as the room (already lockable), so it will be double protected from intrusion. (wife, kids and any unwanted entrants.