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Nice design... a couple more thoughts to mull over.
If you will have access to the left end, some older desks I've seen had a cabinet door and shelves in the end, behind the drawers. That would help make use of that empty volume. For simplicity, they could be open shelves, or just one shelf to store a press while it's not on the benchtop.
If you put backs on the shelves below, they could be put on drawer slides and slid forward to allow easier access.
Reloading gear can get pretty heavy; you might want to think about a middle leg in the rear behind the front one, to take some of the load from the top and drawers (particularly if you put shelves behind there accessible from the left end)
I would be really nervous about rifles leaned up against the end of the bench, where they could be knocked over while working on something else. Maybe add a leather keeper strap or leather faced bar that pivots upward at the rear to hold them in place or allow removal of guns from the rack. Same with rods.
Think about a small to medium sized vise, mounted similarly to the press(es), for those times when you need to hold the work with your third hand.
Andy
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