reloaders and their set-ups

[comfortsource]

morning all. Is there anyone out there that would share their "set-up" for people to see and use for reference? I'm new to reloading and use a Rock Chucker Supreme single Stage. Still working on placement and what everything should look like. Small quantities obviously, but wanting to see what others have done or do currently.

Thank you as always!

J

 

[AJ]

This is my main set up. I have other benches that I use for priming and casting of bullets.

 

[oldman10mm]

Rebuilt the area a few years back.
Lyman turret press, wet pin tumbler, small vise, powered case trimmer at lower right.
Top narrow shelf areas for primers, left downward 9mm, 38sp, 357M, 40S&W, center downward 10mm, 41M, 44sp, 44M, right downward 223/5.56, 300AAC, 35Rem.
Bottom shelf areas at bottom for trays of misc stuff relating to reloading, 2nd from bottom shelf areas are die sets.
Areas not shown, to the right- bullets for handgun and powders, to the left- bullets for rifle.

 

[SMSgt]

After I moved to Florida, I lost all my reloading space. I don't have pictures, but this is what I do:

I use a Lee hand press for most of my case prep--Handgun case resizing, decapping, etc. All from my Laziboy recliner. I also do my case chamfering and primer pocket prep and hand priming there.

I mounted my Herter's #3 SS press to a small 5/8" piece of plywood and clamp that to the kitchen counter for resizing rifle cases, and loading.

Case neck turning and trimming is done on my small bench on the garage, as well as the tumbling.

When it comes to reloading, where there is a will, there is a way. The wife says my recliner smells like old gun powder. I think it smells just right!

 

[andy52]

I still load on single stage presses but here's some photos of my set up.
The Lyman press in the lower left has been replaced with a RCBS rock chucker, I gave the Lyman to a member here.
All the rest of the gear is the same. The back part of the table where the Lyman prep station is also serves as my casting area when I'm making bullets.

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

My reloading room is also my Music room, my hidey hole, my study area etc. I can put a guitar or rifle or whatever on the table to work on, or clean, besides reloading. Most of my reloading tools came from the 1970's but they still work. The Lee turret on the left is the only new reloading press I have bought since then. I still use my Pacific shotgun and rifle presses on occasion.

What you don't see is my rocking chair, stacks of books, acoustic guitars and such. It works for me.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[AJ]

Rebuilt the area a few years back.
Lyman turret press, wet pin tumbler, small vise, powered case trimmer at lower right.
Top narrow shelf areas for primers, left downward 9mm, 38sp, 357M, 40S&W, center downward 10mm, 41M, 44sp, 44M, right downward 223/5.56, 300AAC, 35Rem.
Bottom shelf areas at bottom for trays of misc stuff relating to reloading, 2nd from bottom shelf areas are die sets.
Areas not shown, to the right- bullets for handgun and powders, to the left- bullets for rifle.

Nice set up. Last time I was in Euclid went to Euclid Beach Park, that was some time ago.....

 

[oldman10mm]

Last time I was in Euclid went to Euclid Beach Park, that was some time ago.....

I guess you're old too, I'm 74. Euclid Beach Park closed for the season/forever 1969. After high school used to go there, seemingly, everyday. I live just a few minutes away from where it was. It was the 'social area' of the area. Back then to draw in the crowd, free concerts in the dance hall ballroom- Frankie Valie and the Four Seasons, Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, many others. Plus some good rollercoasters (for the times).

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Mine 12 feet long. casting on the left. Size & trim going to the right. Mec Loaders(now 4). 2 Dillons and a RCBS jr.

 

[mmb617]

My reloading equipment is in my basement setup as a U shape area. On the right side is my APP and Lee single stage press with my dies in a rack behind them.

On the bottom of the U are my powder measures and annealing machine plus out of picture to the right is my tumbler, with brass storage on shelves behind them. I only reload 3 calibers so I keep 3 powder measures set up, one for each caliber.

On the left leg of the U is my raw materials storage - powder, bullets, and primers.

It's all reasonably compact and has served me well. So far this year I've reloaded 18,996 rounds here.

 

[Engineer1911]

No matter how large your bench is now, it will be too small in less than a year. I suggest mounting your press so you have room for finished ammo on one side and reloading supplies on the other. Also, mount your press closer to one end of the bench, not in the middle.

When I got my bench, 7' long, because that was all the room I had, I mounted my RC on the right side about 20" from the right edge. That gave me plenty of room to clamp case trimmer, sort brass, clamp a bench mounted priming tool. or use as a work bench / gun cleaning area.

Forty years later, I have a Dillon 450 and 550 mounted on either end, but I can still do all my other stuff in the workable middle. When I want, the RC can be C-clamped in the middle of the bench for resizing brass or short loading sessions, 50 rounds of 45-70 that I don't have a Dillon conversion kit to reload.

And once again, I don't have a large space for reloading and the bench just fits in the laundry room.

EDIT: As with any hobby, we fall victim to the dreaded "Good Deal" -- those things we didn't know that we needed, evolves to things we want, becomes The Good Deal -- guns, reloading equipment, bullet moulds, bulk bullet buys, brass, primers, powder, or 42 rods & reels hanging in multiple racks over my boat (which has remained dry for about 10 months).

 

[824tsv]

I use a RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme as well. It's mounted on a In-Line Fabrications bench mount. I have a couple of RCBS Uni-Flow powder measures pre-set for 45ACP and 9mm. I also have a RCBS Piggyback set up in .44 Magnum ready to go on the Rock Chucker when the need arrises.

 

[tlawler]

I mount my presses at the left end of my bench. Both are removable and I have a large lateral file cabinet under my bench to store them in when not in use. Toaster oven is for powder coating projectiles. Cabinet on the workbench holds all my reloading manuals, gunsmithing books, and precision tools like scales and calipers. In the standing metal cabinet I store my powder, brass, loaded ammo, and misc. reloading tools. Shelf space to the right of the cabinet is projectiles, tumblers, power tools, etc. The duct going up into the ceiling is a portable a/c condenser exhaust. It’s a constantly changing setup, as I figure out better ways of doing things.

 

[comfortsource]

This is why I love this forum. You guys are wonderful! Yes I can obviously see the "you'll outgrow it quickly" thought. Do most of you have multiple powder dispensers? This probably keeps it simple when getting into multiple calibers. Also, the Inline Fabrication people have some neat products and appear to improve the efficiency of our "lowly" single stage RC's. thoughts?

J

 

[hotshot357]

This is my set-up. I can reload everything I shoot. It's down in the basement so I can stay comfortable all year long.

 

[mikld]

I read the title of this thread and went out to my shop to take a pic with my new phone/camera. The bench was so "busy" one couldn't tell what was what with press, scale table with powder measure, 3 drawer tool box for dies and tools, the usual manual open to the last cartridge I reloaded, and the wall behind is peg board with various hand tools, shelves for CD player, often used die boxes, often used chemicals, and misc. reloading stuff. In person I can very easily see what is what but in a pic, it's a multi-colored mosaic of indistinguishable "stuff"...

 

[BRL40]

Purchased these components 40 years ago when I was stationed in Mississippi and had a 3/4' plywood open faced speaker box for a bench.

Loaded .30-06 and just about everything else without a problem.

Was using it once a week to load up 50 until recently when primers vanished and now it's about 50 every two weeks.

Still serves me well enough to keep it as is.

If you're just starting out, you don't have to have much room or money invested to turn out some really excellent reloaded ammo!

 

[Golphin]

Mine is a mess but here it is. Converted a bedroom as it is just the wife and I these days. If the kids all come at one time someone can sleep on the couch.

 

[Golphin]

I mount my presses at the left end of my bench. Both are removable and I have a large lateral file cabinet under my bench to store them in when not in use. Toaster oven is for powder coating projectiles. Cabinet on the workbench holds all my reloading manuals, gunsmithing books, and precision tools like scales and calipers. In the standing metal cabinet I store my powder, brass, loaded ammo, and misc. reloading tools. Shelf space to the right of the cabinet is projectiles, tumblers, power tools, etc. The duct going up into the ceiling is a portable a/c condenser exhaust. It’s a constantly changing setup, as I figure out better ways of doing things.

I see you have some Gator tags along with some Miami tags. That is a strange mix. That Gator tag on the bottom is one of the first they came out with. I bought one the first day they were available around 1987 I think as I had a Z28 at the time.

 

[dla]

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