Do you have enough reloading equipment?

[Maximumbob54]

I'm only a year into the madness, but so far the Lee Classic Turret and the RCBS RC are all I need. Add to that I'm not much of a caliber collector so I can get away with not having too much more than a dozen different selections for the various loads I'm tinkering with still. I may even slim down some just to really focus on some in particular.

 

[rodell]

Never.

Other than space, it doesn't eat anything. I use only Redding dies (other than in my progressives) so I will pick them up whenever I see them at a show. I probably have 60 calibers - you never know when I might need the .333OKH.

If you want a scale that really works, get a Redding #2. It stays accurate and lasts forever. I've tried to replace it, but, I can't find anything that works as well.

 

[MDaly]

1 Dillon 650 set up for 45 Colt

5 Hornady Lock and Load progressives - 9mm, 357 Mag, 45 ACP, 38-40, 223

1 RCBS progressive with bullet and case feeder in 38 Spl

1 RCBS turret press

2 RCBS single stage presses

MEC 9000G 12, 16, 20, 28 and 410

2 RCBS lead pots

1 Lee Lead Pot

2 Lubrisizers

40ish bullet moulds

Many powder measures of several types

case cleaners, table top and hand priming tools,

AND.... Tons of assorted loading gadgets that would fill a small moving van.

And yes, I need more as there is aways a new cartridge or mould

MDaly

 

[500 Magnum Nut]

I picked this up the other day.

To clean brass and silencer baffles. I use it with stainless media. It does a wonderful job.

 

[Engineer1911]

You people scare me. Sooooo much stuff and so little room. I feel much better about my current conditions.

 

[Paul5388]

I believe I have a Redding #1 oil dampened scale and wasn't impressed with it at all!

Btw, those balances were made for Redding by Pelouze, which now makes kitchen and other scales.

RCBS doesn't make the 505 either, it's made by Ohaus. That's why the 505 I posted about is gray instead of green.

 

[EricInAZ]

So much stuff ... So little space. I have a 1600 square foot reloading building. Actually if you minus out the bathrooms & bedroom it's a little less.

The reloading bench is in the shop, as is a second press "temporarily" c-clamped to my workbench about 5 years ago. I installed additional counter space in my dining room & it's been taken over by my old RCBS. A kitchen counter top is now home to my new RCBS Chargemaster. The loading blocks migrate between the 2 work surfaces.

I've not seen the complete top of the coffee table for over a decade. It's home to the RCBS hand primer, and associated containers of brass, primers, reamers, trimmer & calipers. I can prime brass in the comfort of my own livingroom while watching the evening news or a movie.

 

[Paul5388]

My kitchen is for cooking stuff for me to eat and that hopefully isn't going to change in the near future.

You can make lots of eating stuff with 10 burners and a 20 quart pot! However, we are downsizing to 5 burners in our other house.

I've never seen any reloading equipment or reloads that could compare with these kitchen products.

But that was when we had a 5 deck oven and a 20 quart mixer in the kitchen.

 

[EricInAZ]

\from that bottom photo, looks like you're fixin' for quite a pie fight!

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Does anyone ever really have enough???

 

[Skip Sackett]

Does anyone ever really have enough???

My sentiments EXACTLY!

p.s. If you have too much, pm me and I will send you my address!

 

[Marksman]

I believe that it is impossible to have too much reloading stuff. I moved my reloading out of the basement several years ago, too many trips up and down the steps for stuff I needed. My reloading now occupies the fourth bedroom in my house, the bench, chair and storage shelves all come from the unfinished furniture store. My gun vault is in the corner and the closet stores all my hunting clothes, everything is organized and easy to find.

 

[fredj338]

Too much, maybe. I find having extras of certain things easier for my reloading needs. I run 2 presses, have some multiple die sets, 3 tumblers of which only one is used. Yeah, I probably have too much stuff.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

Never have enough reloading stuff. Still have my Herters #3 press from 1956. Some Herters dies also. A RCBS press & a Ponsness-Warren P-200. And 22 sets of dies.All get used for different operations. 20 or so cigar boxes for brass. In fact I bought another tumbler at a garage sale last weekend. Full of walnut media also. $15. No, you never have enough stuff.LOL.

 

[papajohn428]

I'd like to see the storage of the fruits of your labor with all that stuff. If you have that much equipment, I'd think you'd have a mountain of ammo.

I don't shoot nearly as much as I did in past years, so I have more ammo piled up than I used to. Actually, it's a lot worse than this, these are old pictures!

 

[Frank46]

When I started out reloading in about the late 60's there was only one gun store locally and he had the basics. So I ended up with 4 presses, two powder measures, one electronic powder scale. Then Leslie Edelman started up his place on route 110 in farmingdale. Well he had stuff none of had seen. Plenty of powder, primers, and bullets and cases. So I aquired more stuff. Then I started shooting steel plate matches. Thats where the dillon 550B showed up. added dies and other stuff as time went along. Then as my shooting gravitated towards handguns more stuff showed up. When I got my match H-Bar thats when things started going nuts. Brass from weideners, bullets from either hornady or sierra. As of late about half of the stuff I used to use doesn't get used as much anymore. Still fooling around with pistols and revolvers. getting to old to hump all the junk kitbag, spotting scope, chrono box. Stuff a couple revolvers in a kobalt tool bag, stapeler, targest, ammo and of course earmuffs and I'm set for a nice days plinking. and cannot forget the stool I bought in sears. Best 40$ I ever spent. We never have enough chairs at the range. And it only takes a few minutes to adjust it to the proper height. I have cases, bullets and a whole bunch of stuff that should make me a better shooter. I still bring out some old mil surp like maybe one of the persian long bbld mausers in 8mm to play with. But you know what I plan on doing for my 65th birthday?. Going to get either the NRA cennentenial rifle musket or 26" bbls Canadian Cennentenial rifle in 30-30. Why you ask?. Cause I have a bunch of 30 caliber bullet molds, almost a full 5 gallon bucket of once fired winchester brass and I plan on getting a nice accurate cast boolit load worked up so I can ring the gong at 300 yds. OK rant now officially off. Frank

 

[BoDog]

TOO MUCH EQUIPTMENT?

I have been loading since about 1962. I have collected arms in various calibers. Many times I have been thankful that by using varrious "worng" dies I have been able to assemble many strange calibers from other brass
I have shot trap (ATA) Rifle (NRA) and a lot of ppc club shoots. Not to mention thousands of varmints.
To be ready for what ever you want is a real comfort . I have an old Hollywood sr. press , a couple of Lees and Two Dillon 550s. I should be able to handle anything with these.They give me the warm fuzzies.

 

[dazlin]

I'm not even close to having too much reloading equipment!

I try to have reloading capability for all calibers that I shoot. Of course, I'm not there yet. Nor have I tried progressive presses - yet. And there is casting...

If anyone out there thinks they have too much, I too (like SmithNut) will gladly supply a home to any orphaned equipment. ...just don't tell my wife about it, please.

Dan

 

[SW CQB 45]

I have got so much pickup brass from police quals or comps from the past 20 yrs....I have strict orders from the wife......I not allowed to bring any brass home other than my own ;-p

 

[Andy Griffith]

I guess I should have rephrased the question...

"Do you have enough room for your reloading stuff?"

If it seems you have too much- it's more likely you've just plain run out of holes to stuff it in.