Show us your reloading setup!

[smokindog]

It would be great to gather all these threads to a sticky for this building out works areas. I've seen a LOT of awesome setups and some unique ideas

http://smith-wessonforum.com/reloading/76011-bench-design.html#post138025009

 

[Drm50]

Here's mine, kinda messy right now. Bench made of two 5x14 white oak planks. Got tired off pulling apart flimsy benches. I'm going to mount another
press just to seat bullets. Got 12'-6" to work with. Far end has my casting
outfit.

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[Golphin]

I can't get my boxer to lay down bye me when I reload but she can sniff out a good primer that hits the floor!

Hope she does not start eating them that could cause the s--t to hit the fan.

 

[Dmms]

I have a turret press like yours. It is in storage just now, can't remember what brand that is, and don't know any of the history. It was my dad's, then I used it for 20 years or so. Thinking about getting back into it now.

 

[Madoktor1]

Here's my set up. I'm just starting but have been around reloading with my friends for years. I've already loaded about 300 rounds for my .380, 9mm and .40.

 

[scott1970]

We had a room that never got remodeled, and it eventually became my reloading room. This picture is a few years old, and it was quite disorganized when I took it.

 

[ko41]

I have a 72" by 22" bench and 60" by 22" bench in an "L" configuration in a 7'6" by 12' room. My gunsmithing workbenches take up the other half of the room.

The Dillon in the middle is the 450 I bought back in 1984 and have since changed to the 550 interchangeable toolhead frame. It is my dedicated .41 Magnum machine.

The Dillon 550 on the left was bought at an estate sale 20 years ago and is now the "Large Primer" machine after I got the 550 on the right at a gunshow which is the "Small Primer" machine. After selling off the unneeded conversion kits, toolheads and other extras that came with both machines I have about $125 invested in the two.

My old Lee Challenger press that I used for rifle just got moved to the end of the short bench to make room for my new Red White and Blue RCBS Summit press.

KO

 

[SLT223]

This is it for now. I definitely see a Dillon 1050 in Reloading Plan 2015 for dedicated .357 production. Currently exploring bench options. The one pictured is only stable if I add a couple hundred pounds of components to its shelves. If anyone has suggestions, please feel free to share them.

 

[MrG5122]

After the kids moved out we ended up with an extra room. I've been dragging this drafting table from office to storage to home and back for years. MrsG said it had to look nice so I covered it with some nice cork flooring and put it to use. The cabinets on the opposite wall are reclaimed from a remodel job. A queen size blow up mattress fits nicely between them.

 

[smokindog]

Just added some of the "wall art" received for Christmas!

EDIT - decided to add another table for more work space!

 

[VonFatman]

Wow, that is a very nice reloading area! As nice as they come!

Happy New Year!

Bob

 

[moosedog]

Here's my setup. Same RCBS Rock Chucker since 1973.
As you can see, I have my own security staff.

 

[DRAINSMITH]

Here is mine

 

[824tsv]

^
Love the bench.
I bought the same one from Harbour Freight last summer on sale IIRC for around $130. Couldn't be happier with it! I was working off an old workmate fold up bench before that. Like night and day.

 

[decwoodshop]

I'm just getting started in reloading pistol and rifle rounds. I really appreciate this thread that you started. It has given me some good ideas.

 

[ajgunner]

The old room.

The new room.

 

[Ksimons]

I got to move my room and make a new bench. Should have painted the room first but I didn't want thw wife to change her mind...

 

[BLUEDOT37]

I mostly use my portable reloading table (the legs can be unscrewed) a friend & I made over 35yrs ago. I had my RCBS JR3 on it for a long time but moved it to a ridged mount on the garage work bench. When I put the Lyman T-Mag II on the portable I had to add the 2x4 to space it more towards the center of the table because of it's angled handle. When it's too hot/cold in the garage I use the portable inside, along side a desk/table, to do my reloading. It's real convenient.

Recently upgraded it's color from primer black to prime gray.

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Portable Reloading Table

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[richp0169]

My DIY Wet Tumbler

It's not pretty, but it's so much better when you do it yourself.

After a lot of research into what others have done, I decided to make a wet tumbler from a 4" PVC pipe, aproximately 3' long.
I used 3 pieces of 3/4" aluminum angle inside spaced evenly as agitators, secured with standard hardware and sealed with silicone.

One end is capped with a standard PVC end plug, the other is a rubber boot, with a hose clamp. Have to get into the sucker right?

I used an old Ryobi 18v cordless drill motor powered by an old 18v PC power supply. I chucked the drill with the small sprocket from a kids bike and attached the large sprocket on the tumbler canister. The chain was adjusted to fit. Currently using the trigger for speed control but, purchased a electric motor controller with a switch and speed dial for final wiring. It moves around 45-50 RPM.

The base is just 1x4 with 2" castors, 4 tumbler rollers and 1 to hold the end by the rubber boot. It has about a 3/4cant to it towards the back end where the boot is.

Pictures are of my first run, using 5 lbs of stainless pins as media, aproximately 1 gallon of water (about half full) and some Lemi-Shine dishwasher water softener. Results were amazing.







Not counting the media, I have about $30 in this, the stainless pins cost about $40 for 5 lbs.

(Note: I have a tumbler, been accumulating brass, building bullet and brass feeders, and plan to buy a Hornady LnL Progressive in the spring of 2016.)

 

[gunfighter48]

I'm just getting back into reloading after a 15 year break. I just got my Hornady Ammo Plant setup last week. I got everything dialed in to start loading 45ACP and have been sick for the last week with an infection. So I have just played with it a few times and I'm loving it already. I bought 2 semi-auto Tommy guns in the last 6 months and they go thru 45ACP very quickly!! I'll also be loading 45 Colt and eventually some 308 and maybe some 5.56/223 down the road.

Here's a picture of it on my bench.

 

[Rogeronimo]

Primers and powder stored elsewhere.

 

[Thomas15]

Old bench...




New bench....

 

[Bigdog357]

This is my setup, I've made a few changes since this pic was taken. I added some cabinets across the top and added a RCBS auto bench primer

 

[AveragEd]

We downsized to a two-bedroom condo five years ago so the space we have has to do double-duty. This second bedroom has become my office/gun room.

Thousands of rounds of handgun and rimfire ammo along with many thousand handgun bullets, extra brass and 27 cases of shotshells are on super heavy-duty shelving or on the floor in the double closet across from the bench. Between the closets is where my small desk with my desktop PC resides and my 50 cubic-foot safe is to the near side of the loading bench.

It's surprising what you can make fit into a small space when you have to!

Ed

 

[DRAINSMITH]

O.K. time for an update I have added a few things. And my grand daughter taught me how to post photos.

 

[824tsv]

^
WOW!!!!!
You sure filled up your Harbor Freight bench top.

 

[DRAINSMITH]

Sad thing is I have an other Ammo-plant sitting on top of a 55 gal barrel that I use for scrap metal. I am building a reloading room off of my shop that I am going to have 4 harbor freight benches end to end.

 

[Twoboxer]

So much red . . . looks like hel . . . er, HORNADY Love it!

 

[Steve_Revo_]

My reloading stuff was starting to take over my bench so I set up a new area where the press is mounted on shelves.... keeps it very neat as there isn't enough room to store stuff.

 

[novalty]

My bench is almost back together after a recent change in my single stage setup.