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Reloading Bench Setups

Alot of nice setups here but I haven't read anything explaining why you guys have your benches setup the way you do.
Not really sure but I think it would be helpful for someone to understand your method of logic.
Ex: Do you guys work from left to right on the bench, or just start anywhere.
I find it easier to work from left to right.
 
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I use an old work station table, with 12 x 12 1/4" aluminum plates drilled and tapped to mount different presses or powder measures on.
 
Well being cramped in a shed, along with everything mine is a hot mess right now. I hope to have a house built this time next year and everything will be inside so I will be motivated to load more.

I built my own bench and have a rc 5 on it along with a mec 10 gauge press. I bought a plastic Ben thingy I mounted on it that holds bullets, tools and such.

I'm going to put some shelves under my table as well as add another rc and a Lee 12 gauge press.

Between the bullets I have and all the shotgun components it looks like a bomb dropped but it works for now
 
I have 3 presses: A POS SmartReloader strictly used for decapping and two Lee 3 hole turret presses. I have 11 calibers and each has their own turret. Each caliber has its own spot that contains the turret, bullets, powder, and plastic boxes.

When I decide to reload something, say the 243, only items needed for the 243 are move from their spot on to my loading bench which is a re-purposed office desk. Case prep is decap, tumble or sonic or SS wet tumble clean. FL size. Measure 10 cases at random. If they exceed specs, all 243 cases will be trimmed to .010 below spec then chamfer insider and outside. Case prep is now complete.

This is my reloading process.
Following case prep I will put 50 to 100 or more pieces of brass in reloading blocks. First I prime each case using an old Lee tool, one with the round face, the square face is hard for me to use. As each piece of brass is primed it is turned nose down in the block.

I use an rcbs 10-10 scale and I set it to zero before I begin and weigh every last charge. After i pour powder into brass I seat the bullet.

Every bullet is mike'd with a Lyman micrometer. I am really picky about OAL.

I then set the bullet in a plastic ammo box in its appropriate spot as the cover of the box has labels that match the load I just created.

For a known good load, like 59 gr of IMR4350 for my 06, I will load 50 or 100 or more. For a ladder I generally do 5 round groups at book numbers to get into the realm of 1 moa and then 3 round groups as I start moving in smaller and smaller grain increments and OAL changes.

I never load powder and not seat a bullet. Lots of people do it different.

Notes: I am careful with handling primers. I have never had a misfire or hang fire. I only do case prep when I am out of empty brass, makes inventory control a bit easier for me. I do not load with a computer or TV turned on. I do not run the air conditioner or heater when loading. I don't load when I am tired or angry or hungry. I have a lock on the door and it is locked when I am loading.
 
DaveB said:
I have 3 presses: A POS SmartReloader strictly used for decapping and two Lee 3 hole turret presses. I have 11 calibers and each has their own turret. Each caliber has its own spot that contains the turret, bullets, powder, and plastic boxes.

When I decide to reload something, say the 243, only items needed for the 243 are move from their spot on to my loading bench which is a re-purposed office desk. Case prep is decap, tumble or sonic or SS wet tumble clean. FL size. Measure 10 cases at random. If they exceed specs, all 243 cases will be trimmed to .010 below spec then chamfer insider and outside. Case prep is now complete.

This is my reloading process.
Following case prep I will put 50 to 100 or more pieces of brass in reloading blocks. First I prime each case using an old Lee tool, one with the round face, the square face is hard for me to use. As each piece of brass is primed it is turned nose down in the block.

I use an rcbs 10-10 scale and I set it to zero before I begin and weigh every last charge. After i pour powder into brass I seat the bullet.

Every bullet is mike'd with a Lyman micrometer. I am really picky about OAL.

I then set the bullet in a plastic ammo box in its appropriate spot as the cover of the box has labels that match the load I just created.

For a known good load, like 59 gr of IMR4350 for my 06, I will load 50 or 100 or more. For a ladder I generally do 5 round groups at book numbers to get into the realm of 1 moa and then 3 round groups as I start moving in smaller and smaller grain increments and OAL changes.

I never load powder and not seat a bullet. Lots of people do it different.

Notes: I am careful with handling primers. I have never had a misfire or hang fire. I only do case prep when I am out of empty brass, makes inventory control a bit easier for me. I do not load with a computer or TV turned on. I do not run the air conditioner or heater when loading. I don't load when I am tired or angry or hungry. I have a lock on the door and it is locked when I am loading.
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Great post there Dave
 
DaveB said:
I have 3 presses: A POS SmartReloader strictly used for decapping and two Lee 3 hole turret presses. I have 11 calibers and each has their own turret. Each caliber has its own spot that contains the turret, bullets, powder, and plastic boxes.

When I decide to reload something, say the 243, only items needed for the 243 are move from their spot on to my loading bench which is a re-purposed office desk. Case prep is decap, tumble or sonic or SS wet tumble clean. FL size. Measure 10 cases at random. If they exceed specs, all 243 cases will be trimmed to .010 below spec then chamfer insider and outside. Case prep is now complete.

This is my reloading process.
Following case prep I will put 50 to 100 or more pieces of brass in reloading blocks. First I prime each case using an old Lee tool, one with the round face, the square face is hard for me to use. As each piece of brass is primed it is turned nose down in the block.

I use an rcbs 10-10 scale and I set it to zero before I begin and weigh every last charge. After i pour powder into brass I seat the bullet.

Every bullet is mike'd with a Lyman micrometer. I am really picky about OAL.

I then set the bullet in a plastic ammo box in its appropriate spot as the cover of the box has labels that match the load I just created.

For a known good load, like 59 gr of IMR4350 for my 06, I will load 50 or 100 or more. For a ladder I generally do 5 round groups at book numbers to get into the realm of 1 moa and then 3 round groups as I start moving in smaller and smaller grain increments and OAL changes.

I never load powder and not seat a bullet. Lots of people do it different.

Notes: I am careful with handling primers. I have never had a misfire or hang fire. I only do case prep when I am out of empty brass, makes inventory control a bit easier for me. I do not load with a computer or TV turned on. I do not run the air conditioner or heater when loading. I don't load when I am tired or angry or hungry. I have a lock on the door and it is locked when I am loading.
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I like the old lee priming tool too DaveB, you sure feel that seat, I have to do all my case prep (tumbling, trimming, annealing) in the garage. Just not enough room!!
 
RiverRat-What kind of shelving is that? Lowes? HD?

THe bench itself, that looks like nearly 2x4's glued/screwed and planed on top of the same kind of shelving structure.


Very nice, very well done, orderly, I really like it.
 
RiverRat213 said:
infoman jr. said:
RiverRat213 said:
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So you own Wild West Traders?
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Never claimed it as mine. I stopped reloading 5 years ago. So carry on with your assumptions.
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No assumptions were made by me. I simply asked a question. Although, since the original post said to post pics of "your own" setup, I can see how one would assume that.
 

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