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Building the Perfect Reloading Room
- Thread starter sirhrmechanic
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Yeah, I use the silicon ones. I forget exactly which, but I've had a couple sets over the years. You need enough/the right size to suspend the weight of your granite and scale setup.
There are also vibration stabilizing tables but those are a bit overkill IME.
Got my bench, cabinets and most shelves sorted. Mounting press and vice today, will post some pics later. One thing I haven't quite resolved is where to store all the spare barrels I have. They used to just sit on a table in my reloading room but that's not gonna work here. Was thinking of making a specific cabinet for them, anyone do anything similar? Have a bout a dozen barrels, most are 26" long.
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Make a barrel rack for them. Kind of like a wine rack but you don't need to have a slight tilt or diamond shaped openings.
I've always wanted to do a barrel drawer below the bench with a rack inside, but I've only got a couple spares so they just sit in the corner of a safe. Not my photo, but maybe how I’ll do the next bench
Some pics from when I started to how it is now:
Pics are outta order for some reason. Still need to add a 4th cabinet to the left of the 3 on the wall and have a shelving unit I'm gonna put on the wall to the left of the bench. Gonna build a few more shelves as well. Still moving more stuff here and trying to cull and organize my shit...
Pics are outta order for some reason. Still need to add a 4th cabinet to the left of the 3 on the wall and have a shelving unit I'm gonna put on the wall to the left of the bench. Gonna build a few more shelves as well. Still moving more stuff here and trying to cull and organize my shit...
Spoke with the inspector again, he told me that he told the permit office to release it. I called the permit office, they claimed to not have it, then 5 minutes after that phone call they call back and miraculously “find it”….
Permit submitted and sent to the power company. Should be any day now
I have 3 reloading rooms... my favorite bench is the Bridgeport mill, in the garage, the table is adjustable for height. Has quick change aluminum plates on many presses.
Really stout, you can stand on the loading press handle for sizing, if needed, easy sizing even for 50BMG.
Really stout, you can stand on the loading press handle for sizing, if needed, easy sizing even for 50BMG.
Here is my humble addition. Moved into the house a few year ago and finally got around to a proper setup. I've added some more wall art since these pics but haven't taken any new pics.
I don't know about perfect, but I just had my room re-done. Its well lit and quite functional. The two things I like best are the numerous lumens from the LED panels and the sink. I don't have to drag my Ultrasonic around the house to empty and fill it anymore.
The door has a combination lock and there is a ammo storage closet where I keep my numerous ammo cans.
I even managed to squeeze in my Tig welding station.
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The door has a combination lock and there is a ammo storage closet where I keep my numerous ammo cans.
I even managed to squeeze in my Tig welding station.
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It’s a beaut! Good job!I don't know about perfect, but I just had my room re-done. Its well lit and quite functional. The two things I like best are the numerous lumens from the LED panels and the sink. I don't have to drag my Ultrasonic around the house to empty and fill it anymore.
The door has a combination lock and there is a ammo storage closet where I keep my numerous ammo cans.
I even managed to squeeze in my Tig welding station.
Front angle
Reverse Angle
Just now saw this. This is also a thing of beauty! Good job!Here is my humble addition. Moved into the house a few year ago and finally got around to a proper setup. I've added some more wall art since these pics but haven't taken any new pics.
One of three...Mine is not quite as beautiful but very functional...
This is by far, my best reloading room of three, as all rifle building, chambering, threading, parts making, is done here along with reloading...and quick change mounts on the Bridgeport mill which usually has two presses with adjustable height.
Just completed 700 510 Whisper cases from magnum cases.
The plastic bucket helps with the chip control problem when milling off all that brass.
Neck turning chips in the lathe chip pan.
It's always dirty and messy, just cleaned enough to do the next project.
Like this newly purchased Rem 700 in 300 WM rifle, ...I only want the action, the rest is discarded.
This is by far, my best reloading room of three, as all rifle building, chambering, threading, parts making, is done here along with reloading...and quick change mounts on the Bridgeport mill which usually has two presses with adjustable height.
Just completed 700 510 Whisper cases from magnum cases.
The plastic bucket helps with the chip control problem when milling off all that brass.
Neck turning chips in the lathe chip pan.
It's always dirty and messy, just cleaned enough to do the next project.
Like this newly purchased Rem 700 in 300 WM rifle, ...I only want the action, the rest is discarded.
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Ive been tossing the idea of tinkering with a 510 or 50 Goblin. Where are you sourcing your 338 cases?
The .510 Whisper is the most fun you'll have with subsonic loads or plinking for fun...or high velocity loads with 5000 ft/lbs of energy with light bullets made for the 50 Alaska type rds.
Here's where I purchased some of the 338 Lapua mag brass.
But found a better deal with 300 Norma brass pull downs, at American Reloading.
I made mine from the above Rem 700 in 300 WM action $540 out the door for a new complete rifle,... fitted a 338 Lapua Mag bolt to the Rem 700 action, and chambered the McGowen 10 twist .510 barrel, I purchased 2 blanks with fast twists the other is 6.5 twist 338 for the 8.6 Blackout project. Modified a MDT 3.715" mag to fit the alum chassis.
Huge subsonic 1100 fps, 1002 gr bullets only lose 180 fps from 0 to 1000 yds, and arrive with 2000 ft/lbs at 1000 yds.
At just 1200 fps to 1450 fps the 620 gr APIT start to penetrate through 3/8" AR 500 armor plate at 100 yds...and detonate on targets at like pieces of 2×4 wood sending them skyward with a flash and loud bang.
There is absolutely nothing like the .510 Whisper, I have the 300 Blk, the 338 Blk, the 450 Bushmaster.
Stop thinking about it and build yourself a .510 Whisper.
It would be great for sub hunters, .510 350 gr handgun copper bullets expand at 900 fps, I ran them at 2450 fps and fairly cheap or 750 gr to 900 gr copper expanding bullets.
I used my finish reamer to make the cartridge gauge, and to make the brass go- gauge... a gunsmith will be happy to build ya one...but doing it yourself saves1/2 to 2/3 the cost, and no waiting.
If it were popular Starline could make brass for it. The fun factor is very high.
Cheap military pull downs around 45 cents ea.
I resize them, so it's actually fairly cheap to plink away.
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This looks like whole bunch of fun. How's the recoil on one of these?
The recoil is easy and all day shooting with 650 gr subs, APITS...but going to 750 gr ATIPs at 1500 fps one definitely notices the difference. Even the 350 gr at 2450 fps isn't bad, but the really heavy bullets reaching 1500 fps are not what I'd consider all day enjoyment. It takes alot more powder to move 100 fps with these heavy bullets and recoil will double.
These are fired cases, most were fired in one day, about 150 in this box... quite a few were supers like this 50 gr load...and with the heavy bullet it starts to become an elephant rifle...but no where near my 416 Rigby, and these can be shot from the prone.
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