What’s everyone doing for a reloading room? Currently limited on space but would like to see some other setups and ways people have saved space. I’ll be reloading for my 300WM and most likely a few other rifle and pistol cartridges.
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Reloading Room Ideas...
- Thread starter pewpew300WM
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Building the Perfect Reloading Room
Figured I'd move this thread over, in light of all the folks who posted such great stuff back on the old 'Hide. I captured a lot of it and will incorporate into the new room(s). Another snowy weekend spent in the barn attic saw the completion of all my framing and the installation of all...
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have fun
Thanks I tried searching but didn’t come up with much at all.Building the Perfect Reloading Room
Figured I'd move this thread over, in light of all the folks who posted such great stuff back on the old 'Hide. I captured a lot of it and will incorporate into the new room(s). Another snowy weekend spent in the barn attic saw the completion of all my framing and the installation of all...
have fun
My Dad has 4 kids, so 5 bedroom house. Currently 3 bedrooms are reloading rooms. One for rifle, one for pistol, one for shotgun.
Every time a kid moved out he spilled into another room.
Every time a kid moved out he spilled into another room.
These were posted on the motivational pic threads while back. I cannot remember who posted them, but it’s definitely motivational to my reloading room!
My god... aside from money and patience, this man has taste!
Is that a M1919 on the table?!
if you are the owner of said room, lets be friends!
Is that a M1919 on the table?!
if you are the owner of said room, lets be friends!
I believe that room belongs to @sirhrmechanic. You can see it in the Perfect reloading room thread. Check the link above.
Didn't have much space in my last house, and we had a toddler that was into everything. I built a bench inside a shallow closet and it ended up being perfect. When people came over, they didn't see my hobby unless I wanted them to.
I started with a smaller room... basically 10’x12’ but has a closet in the corner. So my usable space was 9.5’x10.
I did an L-shape bench... metal framing with wood top covered in a heavy fabric so I could lay guns and scopes on it and not worry about scratching stuff. Went with adjustable shelves underneath and a rolling cabinet for cleaning, tumbling, tools, equipment, spare parts, etc... rolling cabinet is awesome. Made a die holder for most used dies on the wall, cork back to stick notes, and a metal strip to us magnets on to hold odds and ends. Did a quick release bracket on the Dillion and would do the same on my other press next round, not sure why I didn’t do it from day one. Closet I did a corner shelf unit hoping to use some of that space closer to the floor, glad I did it
Version 2.0 will be similar, honestly, probably won’t be much bigger. I do have some new ideas on storage and a little more versatility....but all and all... it has treated me well and have not yearned for a larger space.
Hope this helps!
I did an L-shape bench... metal framing with wood top covered in a heavy fabric so I could lay guns and scopes on it and not worry about scratching stuff. Went with adjustable shelves underneath and a rolling cabinet for cleaning, tumbling, tools, equipment, spare parts, etc... rolling cabinet is awesome. Made a die holder for most used dies on the wall, cork back to stick notes, and a metal strip to us magnets on to hold odds and ends. Did a quick release bracket on the Dillion and would do the same on my other press next round, not sure why I didn’t do it from day one. Closet I did a corner shelf unit hoping to use some of that space closer to the floor, glad I did it
Version 2.0 will be similar, honestly, probably won’t be much bigger. I do have some new ideas on storage and a little more versatility....but all and all... it has treated me well and have not yearned for a larger space.
Hope this helps!
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Converted a bedroom to the man room.
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I did a closet reloading setup as well. Takes up no room in the house, and i put in a fold out tile floor to help with powder incidents. It’s a over the counter too from Home Depot, mounted on 2x6’s lagonto the house studs. In practical terms; zero flex.
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The floor folds up. The locked door keeps the floor in place. It’s really just there to keep the grandkids out of it and keep the floor from falling out. They’re both still young. I may have to change it as time progresses.
I have moved 12 times in the past 12 years and a press stand has allowed me to stay in business as a reloaded. I use one of these press stands from Brownells with my single stage press. I have used it for about 15 years (10,000-20,000 rds loaded) now. No problems with it and it allows me to mount it ANYWHERE. On my kitchen table, on a dining room chair or stool, on the porch railing, hotel room night stand. You name it and I have had to do it.
SINCLAIR INTERNATIONAL SINCLAIR WOODEN PRESS STAND | Brownells
The Sinclair wooden reloading press stand is designed to hold 7/8 inch to fourteen reloading presses for field/range use or for home use when permanent mounting isn't an option. Great for load testing at the range. The stand is constructed of soli...
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closet reloading, I never thought of that. It is awesome! I have little kids and that would be perfect.
Your post in that thread is honestly my favorite. You have one hell of a setup.
Roughly a 7'x7' room
Sam's club bench screwed to studs on wall. (Ultra HD 72")
Plano shelving will probably get replaced but this is on the opposite wall
Sam's club bench screwed to studs on wall. (Ultra HD 72")
Plano shelving will probably get replaced but this is on the opposite wall
That’s my reloading room!
The “building perfect reloading room” thread was how that room came into being. I started in a barn attic and built every stick of it myself.
There is a ton in that thread if the photos have not all expired.
Cheers, Sirhr
PS. The 1919 now belongs to Buffalowinter and it’s on the jeep he built to carry it... his build thread in Vintage section.
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I just finished up building my new bench and moving things around to get me more room for reloading.
Ive been keeping my eye out for clear bins like yours. Where did you get yours and do you like them? They seem like a good size for brass.
They are the perfect size for brass! I got them at Family Dollar Store. I also saw some similar at Walmart.
This was my setup in my condo. It was very cramped but I made it work. If I did it all over I would do a quick mount from inline fabrication so I could change presses and have more space when loading
I then stretched out a bit in our new house
I then stretched out a bit in our new house
Starting over from scratch, sams club bench was under $200. Still waiting on a powder dispenser and some other odds and ends to ship. I want to add some shelves to the rear of the bench to store dies and components, open to suggestions on that.
I refuse to get a progressive press. Why would I want to speed reloading up in a room like this!
I don’t have an current pictures, but when we moved in we ended up building my room, it’s roughly 10x12. I built two benches, one L shaped, the other just a small basic bench.
I built cabinets for above the bench and put shelving on both sides (right side not pictured).
I mounted all my presses to inline fabrication mounts and have a station on the long side of the L and short side of the L, as well as one on my small bench. I almost always keep my 550 SP on the long side, and then my single stage or depriming press on the short side.
To the right of the L is my safe (out of view).
I mounted an inline plate holder up high above my small bench to keep my presses out of the way when not in use.
it’s not a ton of room, but it’s all I have at the moment.
I built cabinets for above the bench and put shelving on both sides (right side not pictured).
I mounted all my presses to inline fabrication mounts and have a station on the long side of the L and short side of the L, as well as one on my small bench. I almost always keep my 550 SP on the long side, and then my single stage or depriming press on the short side.
To the right of the L is my safe (out of view).
I mounted an inline plate holder up high above my small bench to keep my presses out of the way when not in use.
it’s not a ton of room, but it’s all I have at the moment.
