Setting Up Reloading Bench

Your reloading setup deserves better and a nicely laid out bench can improve.

Setting up reloading bench. A set of calipers is a definite must for any reloading bench in order to assure your cases and assembled cartridges are of proper length. The primers need to be kept free of dust and debris. Diy superior reloading bench 120 150 with hornady lnl press.

Some reloading bench premade plans. Elfster s rifles and reloading 48 353 views. Set up the powder throw or a trickler with powder funnel and the powder scale between the tumbler and the reloading press.

Since some of the items can be heavy especially in aggregate the shelving needs to be sturdy to withstand the weight. I like the rcbs electronic calipers as they are affordable yet give reliable measurements. How to set up a reloading bench select your bench.

It is sturdy and works well for the space i have. Mount the powder. Position the calipers and the two loading blocks directly behind the reloading press.

It is these we are looking at today because quite frankly benches over sawhorses are both boring and ugly. I took a piece of inch plywood and cut it into a 29 by 21 inch rectangle to form the work surface for the bench. My reloading bench is a repurposed computer desk.

A reloading bench can be as uninspiring as a piece of wood laid over two sawhorses or it can be a professionally built rugged piece of furniture that doesn t detract from the look of your gunroom or garage. I m thinking about removing an dillon press that is set up for 10 mm cartridge and let the square deal press handle the 10mm cartridge reloading from now. A piece of wood.

If the bench will be used for reloading the shallow shelves where boxes of cartridge casings powders and more should be set up in a way that box labels can be prominently displayed. The back of the notch sits flush with the underlying slat on the workmate. This tool is easy to zero and even easier to read which is a nice feature for older eyes.