None of mine until some severe work gets done in our basement freeing up some space.

But in the meantime - let's see your setup. There are often some pretty clever ideas for use of space out there.

After tumbling is done I'll be setting up to decap and resize and I'll snap some pics then.

TJ - Funny thing is ...

... I was thinking of your setup when I mentioned folks being creative with their use of space.

Ok here's my setup. You've seen it before, its on the back of a utility trailer

Now that I think about it I could just haul the whole shabang right to the range and test new loads as I make em - just like Tj





This post has been edited by bayouboy: March 30th 2007 6:20 PM

Here's mine... pretty simple setup so far. My tumbling setup is out in the garage. I like to keep this simple so as not to be distracted or lose anything. Just what I need to load whatever I'm loading.

Small, simple and portable. Of course not everthing is mounted in the picture.

Damn nova. Now I really can't let you guys see where I've been reloading! That's great!

Where did you get that bench top? I'm looking for a deal on a somewhat larger one. Like 6'-7' long.

bayouboy - how do you like the case prep center?


ETA: MR really shows just how little space you can get by in. I'm in about the same area right now with my Dillon. Only there's mountains of crap constraining the space, not the size of the bench. Gotta get that dealt with.

This post has been edited by Janitor: March 30th 2007 10:58 PM

It's in a spare bedroom, unfortunately I don't have a garage or completely enclosed work area outside. Wind blowing and trying to measure powder don't work. Hopefully I'll be able to build a nice full size bench after a while.

It definitely speeds things up considerably. Plus its a good excersize in coordinating both hands at the same time. When I started i did one case at a time moving from primer pocket cleaner to chamfer to deburr withone hand. Now I do all the primer pockets first then use both hands at the same time to chamfer and deburr together making two piles of cases. Then switch piles and repeat. It was real tricky till I got used to it.

This post has been edited by bayouboy: March 30th 2007 11:38 PM

Case prep center? Oh is that what the green box on the left side is? Hmmm, I'll have to look into that. Sounds like a cool idea.

Hehe, well I didn't think that thing would be that impressive. Its one part of a 3-part butcher block set we bought many moons ago. Our dining room table is the biggest of the other parts and its 4.5'x9' and the top weighs about 150lbs! Its 1 1/4" thick, but fortunately the legs unbolt for "easy" moving.

I don't know where you could get something like it, we bought it 15 years ago from this butch block specialty shop in Cambridge, MA.

To tell you the truth I was a little reluctant to drill holes in it for mounting the press. But I wasn't using the table for anything else so, what the hell, right?

Yup- its the green box. All 5 gismos rotate at the same time and you can just screw it what ever you want. In the pic I have the primer pocket cleaner wihich is a small stainless steel wire brush, the deburring tool, the chamfer tool and two nylon brushes. The brushes are handy for applying case lube on the inside of the neck and cleaning the inside of the neck. Other attachments can also be purchased like a military crip remover for the primer pocket. It was less than $100 and I think its worth every penny. Before this I was using the Lee Zip Trim which worked fine but took about 4 times as long to get the job done.

Mission control


Right now my shop is set up for assembly but as soon as work slacks up I’ll do some more reloading.

Nice set up Scotto. I'm hoping to take over this extra bedroom. Hell it's a 3 bedroom house with 2 people in it who sleep in the same bed.

Here's the new reloading digs, couldn't take the heat out in the garage anymore so I move the operation into a spare bedroom I use as an office/computer room. I'll still do the tumbling in the garage and keep everything stored there except all the dies. It's soooo much nicer reloading with climate control



This post has been edited by bayouboy: June 21st 2007 11:37 PM

The corner of my gun room. Made from 2x4s and 3/4" MDF 4x8 sheet, now two 2x8 sheets. Even with all that space, I still can't keep it clean and organized, and don't have enough room for my bullets and brass. I still need to build a powder cabinet too.

Nice Black Snowman -

Flat surfaces fill up. It's an unfortunate fact of life.

my hopes of reloading equipment are on a semi-permanent hold.

Its not much, but its all mine:







Shares my office with my computers, safes, hunting clothes closet, FFL paperwork, etc.

This post has been edited by Fat_46: August 24th 2007 12:40 AM