Setting Up Reloading Bench

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.

Setting up reloading bench. Position the calipers and the two loading blocks directly behind the reloading press. I have my rcbs single stage press mounted on the far right side of my reloading bench. Diy superior reloading bench 120 150 with hornady lnl press.

The primers need to be kept free of dust and debris. My reloading bench is a repurposed computer desk. 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.

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. Some reloading bench premade plans. I then cut a notch out of one corner and mounted the reloading press in the recess.

It is sturdy and works well for the space i have. How to set up a reloading bench select your bench. A piece of wood.

The back of the notch sits flush with the underlying slat on the workmate. 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. Place the priming tray and the priming unit to the left of the reloading press.

This tool is easy to zero and even easier to read which is a nice feature for older eyes. Mount the powder. Since some of the items can be heavy especially in aggregate the shelving needs to be sturdy to withstand the weight.

Your reloading setup deserves better and a nicely laid out bench can improve. I like the rcbs electronic calipers as they are affordable yet give reliable measurements. Set up the powder throw or a trickler with powder funnel and the powder scale between the tumbler and the reloading press.