Love this setup, I’m doing pretty much the identical one in my room. What lumber did you use for the frame/supports? 2x6?
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I have a non security just plain steel/ industrial building type door if you happen to be in Arizona.
It’s soft maple
What size and how are you insulating it
The pending reloading area. As soon as the painters get done, I'll get to work on it.
Lucky dog. You already have 4x the shelf area I’m squeezed into.
Nice can placement for the upcoming bench.
I'm going from a 48"x 26" bench with the annealer and trimmer on a 24" sq. table in the "living room" at the current residence to about
550 sq. ft. in the new place.
Sheetrock should be floated today and Ill get it painted before the weekend.
Before I start building my bench, I have a question about T Tracks. People who have them, do you like them? Would you do it again? I use the inline fab quick mount system, I do think that the tracks would make it a little easier and of course more modular.
Before I start building my bench, I have a question about T Tracks. People who have them, do you like them? Would you do it again? I use the inline fab quick mount system, I do think that the tracks would make it a little easier and of course more modular.
Not a professional at floating Sheetrock or texturing it by any means. But it’s done, should be painted tomorrow, then baseboards, and benches and shelves going in this weekend (hopefully). I should have masked off the floor, that crap got everywhere!
I don't have any 8 pounders of anything on hand. Can anyone give me dimensions of some 8 pound powder containers? I'm trying to design some shelves.
Accurate / Ramshot - 8lb - 5.5"x5.5" x 10.75" tall
Hodgedon/Winchester-8lb. - 7" x 4.5" x 10.5" tall
Hodgedon/Winchester-8lb. - 7" x 4.5" x 10.5" tall
I’ve been tinkering with the idea of getting back into reloading. I’m in desperate need of a hobby. Long story short, we have a special needs son who just turned 12. He has epilepsy caused by a mutated gene. Started at 4 months old. We are confined to our house and have been for 12 years.
The set ups you guys have are amazing. Those Dillon set ups are very intimidating. I sold off my RCBS single stage press and everything else when I sold my 338 Lapua 10+ years ago. I’d mainly be reloading 45 ACP, 9mm, and my hunting rifles. I’ll keep lurking this forum to further educate myself/get up to date on everything. I also need to start piecing together reloading components. I won’t piece together press stuff yet until I decide which one to go with. I don’t shoot near as much as you guys, so a multi stage I’d probably be okay with (skip on a progressive for now)
Sorry for the ramble, again, VERY nice setups you folks have.
The set ups you guys have are amazing. Those Dillon set ups are very intimidating. I sold off my RCBS single stage press and everything else when I sold my 338 Lapua 10+ years ago. I’d mainly be reloading 45 ACP, 9mm, and my hunting rifles. I’ll keep lurking this forum to further educate myself/get up to date on everything. I also need to start piecing together reloading components. I won’t piece together press stuff yet until I decide which one to go with. I don’t shoot near as much as you guys, so a multi stage I’d probably be okay with (skip on a progressive for now)
Sorry for the ramble, again, VERY nice setups you folks have.
Bro!!! You are a giant among us and talking about being intimidated by a press??? You are intimidating to me! I feel very sure you can do it and much more. I think a turret is the best press to start with, so you can leave dies set up. But don't be afraid to get a dillon 550. You can feed it when you're ready and crank out pistol ammo and do rifle on it but I really hate changing shell plates on it so I personally wouldn't switch back and forth. Unless it's a lot of rounds a turret will be great for rifle and dillon for pistol. A man that has done all that you have and do will have no trouble, and if you do, you have the best resource there is right here at the Hide. Go for it
Spent my entire life working with families with special needs children and adults. I understand.
Don’t be intimidated by Dillon 550’s. They look very intimidating but when you get it home, read the directions to set it up and go. it really is much simpler than it looks.
The biggest problem you will have is switching from large to small primers. So, depending on which you reload more, 9mm or 45 and hunting rounds, set up your first Dillion with that primer size and leave that part alone. Go with a single stage for the other. A good used single stage press will last you forever. Also, the biggest expense and the greatest ease/use of the 550 is to have separate tool head for each caliber. Really saves time.
Loading either 9mm and 45 ACP on a 550 is a real breeze compared to a single stage. Takes minutes rather than hours.
If you aren’t looking for automation and etc, you might consider the RCBS supreme. One of the best at seating concentrically in case you want to get back into rifle reloading. I do my 45 colt and 9 mm on mine with zero complaints.
Tis a fine hobby. I often refer to it as “knitting” for men, and I am not the least bit worried about production as I focus on accuracy and safety and just the basic process.
Hugs for you and your family. Your dedication is more than just commendable.Funny thing is, my wife got all the info to buy me a Dillon 650 when they made it almost a decade ago. I caught wind and told her not to spend the money on it, didn’t have the time. I kick myself for that. I’m a buy once, cry once type of guy. Maybe I should go with the 550 for my handgun and 5.56 loading and a RCBS for my hunting rounds.
Powder Valley is only 30 minutes from where I live.
What are some other reloading websites you all use? Also, who do people order their Dillon’s from?
You can save money buying one used on here. They come up regularly for sale. I traded for mine. You can also check our Double Alpha. They are pretty good.
https://www.doublealpha.biz/
Thanks. I’ll keep an eye on the classifieds. To reply or post on the classifieds, is there a wait/post count like on 1911 Addicts before I can reply or post?
Custom 1911’s are my addiction, but I love rifles just as much. Custom rifle build is definitely on the top of my list.. along with getting set up to reload.
Thanks for all the help
You can buy stuff without being a supporter. In order to create a post to sell something, you must be a supporter and pay the 20 bucks I think it is. I always do yearly so I am not sure but it's cheap either way. The other online training ect is also included for being a supporter, which is actually a lot more useful than it may seem. There's a rules thread at the top of the "Buy/Sell/Trade forum if there's any particulars you are wondering about. Glad to have you here.
Kansas man huh? Our son was stationed at McConnell for quite a few years, navigating KC135's. (that would be when he wasn't flying missions over Iraq or Afghanistan, or serving in country in Iraq.)
Kansas; Don't get me started on the Flint Hills. Especially that section north of El Dorado. That is some place, I could go on for hours. (for you other folks, you have to see it, no experience it, to have a frame of reference. Its special )
So, been to Powder Valley many times. Nice to be able to do business locally. Put in your oder on line, pop into the truck a few days later and pick it up.
As far as presses, get new 550 and if your loading table is standing height, get the strong mount and the bullet holder. Our son uses the roller handles, I use the ball, to each his own, I prefer the ball. Single stage, a good ole RCBS or Redding will work for the rest of your life. Used single stage presses are fine. However, if you get a Redding, get the Big Boss. The Boss is a fine machine but a touch to small for 30-06 length cartridges, where the Big Boss has plenty of room. I own the Boss and mainly purchased it for case forming in my IHMSA days, where everything we shot was either a wildcat or a standard round that was so rarely available, it was easier to make brass than to try to find brass. Now it gets used to load 6.5 Creedmoor, and 6GT as well as occasionally .243 for Brenda. For the .25-06 and .35 Whelen, it can work but my old (purchased used) Lyman Orange Crush press has plenty of room.
Finally, here is the caveat about buying used. I purchased a rather old Lyman press a few decades ago. it worked fine, until the top of the ram where the shell holder went bad. So, in the interim, I purchased the Redding. A bit later, I contacted Lyman, they had the parts I needed, and mailed them too me at a minimal cost for the parts or shipping. I installed them and use this press to this day. The Point, RCBS, Redding, Dillon, Lyman all cary parts for their older presses and if they cannot rebuild them for you, normally they have the parts in stock to get you going again.
Anyway, its late, have a good evening and I'll het the sack.
Liked Kansas, Nice People.
Flint Hills, that is what I dreamed about as a teen, struggling through school as a dyslexic, wanting nothing more than to work on a cattle ranch out west. Yes, I know, Developmental Disabilities and special needs.
I’m 20 minutes south of Kansas. Live in North Central Oklahoma. Very close to OK/KS border.
As far as rifles, 25-06 and 6mm Remington are my main hunting rifles. 6.5 CM or PRC will be my next rifle. My son is almost 15, 6.5 will be perfect. He’s fine with the 25-06 or 6mm Rem, but the 6.5 is a great caliber that I need.
Picking up orders from Powder Valley definitely makes it better. Thanks for all the advice!!
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