madmo44mag
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When I 1st started reloading was back when powder was $5.00 a lb
My 1st loading bench was a 3x5x3/4 inch plywood nailed to the wall with a couple of legs; a peg board nailed to the wall with a shelf over the peg board.
A few coffee cans of brass and a tray all my primes would fit into and a few boxes of bullets. A small little tumbler and a Lee Pro 100 progressive press.
You couldn’t reload and tumble brass at the same time - not enough room.
Man I was set, I only shot 44mag and 357mag back then.
As time went by the little bench started to show it’s age and wear and got rebuilt several times over the years. Every time a little bigger.
Today my reloading bench and supplies plus loaded ammo take up one whole wall of my garage plus part of the front wall.
The bench is now 6x3x1 with cabinets the entire length of the bench.
A second bench 2 3/4x3x3/4 for the tumbler with shelves for media and brass sorting bowels and a tumbler for getting media out of brass. (made from a 5 gallon bucket with a 2 1/2 tuning bucket inside)
1ea 4x3 - 5 tier shelf for powder.
1ea 4x3 5 tier shelf for clean brass.
3 - 4 drawer filling cabinets for dirty brass storage.
A 3 wide 6 high stack of 50 cal ammo cans.
A 3x2 6 tier old book cabinet for loaded ammo in 50 round boxes.
A 3x4 4 tier shelf for case trimmers, large scales, misc gun parts and odd & in storage.
Man I am set.
I’m not adding any more calibers to my now long list.
Yeah - right!!!
Now how has your loading bench grown?
My 1st loading bench was a 3x5x3/4 inch plywood nailed to the wall with a couple of legs; a peg board nailed to the wall with a shelf over the peg board.
A few coffee cans of brass and a tray all my primes would fit into and a few boxes of bullets. A small little tumbler and a Lee Pro 100 progressive press.
You couldn’t reload and tumble brass at the same time - not enough room.
Man I was set, I only shot 44mag and 357mag back then.
As time went by the little bench started to show it’s age and wear and got rebuilt several times over the years. Every time a little bigger.
Today my reloading bench and supplies plus loaded ammo take up one whole wall of my garage plus part of the front wall.
The bench is now 6x3x1 with cabinets the entire length of the bench.
A second bench 2 3/4x3x3/4 for the tumbler with shelves for media and brass sorting bowels and a tumbler for getting media out of brass. (made from a 5 gallon bucket with a 2 1/2 tuning bucket inside)
1ea 4x3 - 5 tier shelf for powder.
1ea 4x3 5 tier shelf for clean brass.
3 - 4 drawer filling cabinets for dirty brass storage.
A 3 wide 6 high stack of 50 cal ammo cans.
A 3x2 6 tier old book cabinet for loaded ammo in 50 round boxes.
A 3x4 4 tier shelf for case trimmers, large scales, misc gun parts and odd & in storage.
Man I am set.
I’m not adding any more calibers to my now long list.
Yeah - right!!!
Now how has your loading bench grown?