What is your favorite part of your reloading room?

[Steel Mover]

Window at the end of the 16' long reloading bench, with a 4' wide shooting bench that looks out on to my 250 meter rifle range. Shoot, dry in the rain, cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

 

[Benchrest Braxton]

favorite part is all of it. designed my own little room in my basement from scratch and got to have everything custom built to my specs with zero compromises.

also have my own 300-500 yard range in the backyard

 

[6Creed73]

My favorite part of the reloading room is the whole thing. I took 1/2 of a bay in my 3-bay shop and made it my mancave. It's only 12' X 12' and tight but it is "my space" where I spend probably 75 to 80 % of my time awake. The fact that I can take about 10 steps and be in my still under construction 12' x 20' shooting room behind the shop makes it even handier. Very easy to work up loads while testing as well. I only have 100 yds. here at my hole in the woods to shoot but all in all it beats having to load up every time I want to go shoot and no range fees to contend with either. I feel blessed to have it no doubt.

I'd love to be able to shoot on my property. It would make load development so much more convenient. Here lately load development has become a chore that I just don't look forward to anymore. Packing everything up, driving to the range, waiting for a bay on busy days, etc. is a hassle. My next big purchase will be land.

 

[Homerange]

Dont tell Lee this!!

Yeah right.
How much notice have they taken about all the complaints of how they modified/improved collets < jack shit !
2nd fav thing about the bench, just 400yds to the range.....with 70, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500yd frames.

 

[hogpatrol]

XM radio and the animals, every one has a story. Two on the right killed with a smokeless muzzleloader, the warthog with a .17 Fireball and the one on the left with a 26 Nosler.

 

[6MMsteve]

Technics Rec and Bose 301's and Grunge music.... pc & music

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Mines a mess or I'd post pics. I intentionally did not put a ton of counterspace in it because it's just more to clean up. It's plenty for me with about 6 feet of counter, with cabinets above and below, shelving and a concrete bench to shoot off of. I have been thinking about putting down a waterproof lvp or similar floor in it. It's concrete that I epoxied. Plenty good enough but concrete is just ugly imo and harder on my legs etc.

 

[snert]

It is hard for me to say. I started at age 14 in the same reloading room I am in today. It is close to what I always wanted.

It is 18x7 with 82 inch ceiling in the basement of my parents (now my) home. It was once a kitchen as the house was built. My dad turned the sinck into a bench (the sink is still in it, under there, somewhere). At the other end is a canning jar cabinet my dad made when I was about twelve. It has been repurposed to hold powder, prmers and loaded ammo. It is as wide and tall as the room.

When I was a kid it had an RCBS Jr press, scale and two open hanging cabinets that held a pound of 4198, a pound of 4350, 222 and 30-06 dies.

Now it has steel lined walls, tile floor, stereo sound on Bluetooth, multiple outlets, Lots of can lights and cabinets, dehumidifyer, T7, Lee Pro 1000, Dillon 550 and the little RCBS Jr. as well as scads of accessories. Gun racks line two walls. A safe door keeps it all securely "home".

The only bad thing is my range is 4 miles away and only 100 yards. Very little hunting.

I always pictured that room a little bigger, a little sooner and overlooking about 1000 acres of people free range!

 

[Tesoro]

My first relaoding room was the nightstand in my bedroom when I was 15. RCBS jr kit in a box ! 35 rem Mariln, blackhawk flat top 357 and Rem bdl 280. Good days!

 

[Andy Work]

The view.
And the fact that I can test any changes in a matter of minutes.View attachment 1524646

It certainly has its benefits.

 

[Texas Solo]

I like the idea of loading at the range. But having to set it all up only to have to take it back down isn't worth it.
Therefore I have an idea....
I can build a loading room in the back of a van. Easy to do and it's always with me.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I like the idea of loading at the range. But having to set it all up only to have to take it back down isn't worth it.
Therefore I have an idea....
I can build a loading room in the back of a van. Easy to do and it's always with me.

Bill Forrester(HOF'er) use to travel to matches all over in a van, loading inside.

 

[Dgd6mm]

The 4 walls of solitude.

 

[Webster]

I lay awake at night and think of the multitude of options.
They are all in an Access database by lot number. A load entry form lets me choose by lot number on all components and create a record for a given batch of brass when I load them. The database in the mid 90's replaced a notebook that was started in the early 80's. Reloading isn't for everyone but it has been one of my favorite hobbies for many years.

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That's more bullets than I fired in my lifetime.

 

[Hoser]

All of it. I know that if goes boom I can load it in this room. If it roams the earth, I can load ammo to kill it.

 

[17cal Fan]

That's more bullets than I fired in my lifetime.

I just retired last summer and have my own range. Between that, feeding prairie dogs and coyotes these might last me the rest of my life. But I do like options.

 

[Andy Work]

Bill Forrester(HOF'er) use to travel to matches all over in a van, loading inside.

He used to shoot at the range my picture was taken.

 

[RCE1]

I like my cabinet full of primers. Also, I added C tracks to my loading bench for easy tool swaps. Borrowed the idea from Gavin.

 

[hogpatrol]

I like looking at all the boxes of loaded rounds I have on the shelves and in the ammo boxes on the floor. It’s like money in the bank. I’ll do a mental inventory of the components I have put up and all I can do is smile!
Then I look at my lonely 4 pounds of H4198 and cringe! I got caught on that one!

Better take out an insurance policy on that H4198.

 

[drop_point]

It has changed a lot since these photos, but I love the space I have. At one time I was using a literal closet.