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Reloading Press Stand question

I was looking at reloading press ads..you know just trying to keep up with whats happening new in the industry. What every one is gravitating towards..
I seen lots of ads for reloading press stands..
There metal stands and go between your bench, and press?
What are these for?..stability on a floppy reloading bench?
Or are they a quick disconnect so the wife doesn't see the new 700$ reloading press..
Can fellow reloaders shed some light on this subject for me?
Since I started reloading.(.long lime now) I've always mounted a pc of 3/8" plate steel between my press, and bench (bolting the plate to the bench, then the press to the plate, and bench)..easy, cheap, nice clean look, and totally rock solid..I can feel my press flex, not my bench
If that is indeed there purpose I believe the plate was 8$ from steel yard, new hardware from the depot 12$ ..
I made it once over 30 years ago and have used it on every press since.
It seems like every new press I purchase has a larger footprint, and has covered the holes from the previous press..ha!
Lee, rcbs, now I'm using Redding T7. Going on 10-12 years now and love it.
Maybe I got off topic..
Using a stand just seems like another mess of factors to consider
I could imagine a reloading press twisting or giving you banana shape brass if not mounted rock solid..im sure the runout would be minimal, but I bet its still measurable..thats no good..
So..why the stand?
Thank you
 
They are to use either standing or on a high stool. They have a much bigger footprint to stabilize bench to extension. You still have the press to extension connection so it can not increase total stability.

Frank
 
The quick detachable stands are more for people like me, that don't have a lot of room.
You can detach the press & move it out of the way to say work on your rifle in a gun vice or do other things.
Although i hadn't thought about stashing it out of sight of the Mrs... :rolleyes:
 
I can feel my press flex, not my bench
I would not like that at all
I also bolt my presses to a steel plate which is bolted to my bench which is two 3/4” plywood.
Nothing flexes. An A-4, 2 Summits and a Hood.
Hope I never meet the person that can make any of them flex.
 
I recently updated my loading bench with 4 stands. I have more presses than stands.

Reason being

1. I can quick change presses
2. Ergonomics better for standing
3. Perfect height for sitting on bar stool
 
I have a MEC on a stand made specifically for the press. I like it a lot. It seems very solid. I like the height. I use a stool to reload or I can stand with this. Im thinking of conv4erting everything to the Inline quick change press stands.
 
I have a disability with both legs so I do all my reloading from a seated position using an old computer chair and my bench height has been set to me at this seated position.
 
For me, it's about raising the press to a comfortable height first. It has the added benefit of being able to just clamp down so that I can easily move it or take it to the range. It's very solid and believe it or not, is made of wood. The design is well thought out and is why it was worth having. Loaded ten of thousands of rounds on it and she's still rock solid. I don't know of anything wrong with the various steel mounts out there either.

I'll try to find or take a pic.
 
I don't anchor the press to the bench. The bottom is extended - I just press down with my left hand when I'm running the handle. Totally portable, reloading bench, kitchen counter, shooting range etc. Oak - glued and screwed, no "dowels"
 

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I like to stand when I reload and the stand puts the press at a more comfortable position for that. I have two presses and have a separate stand for each. I use T-Track to hold them down and store the one I'm not using in a cabinet. I use the box to put the scale at eye level so I don't have to bend over to read it. I flip it 90 degrees and use it as a stand for a dovetail jig when I don't use it for reloading.

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For me it was 2 fold. I wanted a bit more compact means to store my presses while not in use. I also built my bench to load standing or sitting on a srool. While standing was pretty decent my stol put me just a bit to high. I have t track and made woode "plates" to bolt them down to the track but the bas plates took up a bit to much room for my liking. I recently installed a 4" mount and its at the perfect level. Ive deprimed apx 2500 223 on my t7 in the last 2 days and im very pleased with the height. The old plarws raised my press 1.5" the new ones is 4 so wasnt that big of a difference but made all the difference.
 

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