Reloading Room Ideas

[John Weigel]

Maybe I got carried away. But there's no problems swinging a cat of any size in my place of worship.

 

[big5ifty]

Anyways , my point is to go slow . Don’t try to make the whole thing at once because it’s unlikely you will build what you ultimately will need later . unless you’ve been reloading for a long time and already have a reloading room that works well and you plan to make something similar only better .

I'm on Mark VI of my reloading area over a 25 year period, and I'm at the point now where it is optimal for what I do.

My advice is to avoid permanent fixtures to wall and floor initially. You will make changes to whatever you put in place now, and it may take time to optimise.

 

[Benchrest Braxton]

I went with 8 foot gladiator tables cnc flush mounted for the inline fabrication qc plates with custom nuts. installed tons of outlets. cabinets are husky as well as a 72” husky toolbox.

 

[SteveOak]

@Mark W

What is the surface of your bench?

 

[John Weigel]

Maybe I got carried away. But there's no problems swinging a cat of any size in my place of worship.

And enough room for a corner full of workout gear and toilet. And an apprentice.

 

[Mark W]

@Mark W

What is the surface of your bench?

The surface is 3/4” Birch Plywood with minwax stain and a wipe on polyurethane screwed down to a frame made of 2”x 12”s.

 

[jcm24m]

I built an 10x12 room under my loft in my shop. It serves my needs fairly well but you can never have to much room so make it as big as possible. I opted to build a wood frame to support my bench top. Its all just 2x4s sanded and painted. I ripped birch plywood for the shelves and stained it. I used a layer of 3/4" plplyood topped with a 3/4" premade laminate counter top for the top. Routed in a couple t-tracks and so far im pretty pleased.

The best part of your reloading room is the dead bolt lock on your door ! LOVE IT !

 

[sksshooter]

The best part of your reloading room is the dead bolt lock on your door ! LOVE IT !

it's out in my shop. have a fairly large shop and awning off the front. when we have large bbq's and crawfish boils everyone hangs out under there. with all the kids etc. i don't want them getting in there and getting ahold of anything so it stays locked. the deadbolt was kind of by default as the door is a residential exterior door so was already cut for one.

 

[J. Gunz]

Well it’s full of girls scout cookies right now but this is my reloading room.I’ll be knocking the closet wall out soon and building additional storage. There is just too much wasted space having a closet in a guest room. The Murphy bed helps save in space as well.

 

[drop_point]

I went with 8 foot gladiator tables cnc flush mounted for the inline fabrication qc plates with custom nuts. installed tons of outlets. cabinets are husky as well as a 72” husky toolbox.

Wow! I really like this.

 

[CSLR grandpa]

Tylerw02 a lot of nice loading rooms and ideas, one problem I have is a bench that is too Low. My bench is 43-1/2" high I can stand or sit with a high bar stool I prefer to stand and move. No need for raising presses.
Nothing wrong with a lower section as needed. CSL grandpa

 

[SteveOak]

The surface is 3/4” Birch Plywood with minwax stain and a wipe on polyurethane screwed down to a frame made of 2”x 12”s.

Thank you for getting back to me.

You find the plywood to be hard enough to resist indentations?

Very nice setup!

 

[D Coots]

Motorcycle lift to load on and home for bullet press. Adjustable height is very handy.

Eight steps to shooting bench.

 

[Mark W]

Thank you for getting back to me.

You find the plywood to be hard enough to resist indentations?

Very nice setup!

Honestly, it is a little soft, but it works fine for normal reloading. I always put down an old towel as a cushion when working on a gun. It also helps me to not lose small parts as bad.

 

[nakneker]

I’ve had three reloading rooms over the years. Pretty basic in my twenties, second home was a bit bigger and made more sense, this is the latest. One reoccurring problem is not planning on enough space. This is the man cave but now I have all my Dillon stuff set up in the garage, wife tolerates it but I wish I had planned on more space. My only advice is try and make it bigger than you expect, you never know how far this hobby will take you. I have a solid core door with a combo lock and dead bolts but I’m gonna install a vault door before summer. It’s easy to switch between presses with the inline fab mount, that was a good upgrade. Good lightning makes a huge difference imo. Excuse the mess, had a lot of projects out yesterday, hope to finish most of them today and get it back together.

Cabinets and table are a bit taller than normal, I’m 6’4” and prefer standing most the time anyways.

 

[lawman29]

I disagree with the objective of a combination trophy room - reloading room - study; "trophy room - study" yes, but not reloading. I would encourage you to think about an oversized garage front to back, with the back walled off for a "gun room". A gun room, includes reloading, storage, cleaning & maintenance and repair etc. You are not going to have cleaning and repair in your "study - trophy room" so you'll need another place for it so why not all inclusive to start???

I have the aforementioned setup. Everything in one place, concrete floor with rubber mats placed appropriately, two benches (one for reloading and one for cleaning, maintenance, repair etc.). No issues in garage with smell, spills etc. The most important things to think about right now are not cabinets etc, but wiring, lights and plumbing (shop sink and small countertop - wish I had one...).

 

[joshb]

I put a custom desk I built in the office room. A closet is 5 steps away for overflow. I made the drawer heights specifically for die boxes, powder bottles, etc. All extra overflow stuff is in a temp controlled room in the garage/shop.

 

[nakneker]

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Classy

 

[Metal God]

I'm on Mark VI of my reloading area over a 25 year period, and I'm at the point now where it is optimal for what I do.

My advice is to avoid permanent fixtures to wall and floor initially. You will make changes to whatever you put in place now, and it may take time to optimise.

Exactly my point , don’t lean to far in front of your skies .

 

[joshb]

Classy

That was “new”. I’ve cluttered it up a bit since then.