Reloading bench plans

[krshunter]

A little while back maybe early spring or so one of the hunting or shooting magazines published an article on building a reloading bench and gave the plans in it. It included using a vise to hold various components. It was exactly what I was looking for only I seem to have misplaced the magazine. Can anyone help me on tracking this down? Thanks

[Martini25-308]

Here are a couple on the web that I have looked at. One of them is pretty elaborate for a corner of a room.

If you have a skill saw, a few 2x4s, and some plywood you can whip one out pretty quickly. Once you mount your press, you may have to trim the 2x4 frame so it makes a complete stroke. I had to with my rock chucker.

http://www.ray-vin.com/tech/corner-bench-plans.pdf

http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~sodapop/recguns.html

MB

[Schutzen]

The magazine you are looking for is Popular Mechanics or Mechanics Illistrated for April-May or June of 2005. it is a very good bench plan, but a little small for my taste. I am in the final stages of completing a new bench based on this design. It seems to be wooking well. I have looked for the magazine, but must have thrown it out. Try your public library. Good luck.

[Catfish]

My oppenion on reloading benches is that they should be as big and heavy as you can get by with. I have loaded on everything for a small table to my present bench. I built it myself. The 4 legs are made of 4x6" beams. It is framed in 2x4". The top is 2 sheets of 3/4" ply wood covered with macinoite. I have 3 shelves, 12", on top in back and one under. It does not move or even shake no matter how hard you have to pull on the press handle. If I ever move I`ll probibly leave it where it is as it weights over 100 lbs. empty. With a relaoding table you do what you have to do for space ect., but the bigger and heaver the better for reloading.

[krshunter]

Thanks guys. Found the plans I was looking for. Was in a 2005 issue of Outdoor Life.

[Schutzen]

When I built my bench I made some slight modifications. Some quick things you might or might not want to consider. 1st I doubled the length to 10 feet. 1/2 for Metalic and 1/2 for shotshell. 2nd I added a 48" tall hutch to the back. A full length shelf across the top, a 2 foot shelf unit on each end and a 6 foot pegboard in the center. On the bottom of the top shelf I installed a 48" fluorescent light and installed 2 duplex outlets in the pegboard. Right below the discharge chute of my shotshell reloader I drilled a 3" hole in the top with a wide mouth funnel attached to the top of the hole. Below the hole is a rack for a large Acrobin. The shells drop right in. I installed the 6" woodworkers vise on the metalic end, but I changed the jaw material to semi-hard rubber. So far my son and I have been very pleased with the design. Good luck with yours and don't be afraid to make changes to suit YOUR NEEDS.