What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Waywardson174]

Wednesday 390 rounds of 5.56, Hornady v-max pushed by 24.3 IMR 4895.
Friday 550 rounds of 45 ACP 185 gr RN OVER 5.3 gr Win 231.

Now I need something to shoot.

[HoneyBadger]

I bought a Lee Classic Turret Press. Now I need to decide where to mount it on my bench. My bench is 8ft long with a wall on both ends. I don't want it in the middle, but it seems since I'm right handed, it should go on the right side somewhere.

[BuffCyclist]

HB, did you read my comment in the PWT?

I think I put mine about 1/3 from the far right of my bench (which is only 5-6ft long). Perfect location, I can still put stuff on the right side of it and it keeps the full left side open enough for powder, bullets, etc.

[cstone]

At some point you will move your press, so pick a place that works for you, mount it to a piece of plywood or another base and use some c clamps to hold it in place. Once you find the place that works best, you can make it more permanent. Eventually you will want a mount that brings your press up to a good working height.I just got an Ultramount from inlinefabrication.com for my Dillon 550B. They make a mount for the Lee turret - http://inlinefabrication.com/collections/lee/products/lee-classic-turret

Dan at inlinefabrication.com made the whole process painless. Send him an email and tell him what you want and he will send you an invoice. Shipping was fast and everything that was needed was included.

[Great-Kazoo]

At some point you will move your press, so pick a place that works for you, mount it to a piece of plywood or another base and use some c clamps to hold it in place. Once you find the place that works best, you can make it more permanent. Eventually you will want a mount that brings your press up to a good working height.I just got an Ultramount from inlinefabrication.com for my Dillon 550B. They make a mount for the Lee turret - http://inlinefabrication.com/collections/lee/products/lee-classic-turret

Dan at inlinefabrication.com made the whole process painless. Send him an email and tell him what you want and he will send you an invoice. Shipping was fast and everything that was needed was included.

See you went blue. The 550 is a nice unit

[cstone]

See you went blue. The 550 is a nice unit

I am definitely happy with the 550. Now I need more tool heads and caliber conversions

[HoneyBadger]

HB, did you read my comment in the PWT?

I think I put mine about 1/3 from the far right of my bench (which is only 5-6ft long). Perfect location, I can still put stuff on the right side of it and it keeps the full left side open enough for powder, bullets, etc.

Yeah, I think I'm going to have to settle for a temporary mount until I finish the room that its in and I can mount it more permanently in a spot that makes sense.

[BuffCyclist]

Yeah, I think I'm going to have to settle for a temporary mount until I finish the room that its in and I can mount it more permanently in a spot that makes sense.

I thought the clamps would be temporary too, but to be honest, it is really growing on me and I'll probably just leave it on clamps permanently.

[bogie]

Deprimed ~50 pc of 220 swift that my Dad had shot probably over the past 40 years. He gave me the rifle and all the brass he had ever shot through it. Pulled it out of the tumbler this morning. Most is pretty good but some is unfortunately corroded.

Also primed 50 pc of 300blk. Ordered me some W296 last week, which should be here later this week. Gonna work up a 110 grain vmax load and 125 grain SMK load with that blk brass.

Yeah, I think I'm going to have to settle for a temporary mount until I finish the room that its in and I can mount it more permanently in a spot that makes sense.

Take a look at cstone's post #773 in this thread. I also have an inline precision mount that I have been clamping to my bench. Posted a pic in 'that other thread'. The guy that makes those stands is a really good guy. He custom made a pattern for an press that a friend of mine uses at no charge.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

Deprimed ~50 pc of 220 swift that my Dad had shot probably over the past 40 years. He gave me the rifle and all the brass he had ever shot through it. Pulled it out of the tumbler this morning. Most is pretty good but some is unfortunately corroded.

Also primed 50 pc of 300blk. Ordered me some W296 last week, which should be here later this week. Gonna work up a 110 grain vmax load and 125 grain SMK load with that blk brass.




Take a look at cstone's post #773 in this thread. I also have an inline precision mount that I have been clamping to my bench. Posted a pic in 'that other thread'. The guy that makes those stands is a really good guy. He custom made a pattern for an press that a friend of mine uses at no charge.

Send me the corroded brass.... I'll wet tumble it. Might be able to save it.

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