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Old 10-14-2012, 12:50 PM
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so Ive been away working and stay either in hotels or my 5th wheel trailer,
i like to go to the local ranges a lot on rain out days, i set a portable reloading kit that i can reload my ammo either in my 5th wheel or hotel room , i use a black and decker workmate for a bench for my press , was just curious if any one else has a better idea of what i could use for my press
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Old 10-14-2012, 12:57 PM
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i have mine mounted on a 1 foot long piece of 2x8 and i clamp it to a table with 2 clamps
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Old 10-14-2012, 01:16 PM
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i have mine mounted on a 1 foot long piece of 2x8 and i clamp it to a table with 2 clamps
X2-- But I use 3/4" Plywood and mini bar quick clamps.Workmates make solid shooting tables with plywood attached.
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Old 10-14-2012, 11:19 PM
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Sounds like my reloading bench I had in our apartment, I found a laminated stair stringer for a base, worker great and folded up nice in the storage room when not in use.
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Old 10-15-2012, 06:10 AM
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Have a look at the hand presses. If you only neck size they work just great, no base required. Great for mobile set ups.
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Old 10-15-2012, 10:30 AM
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I have one of these Lee hand presses that I have never used, for $35 it is all yours. FS
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Old 10-23-2012, 06:07 PM
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Have a lee hand press and use it lots. Great little tool for mobility. And you can full size also....think of it as a bit of a work out ...but really it's not difficult as long as the case are properly lubed
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Old 10-23-2012, 07:50 PM
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Lee has a portable press stand...I haven't used it but it looks like it would do the job nicely. Look it up on their website.
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Old 10-23-2012, 09:36 PM
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I've used a B&D workmate and standard presses, the lee Tong press and various Lee hand loderss , Wilson hand dies, and of course, my manula loading tools for black powder cartridges.
They all work very well, it's all about how much stuff you want to pack.
The thing about the lee hand dies and the wilsons is that they neck size only, so eventually you will have to full length size and check the trim.
With a Lee Tong tool you can full length size with no issues, and with the RCBS trim die you can keep them to TTL with no issues.
My shotgun hand loading all foes inot a Flambeau dry box, but I have also used a 5 gallon drywall mud pail .
Kike I said, it all depends on how much stuff you wqant to drag along with you - I've been know to bring a couple pof 600 JR's and components with me to play with in the evenings!!
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