Portable Reloading Press

[JEBar]

interesting concept .... if I planned to move it around, I could see one of this type would really work well

[JEBar]

in my search for a container of some type to pack our portable loading equipment, I came across an old back pack/dolly/bag that has been in the camper for a while .... the hitch and board are stored in an area in our truck .... the electronic powder measure will be stored securely in our camper .... I believe that most of the rest of the equipment and supplies we will need to transport will go into the bag .... I'm unsure about where we will pack the gunpowder .... possibly in the bag with the press, possibly in a closet in the camper .... I tend to believe that our search will be ongoing and this bag should serve the purpose until something better comes along

[RanchRoper]

Just don't pull it through airport security....might have some 'splainin' to do.

[JEBar]

probably shouldn't even drive through the parking lot .. ..

[JEBar]

I did order an Automatic Primer Feed (mentioned above) for our press .... after it arrived, I disassembling our portable loading station and installed it .... simple enough, to be sure but there was a problem .... the wire spring that holds the primers in the tube is the key to the whole operation .... it is held by a single, small screw on the front of what they call the Primer Feeder Body and can be seen in the picture below .... in looking at the small spring it was easy to see that it was binding .... it was clear that when the screw was tightened, pressure and friction torqued the spring wire and bent it .... it took a while to delicately adjust that spring to get it working .... but I don't have much confidence that the fix is permanent .... now that I'm anticipating loading 50 300 WBY rounds within the next few days, I decided to call Hornady and talk with them about the spring .... as has been the case every time I've had to call them for assistance, the fellow I spoke with was great to work with .... after telling him about the spring, he immediately said he'd send a replacement right out ....

[JEBar]

for our portable press to be able to load shells for all of our center fire calibers we had to order 6 Hornady Shell Holders .... 5 arrived quickly, 1 (designed for loading 30-30 Winchester) was back ordered .... well, it arrived today .... the only thing we are waiting on is a hitch stabilizer that should be here in a couple of weeks .... once it gets here, we do plan to setup the press and start turning out some ammo

[JEBar]

the only thing we are waiting on is a hitch stabilizer that should be here in a couple of weeks .... once it gets here, we do plan to setup the press and start turning out some ammo

yesterday I received notice that 1 of the 2 hitch stabilizers (both not scheduled to arrive until next month) will be here on Tuesday of next week .. .. well, just received a revised, revision in which they now say both, in addition to two other orders, will arrive on Sunday .. .. kind of makes me wonder why the dam has broken so suddenly ...

[Grunt67]

the only thing we are waiting on is a hitch stabilizer that should be here in a couple of weeks .... once it gets here, we do plan to setup the press and start turning out some ammo

yesterday I received notice that 1 of the 2 hitch stabilizers (both not scheduled to arrive until next month) will be here on Tuesday of next week .. .. well, just received a revised, revision in which they now say both, in addition to two other orders, will arrive on Sunday .. .. kind of makes me wonder why the dam has broken so suddenly ...

Shipping is not an exact science, .

[JEBar]

while shipping has never been an exact science for the USPS, FedEx and UPS pretty much had it down pat .... hopefully as things return to normal, that will be the case again

[JEBar]

yesterday I received notice that 1 of the 2 hitch stabilizers (both not scheduled to arrive until next month) will be here on Tuesday of next week .. .. well, just received a revised, revision in which they now say both, in addition to two other orders, will arrive on Sunday

happy to report that I just checked .... the hitch stabilizers are the last remaining parts needed for our portable reloading station .... they were ordered back on March 31st and are still scheduled to be delivered tomorrow .... tomorrow's forecast is calling for a high of 75 with a 20% chance of rain .... my hope is the clamps will be delivered early so that I will be able to setup the station and begin working out a routine to follow .... my hope is to pull some 44 mag bullets and then begin resizing and loading 50 rounds of 300 WBY .... history has taught me that resizing the 300's requires more force than any of the other shells we load .... if our portable station can handle loading them, there is no doubt its design and construction is good to go