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Re: Portable Reloading Press

Post by JEBar » Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:28 pm

I remember reading about it in your reloading thread and spent a good bit of time considering one for our use .... the bottom line is, its a well designed, well made stand .... it simply isn't a good mix for what we need .... the next thing I have to work out is a bag of some sort to keep all of the paraphernalia needed to run the press
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Re: Portable Reloading Press

Post by RanchRoper » Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:37 pm

Sometimes you can't beat a good tackle box for carrying stuff around.
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Re: Portable Reloading Press

Post by JEBar » Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:26 pm

understood on a good tackle box and once I figure out just how much stuff I need to pack, I plan to look at what's available .... I also plan to take a look at soft side tool boxes from Home Depot / Lowe's
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Post by RanchRoper » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:03 am

For sure they will have a good selection.
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Re: Portable Reloading Press

Post by leverjc » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:54 am

I use a Lee hand press a lot. I have a progressive but when I am developing loads I used my Lee hand press. I do not think I would want to load anything bigger than 30-30 with it. The Lee hand press has severed me well for over 15 years and thousands of rounds. It also has the option to set up your dies and just snap them in and out.
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Re: Portable Reloading Press

Post by JEBar » Fri Apr 03, 2020 12:26 pm

per Hannibal, "I love it when a plan comes together !" .... as can be seen, it can accommodate both the press and RCBS Chargemaster ===> https://www.amazon.com/RCBS-98923-Charg ... 157&sr=8-3 .... time will tell if I keep it on the stand or on a TV tray beside where we are setup .... only remaining issue is there is plenty of wobble from the loose fit of the hitch in the receiver .... my hope is the Hitch Tightener ===> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B9 ... UTF8&psc=1 we have on order will take care of the wobble .... if not, I'll go with a heavier duty one
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Re: Portable Reloading Press

Post by JEBar » Sat Apr 04, 2020 4:07 pm

first loads with our portable setup .... fitting the 300 WBY RCBS dies to Hornady's Lock-n-Load wasn't difficult but did take a bit of time .... 300 WBY brass is tough and requires a good bit of effort to resize .... I used some wooden wedges to take up the space between the hitch and the receiver's walls .... doing so helped but didn't fully stabilize stand .... as mentioned above, the Hitch Tightener is clearly a necessity .... all that being said, resizing the brass with the Hornady press was pretty much the same as doing so with our Rock Cruncher .... primer seating with the Hornady is different and took a bit of getting used to .... the spent primer catcher of the Classic works better than the one on our RCBS .... that's neither good nor bad, just the way it is .... when it comes to seating the bullet, no difference between the presses .... I decided to put together 10 rounds .... the 5 with the red primer were loaded with 84.5 grains of IMR7828 that was saved when I pulled the bullets to get rid of the nickle coated brass .... the other 5 are loaded with the same amount of new 7828 .... all bullets are Nosler 30 cal 180 gr Ballistic Tips that were first loaded in the nickle brass .... a ring where the bullet puller grabbed onto them can be seen .... my plan is to run these ten through our Chrony to see if the older powder has lost any of its Zip .... if it hasn't, I'll simply mix it in with the new powder .... I also want to make sure they cycle smoothly through our rifle .... once the testing is over, I plan to load 25 to 50 to have on hand
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Re: Portable Reloading Press

Post by JEBar » Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:08 pm

the only optional piece of equipment that I plan to buy for our Hornady Classic Press arrived today ... it is a Hornady Auto Primer Feed ===> https://www.amazon.com/Hornady-070905-A ... 157&sr=8-2 ... saying that they price it high for what it is seems like a pretty strong understatement .... Cabala's charges $3 more and doesn't include shipping to our home .... OH well, that's the way it goes .... Cabala's still has one of our shell holders on back order, that being one made to handle 30-30 .... the next thing on tap is to find some sort of bag in which to pack and store everything while we are on the road
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Re: Portable Reloading Press

Post by JEBar » Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:39 pm

RanchRoper wrote:
Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:37 pm
Sometimes you can't beat a good tackle box for carrying stuff around.

I'll be the first to admit I'm prone to over think (AKA over complicate) many things that come up ..... I believe that's what I'm doing in trying to figure out how best to pack our portable reloading equipment .... the reality is all I really need is a container that I can put into the camper's storage are and get it back out as needed .... I already have a good number of things packed away that fall into that category .... most are in plastic storage bins .... in thinking about it, I don't see why one wouldn't work for the reloading equipment as well
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Re: Portable Reloading Press

Post by RanchRoper » Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:52 pm

This is kinda cool...job box....nice deep storage pockets, unlike a tackle box. Some reviews say not that sturdy, maybe a heavier duty one available too.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-16-i ... /205533355
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