Anyone take their press to the range?

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My "quickchange" mounts are a bunch 1ft sections of 2x12 with a standard pattern of bolt holes. they all fit the 4 tnuts in my bench and each press gets one. I can c-clamp it to a shelf for storage or table at the range if I want.
 
I never have, but I got my single stage from a buddy & it was mounted to a chunk o' 2x4. To use it, I simply clamped it in the end vise on my woodworking bench. It was a long time ago, but I think I C-clamped it to a cheesier worktable I had before the woodworking bench.

It seems like it should be relatively easy to mount it to a doubled-up piece of 3/4" ply & bring a couple C-clamps or Jorgenson clamps to hold it down. If you double up the ply, it would flex less, and you could bore some wider holes in the bottom piece to accommodate nuts, washers, and the tail end of the mounting bolts so they wouldn't interfere with it laying flat to the bench.
 
A lot of the bench resters do. I did at one time but was a pain, plus I like loading in a conditioned environment. If its only seating depth, load up 20 or so rounds long and just take a press and seating die to adjust your seating depth.
 
Dale Gribble said:
I don’t know if they still manufacture it or not, but Lee used to produce a hand press.
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They still do. Not a bad press. If I were going to do this, I would have a bunch of brass all prepped, with powder, and have the bullet seated long. Just use the press to push the bullet to the final position.
 
REELDOC said:
A lot of the bench resters do. I did at one time but was a pain, plus I like loading in a conditioned environment. If its only seating depth, load up 20 or so rounds long and just take a press and seating die to adjust your seating depth.
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That’s my plan just wondering about the press mount. I don’t plan on doing anything but seating depth at the range.


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Buchanan Precision Machine.

Have one, great press.
 
That Buchanan is nice, if you're going to do that a lot at the range.

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I have seen the press mounted to the Ultramount, with the Ultramount bolted to a 3/4 piece of plywood using carriage bolts. Taking C-clamps and clamping the plywood down to a table at the range. Certainly within the realm of possibilities, and a good idea if like me and live 20 mins or further away from the range.
 
RCBS Partner press and a couple C-clamps which reminds me I need a couple of 6" C-clamps. I did what the OP is talking about just the other day. Used to be you could buy a Partner for $50 new. I think they are about $100 new now. Not dismounting and remounting my Rock Chucker to take to the range.
 
Dale Gribble said:
I don’t know if they still manufacture it or not, but Lee used to produce a hand press.
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That what I use, and I still use it for almost all the random 9/40/45 pistol stuff I load. It's nice to be able to do the brass prep and such in front of the TV and then do the dangerous parts later on a regular press when I'm paying attention.
 
Jayne said:
That what I use, and I still use it for almost all the random 9/40/45 pistol stuff I load. It's nice to be able to do the brass prep and such in front of the TV and then do the dangerous parts later on a regular press when I'm paying attention.
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Are you depriming there too? Isn't that messy? I used prime with a hand primer like that, watching TV.
 
georgel said:
Are you depriming there too? Isn't that messy? I used prime with a hand primer like that, watching TV.
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Yes, and no. The hand press (or at least mine does, it's from the early 90s so maybe the design has changed?) holds the spent primers inside it and you flip it over to empty them out after removing the shell holder. It doesn't kick the empty primers out the side of the ram like a bench mounted press would.
 
BBD280 said:
I don't use it at the range, but this is my setup.

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I think this looks like the perfect range kit. Maybe add a lip or something in the back half of the box or even the front for storage and transport of supplies. Add a mount for a powder measure..
 
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