• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
LoadDevelopment.com

LoadDevelopment.com

Find the perfect load for your rifle and shoot accurately.

  • Equipment
  • Guides
  • Reload Like A Pro

Build Your Own Reloading Bench

June 4, 2020 by AJ Leave a Comment

If you are reading this, you have probably already felt the great, meditating benefits of loading your own ammunition, and fine tuning your load to achieve the greatest your rifle can offer. Load development, handloading and reloading of ammo is an art form, and one that can both excite and relax alike.

As with most intricate activities, reloading requires a dedicated space, some even call it their sacred space. Some create a whole dedicated room, others merely a corner of another room, and other just in a small cupboard. A well laid out reloaders bench, can even be compact enough to have an apartment reloading bench if you live in an apartment. No matter what your preference, one thing that you cannot reload without, is a bench, workbench, or work surface, as most of the equipment, including the reloading press and powder measure needs to be clamped or bolted down.

Here is the plan for a DIY basic reloading bench or reloading table, that can be built with minimal materials and skill, and works very well for the purpose. A good reloading bench height is around 36 inches (90 centimeters) high.

The reloading press stand plans has been drawn up in CAD, to ensure maximal use of materials, which ensures minimal wastage, and low costs.

Materials Needed:

  • 6 – 2×4 lumber
  • 1 – Sheet of MDF (Medium density fiberboard)

Dimension & Cut Plan:

reloading bench plan

Put Together:

reloading bench

Finished Product:

finished reloading bench

Buy a Reloading Bench

If you either prefer to buy something already made, or requiring fewer tools or less DIY work on your part, here are a few of our recommended best reloaders bench or handloaders bench options that require varying degrees of DIY and materials from you.

A good apartment reloading bench option, that just requires a few basic pieces of lumber, including some plywood and a few 2x4s.

A good apartment reloading bench option, that just requires a few basic pieces of lumber, including some plywood and a few 2x4s.

Check Latest Price

When you use the link above to shop for one of the products, we receive a small commission from the sale, at no extra cost to you. This helps us keep this site going, and does not affect the price you would pay usually in any way whatsoever.

Filed Under: Guides Tagged With: diy, equipment, reloading

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Popular Posts

6.5 GAP 4S RSAUM

6.5 GAP 4S a.k.a. 6.5 SAUM, what is it?

The GAP stands for GA Precision, who originally made the cartridge famous during owner of GA Precision, George Gardner’s use of the caliber during professional competition rifle shooting in 2012.

Build Your Own Reloading Bench

If you are reading this, you have probably already felt the great, meditating benefits of loading your own ammunition, and fine tuning your load to achieve the greatest your rifle can offer. Load development, handloading and reloading of ammo is an art form, and one that can both excite and relax alike. As with most […]

USA Rifle Team Shooter Charles Rowe Talks With LoadDevelopment.com

Charles Rowe With numerous precision shooting titles under his name, including the 2021 Andrus Memorial Trophy NRA Match in August, Charles Rowe is no stranger to precision and rifle shooting. We were lucky to be able to speak to Charles recently about his shooting, reloading and load development methods, beliefs and thoughts. We Talk with […]

bryan zolnikov precision shooter

Top Precision Rifle Shooter Bryan Zolnikov Talks With LoadDevelopment.com

We talk to multi-discipline professional precision rifle shooter, Bryan Zolnikov about his rifle, reloading equipment and load development methods.

6mm GT

6mm GT or 6GT, the New 6 on the Block.

The GT in 6mm GT, stands for George (as in George Gardner from GA Precision) and Tom (as in Tom Jacobs from Vapour Trail Bullets), the two guys who developed the cartridge, out of the need to have a 6mm cartridge that can use the forgiving propellants that the 6BR, 6BRX, 6BRA and 6mm Dasher use providing large nodes making load development easier for each new barrel, whilst still being able to feed from a magazine reliably like a 6mm Creedmoor.

6mm super lr

6mm SLR, the Ultimate 6?

With the explosive growth in precision rifle, long range and racegun shooting sports the past few years, the constant search for a better or ultimate bullet for these purposes has also intensified, with guys necking down, wildcatting or blowing out the shoulders of every single cartridge they can find. The focus being especially on 6.5mm […]

Footer

Disclaimer

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to amazon.com and affiliated sites.

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Terms Of Use
  • Copyright Policy
  • Affiliate Disclosure
  • Glossary
  • Downloads
  • Advertise with LoadDevelopment.com
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Copyright © 2023 · LoadDevelopment.com ·