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<blockquote data-quote="Timnterra" data-source="post: 2174828" data-attributes="member: 55944"><p>I like the idea for load development. When the range is an hour drive or more it's a pain. A few years back I bought a toolbox to build one similar to the horse grooming box shown above. I couldn't find a solid way to mount my press and gave up on the idea. Thinking about it again there are several things I'd do different. </p><p>1. Use pre charged powder vials instead of weighing charges at the range. They sell powder vials for blackhorn 209 powder that would be perfect to charge at home with multiple charge weights. That way you don't have to fight the wind on your scale. This way you can have multiple sets of loads to try and the ones that don't shoot great don't have to be shot again and don't waste a bullet having to be pulled later. The loads that do shoot good you can immediately shoot again and confirm instead of going home to load and try again another day. </p><p>2. Do all brass sizing and priming at home. </p><p>3. Use the smallest lightest press possible because you are just seating bullets anyway. A small Arbor press or Lee hand press would be good for this.</p><p></p><p>I'd imagine a Chuck wagon style box would work well for this kind of operation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timnterra, post: 2174828, member: 55944"] I like the idea for load development. When the range is an hour drive or more it’s a pain. A few years back I bought a toolbox to build one similar to the horse grooming box shown above. I couldn’t find a solid way to mount my press and gave up on the idea. Thinking about it again there are several things I’d do different. 1. Use pre charged powder vials instead of weighing charges at the range. They sell powder vials for blackhorn 209 powder that would be perfect to charge at home with multiple charge weights. That way you don’t have to fight the wind on your scale. This way you can have multiple sets of loads to try and the ones that don’t shoot great don’t have to be shot again and don’t waste a bullet having to be pulled later. The loads that do shoot good you can immediately shoot again and confirm instead of going home to load and try again another day. 2. Do all brass sizing and priming at home. 3. Use the smallest lightest press possible because you are just seating bullets anyway. A small Arbor press or Lee hand press would be good for this. I’d imagine a Chuck wagon style box would work well for this kind of operation. [/QUOTE]
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