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Not everyone can close their legs...Put it between your legs ;-)
Just saying..
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Not everyone can close their legs...Put it between your legs ;-)
yea, like a thigh-master...Put it between your legs ;-)
I've been searching, but can't find a "Magnum Products Co." associated with reloading, so you may have to make your own, but with some good hardwood like Maple or Oak it shouldn't be that difficult.you could always buy or build one of these, and make all your reloading portable.
I found this pics in I-Fish's "for sale" section today:
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I always wanted to put a set up in a 5x8 covered trailer and just haul it to the range. I'm not sure what Mrs ageingsutdent would think of that so I've kept it to myself.
Not something you can fit inside an ammo canyou could always buy or build one of these, and make all your reloading portable.
I found this pics in I-Fish's "for sale" section today:
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No it won't, and it's not going to be light either.Not something you can fit inside an ammo can
There are other hand operated "presses", mostly old/no longer made and expensive when you find one used.
Here's a modern version of an old design, built and sold as a custom:
Introducing the Buchanan Precision Machine Hand Press
They are out there, but you'll pay for one, and don't expect to find anything that is comparable in price to a Lee or Lyman.
Lots of benchrest guys reload at the range. Find a small press like the RCBS Partner press if you want to FL size while in the field. It can be clamped to a pickup bed or attached to a bench. If you can get away with neck sizing you can use an Arbor press with Wilson dies. Using a scale can be next to impossible though due to the slightest wind, so a good powder throw is what a lot of people use.
Seriously, using two hands from each side, flat palms would be easier than pushing on the Lee loaded with one hand, or two with their setup.
I always wanted to put a set up in a 5x8 covered trailer and just haul it to the range. I'm not sure what Mrs ageingsutdent would think of that so I've kept it to myself.
I am a "prepper", and I think part of that prepping would be a lightweight compact hand press I can throw in a "fat 50" ammo can (or something similar) with some components, that I could use to reload no matter where I am - even if it is sitting on the ground by a campfire.
That is what I was aiming for.
I know - it is probably more efficient and less weight to just have loaded ammo vs. the components and a press, but that was what I was and still am thinking.
Just imagine spending all day running for your life from 2-legged predators, and then having to reload the same 5 cases you started with and hoping you can finish before the night-time predators find you!
Don't get me wrong, there's a POU there, it's just not really fully thought through.
I'm kinda interested now to go weigh all my tools and figure out how many more magazines you could carry instead of reloading gear.
Mags can be reused, and I think I mentioned that carrying more ammo would probably be a better idea with regards to weight - ammo weighing only slightly more than the components minus brass, not to mention the press and dies.
But I got to thinking about this, and it stuck in my head. I am not hurting for funds, so I don't think it would be harmful to have some suspenders to backup my belt - just in case.
I am a "prepper", and I think part of that prepping would be a lightweight compact hand press I can throw in a "fat 50" ammo can (or something similar) with some components, that I could use to reload no matter where I am - even if it is sitting on the ground by a campfire.
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