Reloading in campground/ BLM

[victor1echo]

So I was wondering if it was legal to set a single press and reload at a campground?

[Germz]

just as illegal as rolling your own cigarette in public..which is not illegal.

[jericho89]

I would think as long as it is not illegal to shoot in that area then it would not be illegal to reload. If shooting were prohibited then you could get harassed if you were reloading...

[alfred1222]

How would they even know you're reloading?? We used to bring one of those fold up benches that HD sells, stick a MEC9000 on it, and load shells at the shotgun range

[Grunt81]

It's not illegal, unless that particular campground doesn't allow ammunition or the components of ammunition in the campground. If firearms are allowed, then ammunition and the components are allowed. In national parks like Yosemite, no firearms are allowed. However, you'd need to read the fine print to see if ammunition is banned there. If not, have at it.

[jwest]

OP - care to tell us which one? BLM sites are pretty complete with rules; and most may require you to check in anyway for such things - like if you plan to have a camp fire you have to check in and I think this will fall under the same or similar category.

[Grunt81]

Private campgrounds that come with fire pit and have a space number and parking spot, usually allow fires without a formal permit. You just have to follow the rules by not leaving the fire unattended.

Places where camping is allowed but are not considered "private" require a fire permit, a bucket of water, and shovel to be near the fire.

To the OP, it's simple. If ammo is allowed, then reloading is allowed. However, if ammo is not allowed, then there's no reason why you can't do everything except charge a case and a seat a bullet. I don't think there's any laws about where you can resize or trim, chamfer and deburr brass cases, or even seat primers. If no ammo is allowed and you want to get some progress done, just bring everything except, firearms, powder, and bullets.

[victor1echo]

OP - care to tell us which one? BLM sites are pretty complete with rules;

I am just planning on a road trip to Montana and back. I had the idea of just finding a chill place and maybe camping a few days where I might set up a single stage press. I just wondered if there were any laws I am not aware of. I don't think most campgrouds will have rules specific to reloading ammo. I just thought how nice it would be to crank out some rounds in a nice environment other than garage or living room.

[Che762x39]

Cowboy up ...

Check it out.

http://www.us-shooter.com/lee-reloading-hand-press/

This is based on the old Lyman setup from years ago. Cowboys would put it in their saddlebag.

[TKM]

It's an interesting use of your camping time but it's not illegal.

[volosong]

Check it out.

http://www.us-shooter.com/lee-reloading-hand-press/

This is based on the old Lyman setup from years ago. Cowboys would put it in their saddlebag.

Picked up one of those the other week at a gun show. It actually works! Kinda slow, but does the job.

[Jeff213]

I have one of those lee hand presses. I mostly use it for prep and crimping. It is worth the price.

[RogueSniper]

I use mine in the living room to prep cases, pistol cases, mainly. I haven't tried it with rifle rounds.

[BillyGoatCrawler]

It's an interesting use of your camping time but it's not illegal.

I imagine he's asking not because he wants to make a huge production run of ammo, but because he wants to make on the spot batches to tune loads.

[CSACANNONEER]

It's not illegal, unless that particular campground doesn't allow ammunition or the components of ammunition in the campground. If firearms are allowed, then ammunition and the components are allowed. In national parks like Yosemite, no firearms are allowed. However, you'd need to read the fine print to see if ammunition is banned there. If not, have at it.

In National Parks like Yosemite, firearms are 100% legal as long as you comply with the state laws for whatever NP you are going to visit. Sorry but, the law changed several years ago and your information is out of date and incorrect.