How Many Load Ammo Inside Home/Apartment

[Exdc]

My 2'x2' reloading bench. Hornady lock-n-load classic. Small enough for my studio apartment, and even portable if necessary. I have a couple of bench vices for other projects.


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[MatCat]

I am reloading using a lee hand press, most of my loading stuff fits in a single toolbox . Though I did get a Lee PPM yesterday and a c clamp to hold it onto my desk when I reload.

[hambam105]

Be on the Look-Out for 1970s & 80s reloading manuals at used book stores and gun shows. Ninety percent of the questions I see on the inner-web about cartridge assembly is already coved in these manuals.

These books even have pictures! Good for me, otherwise I wouldn't have learned much.

[DragonDJ11]

I live in a space the equivalent of a small single wide and reload there. I have a lee Turret press that I bolt on to an older wooden collapsible work bench. Heavy and sturdy enough for the job. When I am done, I unbolt the press and fold up my work area and store against the wall.

I also use dry tumble and let it run overnight. I just set it on a couple of towels and it is not that loud. Utilizing drier sheets I have noticed no dust from the process. I separate the brass from the walnut outside.

[SixPointEight]

Man, OP. Wet tumbling isn't that quiet either! To answer the question though, I used to do my loading inside, but tumbling on the balcony outside. Worked fine and didn't bother me at all.

I built a 2'x2' workbench off a black and decker workmate. Used a less turret on it for a couple years, and I was quite happy with the results. I've since upgraded to a 4' bench and it feels like tons of room, even though it's still a small setup. Eventually this will end up in a garage, but for now it's in the apartment

[RandyD]

When I was single and living in an apt., I mounted my presses on the top of a craftsman roll-away tool chest, and stored all my reloading items in the pull out drawers. You can find roll-away tool chests cheap on Craigslist.

[opos]

I'd like a nickel for every round I've loaded over the years (not recently as I have lots of space) with a Lee Hand press..a RCBS 505 scale and the normal amount of misc. junk. During those times I used the citric acid "bath" to clean brass after decapping...rinsed it very well...let it air dry for a couple of days..voila...clean brass (no not jewelry but never missed a beat)...no dust....super quiet...almost no cost and everything stored in the bottom drawer of my desk. I loaded 45Colt, 45 acp, 38 special, 357 mag and 44 Special. I did not load rifle cartridges on this set up but can see no reason not to.

Not fast but I'm not in any hurry...cost negligible...noise and dirt no problems...just a simple deal...I started with similar equipment in the late 50's cause that's all I had.

[chrometip78]

I've had mine out in the garage since I started over 10yrs ago but a 4yr old changed my allotment of leisure time available so I decided a portable setup would be better. Found this old, school projector stand for $3, heavy duty, fully adjustable, just needed some cleaning and paint.



Even in a worst case scenario I couldn't possibly be messier than the kiddo. As you can see in this pic, she managed to dust the entire living room with broken up styrofoam packaging in about 10 seconds..... The projector stand has casters and a really solid step-on brake system.



The components and tools all still live in the garage but at least I can work inside, just bring in what I need. Case cleaning and trimming will still take place outside.

[stevec223]

To quiet my dry tumbler I put a piece of cardboard under it and a 12 gallon rubbermaid tote upside down over it... The noise is cut by 2/3 I would estimate.... The tote also confines the dust ... Cheers...

[TexasJackKin]

I load in a downstairs bedroom, it's pretty much a deluxe setup, as the whole room has become my reloading/gun room. I do tumble/clean out in the garage, for noise and dust control.

In your situation, I'd worry more about spent primer control. Most presses miss one now and then, and as mentioned above lead styphnate can be a concern. some presses control spent primers better than others.

Where there's a will, there's a way!

[KahrMan]

Its like when all those smart people decided that open carrying in Starbucks in groups was a great idea. Some dogs are best left alone, lest you wake them and they bite you.

[kcstott]

I used to load in the bedroom of an apartment. Now the stuff in in the garage.

Primers next to powder... give me a break, My primers are on the bench, powder is on the shelf under the bench, Bench is located next to my 200 amp tig machine and the weld station is 4 feet away. that no joke that exactly how the garage is laid out.

[hambam105]

I've heard the coaxial reloading Presses take the least amount of space on the bench, and focus the pressure of the Press on the bench top instead of on the edge of the bench.

[Calguns77]

Man, OP. Wet tumbling isn't that quiet either! To answer the question though, I used to do my loading inside, but tumbling on the balcony outside. Worked fine and didn't bother me at all.

I built a 2'x2' workbench off a black and decker workmate. Used a less turret on it for a couple years, and I was quite happy with the results. I've since upgraded to a 4' bench and it feels like tons of room, even though it's still a small setup. Eventually this will end up in a garage, but for now it's in the apartment

True, my Frankford is pretty loud. I reload in an apartment too and went with a wet tumbler to minimize lead exposure. The amount of black crap in the water is amazing. Its worth the extra steps imho.

[TomReloaded]

And I have no idea why an overwhelmingly number of Reloaders, new & old, see no hazard storing primers next to powder.

Ever see the ammo isle at a store? That's all primers and powders! Touching each other even.