Bring my press to the range for load development?

[blockfort]

I am about to start a whole new load development project. I'm not sure what load or seating is going to yield max pressure.

I was thinking I could load just one of each 0.5gr increment to look for max pressure and then load triples of each below that for accuracy testing.

Is it feasible to bring my Lee single stage to the range and load at the back bench or at my car? I don't have a Lee hand press, should I get one?

[nothing4u]

C clamps are your friend.

[blockfort]

I don't know if any clamp is a friend of the lee press. The places to clamp are minimal. Why couldn't they have put more of a base on that thing.

[nothing4u]

If it has holes for bolts install it onto a wood base and go from there.

[NoNOS67]

I don't know if any clamp is a friend of the lee press. The places to clamp are minimal. Why couldn't they have put more of a base on that thing.

One of my Rock Chuckers is mounted to a 2x4. Makes it real easy to mount using clamps when I take it somewhere.

[skibuff]

Why don't you just load 5 each at .5gr increments at home when you reach the max then you could test for accuracy. Seems much less clumsy that lugging around a press.

[ocabj]

My dad made this for me years ago after I saw the Sinclair wooden press stand in a catalogue and showed it to him.



Not pretty, but it works great.

[Bill Steele]

I am about to start a whole new load development project. I'm not sure what load or seating is going to yield max pressure.

I was thinking I could load just one of each 0.5gr increment to look for max pressure and then load triples of each below that for accuracy testing.

Is it feasible to bring my Lee single stage to the range and load at the back bench or at my car? I don't have a Lee hand press, should I get one?

The biggest challenge with loading at the range is the scale. If you are doing serious load devlopment, getting accurate charges is pretty important. Even a slight breeze will screw up your scale readings. You need a solid/level surface for your scale/trickler. Maybe a plexiglass box with a hole for your wrist to work the trickler is the right idea.

I have been fooling around with the Lee Loader, but really for loading for accuracy at the range figuring the scale issue out is probably the first order problem.

[Dark Mod]

Seen guys with the lee handloader at the range whipping up a few rounds.

[phish]

use a common engineering trick: just throw money at the problem

http://harrellsprec.com/index.php?crn=205&rn=381&action=show_detail

[blockfort]

Why don't you just load 5 each at .5gr increments at home when you reach the max then you could test for accuracy. Seems much less clumsy that lugging around a press.

How would I know beforehand what loads to make for the accuracy test?

[blockfort]

The biggest challenge with loading at the range is the scale. If you are doing serious load devlopment, getting accurate charges is pretty important. Even a slight breeze will screw up your scale readings. You need a solid/level surface for your scale/trickler. Maybe a plexiglass box with a hole for your wrist to work the trickler is the right idea.

I have been fooling around with the Lee Loader, but really for loading for accuracy at the range figuring the scale issue out is probably the first order problem.

I have a wooden platform in my car for camping. I could do it in there.

[Dark Mod]

How would I know beforehand what loads to make for the accuracy test?

Just make loads in all ranges and narrow it down from there. 3 rounds per charge and seating depth change, shot from a rest, will give you a pretty good idea of the superior load.

[blockfort]

I want to try to do most of my testing in one session, rather than drive the almost 1 hr to my local range week after week. I can quickly find out my max load, then load in finer increments up to that, then do load length tests, all in one day at the range.

[Bill Steele]

I want to try to do most of my testing in one session, rather than drive the almost 1 hr to my local range week after week. I can quickly find out my max load, then load in finer increments up to that, then do load length tests, all in one day at the range.

For sure you can do it and it will save a lot of time. Sounds like the scale issue can be solved. Instead of getting a hand press or screwing around unmounting and mounting your press on platforms, etc. Just get an LE Wilson neck sizer, Wilson bullet seater and a simple arbor press (sinclair international). All that will fit in a realtively small box and produce the best quality, lowest runout ammo you will ever load.