Altering press to accommodate female reloader

[Hallx7]

Check out the handle made by inline fabrication. Someone else beat me to it and posted the link.

[Revoman]

Have you tried simply standing? Standing might give you a little more leverage and you can 'sway' with the stroke, up or down, to shift out of the way of the handle.

Maybe you don't like standing too long, but you might could do it long enough to load say 100, rest/sit down for a spell prepping for round two and go at it again. Loading 100 per standing session and resting in between.

The Inline Fabrication handles look to be a good option also.

[Fishslayer]

I use case slick but only when I really need to because I don't like getting that stuff on my hands.

Relion nitrile gloves at WalMart for $10-ish/hundred. Also gives a good grip on bullets & brass.

You're welcome.

[J-cat]

Shortening the handle will reduce leverage and make your effort more difficult. Change the height of the press. Lube is stupid. It gets inside the cases and leads to problems.

[bill_k_lopez]

"I find it difficult to press with the long handle"

This is a pretty ambiguous statement. What is difficult, the case being inserted into the die? The amount of pressure required? The length of your arm?

My 4 year old son helps me with some of my reloading tasks and he is much smaller than 5'. Once the table is adjusted for his height, he has no problem operating the press for de-prime/resize or case flare.

[gau17]

Pics or it didn't happen. J/K

Try setting up the press so you can reload while standing. You might find you can get better leverage. Shortening the arm will not solve you problem.

[Fyathyrio]

Here's a couple quick pix to show you the difference between the two handles...

From the side it's actually about 8" further back, I had estimated 6" earlier.



From the front it's also a bit lower, and it's straight with the press instead of angled like the Hornady one is.



I sit on a stool, my knee nearly touches the press, and I can easily look into the case and check powder (With help from the Ikea LED light.) while seating the primer. Stool/bench height in my case mean that the primer seating stroke is slightly downward, which works well for me. I sit slightly offset to the left so that my arm is straight with the handle, this give me the best leverage and allows for a more repeatable stroke. The handle is somewhat tight against my right leg, but I can also sit with my right leg cocked out to the side and still operate it comfortably.

This is the best part for me, I don't have to bend way down, 8" really makes a difference! This handle would probably work even better if standing, but I'm not going to do that, I would have to change the entire bench as even a strong mount wouldn't raise the press enough.

[GeoffLinder]

Have you tried simply standing? Standing might give you a little more leverage and you can 'sway' with the stroke, up or down, to shift out of the way of the handle.

Maybe you don't like standing too long, but you might could do it long enough to load say 100, rest/sit down for a spell prepping for round two and go at it again. Loading 100 per standing session and resting in between.

The Inline Fabrication handles look to be a good option also.

^^^^^ This, better leverage, better application of body weight. Raise the press and just stand for it