[Maddmaxx]

Do most people reload in the house or in a garage? where I live it is cold in the winter and the garage is not attached to the house or heated. Is it safe to reload in a spare bedroom (not married so that is not a problem!).

 

[LDBennett]

I have a spare bedroom that is dedicated to reloading and gunsmithing on my many guns. I am careful to not spill powder on the floor and clean up any that spills on the bench right away. I store my supplies (powder, primers) and tooling for my reloading equipment in the closet of that room. I have several benches with reloading equipment on them.

As I live in a dry desert environment, static buildup from walking on the house carpets before entering the room is a problem. The reloading room is also carpeted. So years ago I bought a conductive rubberized large floor mat that I have the bench for the reloading press siting on. The mat is big enough that I stand or sit on a stool on it during reloading sessions. The mat is connected directly to ground which kills the static build up.

While I could reload in my garage it is much more comfortable and convenient to be able to do it inside the house, year round.

LDBennett

 

[76Highboy]

I have a spare bedroom that is dedicated to reloading and gunsmithing on my many guns. I am careful to not spill powder on the floor and clean up any that spills on the bench right away. I store my supplies (powder, primers) and tooling for my reloading equipment in the closet of that room. I have several benches with reloading equipment on them.

As I live in a dry desert environment, static buildup from walking on the house carpets before entering the room is a problem. The reloading room is also carpeted. So years ago I bought a conductive rubberized large floor mat that I have the bench for the reloading press siting on. The mat is big enough that I stand or sit on a stool on it during reloading sessions. The mat is connected directly to ground which kills the static build up.

While I could reload in my garage it is much more comfortable and convenient to be able to do it inside the house, year round.

LDBennett

That is a nice set up. My set up is 100% in the garage and I will admit that sometimes I just don't want to be out there. Even though I have "Some" temp control it is rarely ideal.

 

[gdmoody]

I have a storage building (uninsulated) out in my back yard that I use. I do not store any powder there because of no climate control in it, except what the weather controls. I do have a couple of small ACs in the windows for summer use and I take a space heater with me in the winter.

 

[jlloyd73]

My little bench and 2 Rubbermaid shelving units are set up in my bedroom ............Donna calls it my vanity.

 

[garydude]

Garage for me too, although I store my powder and primers inside. I do a fair amount of the case prep indoors though, such as hand priming and primer pocket cleaning.

 

[DixieLandMan]

I have a spare bedroom that is just for reloading and my relaxing.

 

[garydude]

Oh and WELCOME to the forum Maddmaxx, we are glad to have you. :dance::dance::dance:

 

[Rogeritall]

Spare bedroom/junk room for me... SOMEDAY, it will become my wife and my "Hobby" room, because we need one badly. But for now I've cleaned out a corner of it for my reloading equipment. Not perfect, but so far it works.

 

[howlnmad]

We have three spare bedrooms and I still reload out in my workshop. The boss says no reloading room until she gets her darkroom. I guess I'd better get busy on my projects list.

 

[m77user]

spare room in the basement.

 

[RandyP]

Spare bedroom

 

[aa1911]

ye ole shop/garage. Detached from the house and unheated/uninsulated, little bit chilly in the winter but I'm immune to cold seems like... powder/primers and everything stays out there also. Winter usually isn't much below 25 F most days so not real cold here anyway.

been lucky with not having a stable temp in the shop there, none of my stuff has rusted (knock on wood). Really wish it was heated/insulated though, not happening anytime soon though.

 

[76Highboy]

ye ole shop/garage. Detached from the house and unheated/uninsulated, little bit chilly in the winter but I'm immune to cold seems like... powder/primers and everything stays out there also. Winter usually isn't much below 25 F most days so not real cold here anyway.

been lucky with not having a stable temp in the shop there, none of my stuff has rusted (knock on wood). Really wish it was heated/insulated though, not happening anytime soon though.

Yep. We have a lot in common there aa.

 

[soundguy]

i reload in a spare bedroom... corner of a spare bedroom..

 

[76Highboy]

One place I HIGHLY recommend you reload is any where you can take cover while you are reloading. It's just wise thinking IMO.

 

[aa1911]

I get chastised for 'dissappearing' into the 'man cave' garage frequently...

 

[accident]

I have no space currently in the house we are in.I have a block bldg that houses the well and room for storage.After about 10-12 months,I pulled out my reloading stuff to check on it.I was in horror to see that my press,dies,Wilson trimmer and shellholders got severly rusted.It took 2 days to clean w/naval jelly,steel wool,and oil to repair them.Anything stainless was ok.I know keep everything stored in the house.GA. is humid! Joe

 

[Maddmaxx]

Thanks for the info. Looks like I will set up a spare bedroom.

 

[Insulation Tim]

I'm in my heated basement with my Dillon 550 Press mounted. The whole thing works great.