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Integrating trophy room and reloading bench

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01 October 2019, 23:47
Earlybugle
Integrating trophy room and reloading bench
The wife and I will be building our retirement home next spring. The first floor will have vaulted ceilings with areas to display a few trophies. And like any strong alpha-husband worth his salt, I have exerted my dominance and can now claim most of the walk out basement for man cave type stuff. The large walk out basement will have most of my trophies, "outdoor collections", a walk in vault, reloading bench, bar/entertainment, my outdoor library, and an office.

In my other homes, my reloading bench has always been in a closed off area, isolated from any "common area" and company. Has anyone been successful in incorporating their reloading area with the trophy room, and entertainment areas? I've seen one that is well done, but am looking for other ideas and designs.


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02 October 2019, 00:55
AnotherAZWriter
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Originally posted by Earlybugle:
The wife and I will be building our retirement home next spring. The first floor will have vaulted ceilings with areas to display a few trophies. And like any strong alpha-husband worth his salt, I have exerted my dominance and can now claim most of the walk out basement for man cave type stuff. The large walk out basement will have most of my trophies, "outdoor collections", a walk in vault, reloading bench, bar/entertainment, my outdoor library, and an office.

In my other homes, my reloading bench has always been in a closed off area, isolated from any "common area" and company. Has anyone been successful in incorporating their reloading area with the trophy room, and entertainment areas? I've seen one that is well done, but am looking for other ideas and designs.


This is what I wanted to do in the CO house I am building, but unfortunately, the ridge on which the house will sit is solid rock, so no walk out basement.

I did something similar to what you want to do in my old MN house. Wasn't vaulted ceilings, but I had a huge "L" shaped room downstairs. I segmented part of the "L" off with a sofa pit set that was set in front of a wall unit with my books and a TV. My reloading area was at the angle of the L. The other side of the L is where I put rugs, etc.

In my current house I have a dedicated reloading room next to my TR. It has a door, but I rarely close it.


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06 October 2019, 23:20
buffybr
I can't keep my reloading room clean enough to be part of my trophy room...


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08 October 2019, 22:43
Ongwe
I'm thinking about designating one corner for reloading. Line the two walls with off the rack Lowes or Home Depot cabinets with butcherblock tops, use a couple of the gun safes to demarcate the line between "reloading" and "trophy room".

Hopefully this way the clutter that threatens to take over my reloading room can be kept from spreading and hidden away occasionally!
09 October 2019, 17:17
Big Wonderful Wyoming
is 12 feet the right height?

Our gun club in Australia had a nice bar, that was about 30x50 with 12 feet high ceilings.

Had Queenslander roof and was made of brick.

I have been thinking it would be a cool way to build one.
10 October 2019, 05:27
Ongwe
Twelve feet seems like a happy compromise between the more or less standard 8 foot wall hight and feeling like you are living in the NASA assembly building. And when you sell, it should be easier to move.

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