Custom Loading Blocks

09 October 2008, 08:15

tap_21

I was wondering if any of you had any custom loading blocks. If you do did you make them yourself or did buy them, I am curious because I was looking into making some of my own and wanted to know if anyone had plans for them or knew what material worked the best.

PS. All pictures are appreciated as well mostly just cause I like to see them.

Thanks,

09 October 2008, 08:30

YUMAN

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09 October 2008, 08:47

vapodog

If you want to make custom loading blocks I recommend a flat bottom drill.....a spade drill or forestner bit....use a 1/2" for .473 diameter brass and a 13/32 bit for the .223 family and a 9/16 bit for the magnums.

Carefully lay out the pattern and drill the holes in a drill press.

I never did real well with it until I made one in a milling machine where I could keep the holes perfectly in line and I used a 2-flute 1/2" endmill.

In the end I still use a plastic block from MTM....it works.

I made a few as gifts years ago and don't have one for a photo, but the key is keeping the holes in precision location and a drill press is just barely adequate for the task.

Use a piece of 1" thick hardwoods and use your router on the edges.....they look great.

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09 October 2008, 08:57

tap_21

I'm sorry I didn't mean to make it sound like I was going to make them just for use. I really just wanted to have some that looked nice. Maybe even make a few as little gifts for my nephew.

Thanks,

09 October 2008, 17:03

Trouble

I made some a while back. The way I did them was to get two thinner pieces of stock. I drilled one for regular cases and the other for magnum cases and then glued them together. By setting the hole pattern differently on each piece of stock, one block would from the bottom for the other.

10 October 2008, 08:18

pdhntr1

You don't need a flat bottom drill.

Make them real easy if you take two pieces of wood, one for the holes and one for the base.

Drill the holes all the way through the one and then glue/screw it to the base. (kinda similar to Trouble's above, but no holes in the base.)

I made one out of two pieces of oak. It looks so classy that everyone asks me who made it.

Jim