Anybody tried the Sinclair polyethylene loading blocks?? ( Sinclair Loading Blocks )
If yes, were you happy with them??

Did you by any chance try both the standard depth block and the deeper version offered by Sinclair (Deeper Blocks), and if yes, which depth did you prefer??

Thanks for your time in advance - mike

I have both. I like the deeper ones because I load mostly large cartridges but the more shallow ones work just as well, particularly for shorter and smaller cases. I have made my own in the past but for their price it's not worth all the work and effort. I think they're a bargain.

I second what Bob338 said. As a bonus if they get too dirty you can put them in the dishwasher (when the wife isn't looking).

muck

mho,
I still several wooden blocks but the Sinclair blocks are so much easier to clean. I prefer the shallow ones as they are easier to clean with a rag or Q-tip but if you throw them in the dishwasher it don't make a lot of difference which you have. Jim

Thanks guys, as usual AR is the place to get advice! Hands-on experience at your fingertips!
- mike

I have the shorter ones and wish I had bought the deeper ones. The reason is that I like to turn cases primer up before charging powder and then turning them upright only when I charge the case. The shallow ones are not deep enough to allow this.......DJ

Not a bad trick - reduces the chances of seating a bullet in an uncharged case. Has happened to me, I'm sorry to say.
- mike

Boy do I feel like the village idiot on this posting.

Instead of the fancy loading blocks, I have found something that is virtually free on my local range and do not take up much space and are handy loading blocks!

I meander over to the pistol range, and in the trash can are plastic bases that the pistol shells came in. 9mm ones make handy loading blocks for 223 size cases. 45 ACP ones makes dandy load blocks for 22/250 and up, non magnum cases.

I find that I don't even need to use my fancier ones that are store bought. They are much bigger and less space efficient than the pistol case boxed ones. And I don't know about anyone else, but my loading bench ALWAYS needs to be cleaned up again.

It is not the FREE I love about them it is the user friendly utility of them. I can get them by the truck load on our local pistol range.

Cheers and good shooting
seafire

they look like neat loading blocks for $16 a pair..... mine are wood too and being able to drop them in the dish washer would be a plus over wooden ones........


THE 2ND AMENDMENT PROECTS US ALL.....

I mostly do the same as seafire suggests, I use .45ACP packing material because I need so many of them for intermediate storing of cases. Very often I do not all the reloading steps right to seating the bullet - some operations like (de)capping, sizing, checking dimensions, can be done in front of my telly (using either my Lee plier style press or Wilson dies).

As I load for several calibers, I have a good stock of the cheapo blocks.

Another activity I use these blocks for is sorting and segragating cases which need a lot of them.



When I got my drill stand, I made some wooden blocks and one plastic "bench rest" block with five+five holes just for fun - it was not a question of time or money.



IF I'd decide to buy a block, my choice would be Sinclair's Polyethylne Competition block (page65, #PL..) as it has 25 holes and a tray which is handy when you need to fire fast (to catch a condition in BR). This thing costs about the same as the ones you are talking about.



If someone would knock at my door and says "good morning, sir, I decided to give you 50 bucks just to see someone smile in this dull city" (chances are scarce, especially as it really isn't a dull city), I'd order Sinclair's Maistro Cartridge Box (same page): a $50 masterpiece which makes you smile whenever you look at it...