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Reloading in an apartment complex

Sig220_Ruger77
Was discussing this with a friend the other day. What just curious as to what you guys would say about setting up a reloading bench, if you lived in an apartment complex. I personally wouldn't do it for a few reasons, but what is your take on it?

Jon
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  • Old Fool
    As long as there is no black powder invoved I would think that you would be fine.

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  • MrOrange
    I think the only problem would be with worrisome room mates, or if fiddlin' with powder & ball was specifically prohibited by your rental argreement/lease.

    I started out reloading on an apartment coffee table with a Lee Loader (.38/.357, including full magnum loads measured with a dipper.) Once in a great while I'd tap a primer in too hard & make a loud noise, but none of the neighbors ever said anything about it.

    Tip: Play the TV loud while reloading!
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  • aramisvi
    as long as all necessary precautions are taken, it shouldn't be any different than reloading in ones house. unless there is a provision in the lease agreement stating that reloading isn't allowed.
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  • 1911a1-fan
    i have my bench right behind me, about 20#s of powder and 25,000 primers in the cabinet, if it is safe enough for my house it is safe enough for an apartment, just check your lease for specifics, some have a clause about explosives but more specific meth ingredients as explosives
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  • bpa098
    As a Landlord i have it in my lease not allowing it. i reload with my father all the time, i know it is perfectly safe but is my tenant!!! if my tenant had been with me a while, or knew him/her well i might say ok, but a new tenant moving in today that i really don't know (even after criminal, credit and reference checks) i would probably say no.

    then i am only talking about 2 house with 3 apartmetns each and one that i live in
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  • He Dog
    How good is your liability insurance?
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  • p3skyking
    A pound of powder isn't much different than a couple of gallons of cooking oil or a can of lighter fluid for the grill. Anything is alright unless you screw up and bring attention to yourself.
    Use a press so you're not banging on the coffee table and be careful test feeding completed rounds.

    See my sig line for more information.
    [;)]
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  • MosinNagantDisciple
    I reload in a shared house with 5 other roomates. They consider my hobby somewhat eccentric but they are all fine with it.

    I do worry about setting off a primer while priming - that would be very alarming to anyone else in the house.
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  • oldemagics
    i too started reloading in an apartment complex
    nothing specified in the lease, i didnt raise attention by going up and asking
    rockchucker clamped to the kitchen table
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  • spurgemastur
    Short answer: If the lease doesn't say I can't reload in my apartment, I'm comfortable reloading in my apartment....provided that I can keep it secret from my druggie burglar neighbor.

    I'm in a small, one bed-room apartment. Until recently I shared it with my GF (no, we didn't break up). Maybe if she'd been into reloading it would have been feasible. But there wasn't enough room to devote an entire table surface to my hobby. She moved on ahead of me so I could conceivably manage it now, but I expect to move within the next few months too....it just isn't worth the setup effort (not to mention that I'd have to move all the components).

    Besides, I have unlimited access (and I do mean unlimited...I can go load at 2AM if I get that bug up my butt) to a good bench setup that belongs to a friend.
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  • nemesisenforcer
    What's the problem? Apartment, house, condo, reload where you wanna reload if you can.
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  • Sig220_Ruger77
    quote:See my sig line for more information.[;)]

    [:D]I like that.

    quote:I do worry about setting off a primer while priming - that would be very alarming to anyone else in the house.

    This is the big thing that I worry about. Living in an apartment complex with a lot of people, your bound to have a wacco who gets freaked out over stuff easily. There is nothing in our lease that tells me I wouldn't be able to reload, but I think I will have a chat with the manager to be on the safe side. One positive is that I work a 2nd/3rd shift job and from what I can tell many of the other tennants work 1st shift, so I would probably be doing most of my reloading when they are at work anyways. Thanks for the replies guys.

    Jon
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  • Zebra
    Not a wise idea. Imagine if your apt caught on fire while you were out and contributed to the deaths of your neighbors? You could get 15 years for involuntary manslaughter.
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  • Nwcid
    While I know it happens but how many have actually set off primers?

    I have loaded over 15,000rd and have never had a primer go off. I know it can happen but still.....
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  • leeblackman
    People are to worried about liability and lawsuits... Seriously, your neighbor, the guy cooking meth next door... He will probably blow the place up before you do with your reloading bench...

    bpa098... Did you seriously put that in your lease agreement... I so think you are just saying that... Thats really not a good way to support the pro gun cause there man...
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  • gskyhawk
    like a lot of other things in life , don't ask don't tell [;)]
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  • David Nunn
    quote:Not a wise idea. Imagine if your apt caught on fire while you were out and contributed to the deaths of your neighbors? You could get 15 years for involuntary manslaughter.

    ???????????WTH?????????OVER????????????

    Smokeless powder is a flammable solid, not an explosive. Having one or two pounds around is way less dangerous in a fire than a half dozen cans of spray paint or WD-40.

    Black powder is another matter, but how long since you have even seen any?

    Some of us seem to be uninformed, and worry too much about that which we know nothing. No offense.
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  • select-fire
    I've been asked before by Tenants IF I mind if they have a gun in a home... MY expression must be like a deer in the headlights... Heck NO , I can't tell a tenant NOT to have a firearm on the premise. IF I were that stupid I would have to provide security 24/7 or be in a liable situation. Same with anything LEGAL in a home. Reloading is not illegal. Now if I see a situation where it didn't look safe ( gas cans or propane tanks in a residence).. well that is another issue.
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  • dakotashooter2
    With the normal precausions it is not any more dangerous to an apartment type complex than anything else. I've seen stuff in apartments that is far more dangerous than smokeless powder and primers. An apartment is far more likely to burn because of portable heaters, overloaded circuits and extension cords, candles and the likes than from properly stored powder and primers. Any of you apartment dwellers campers? Then you might have coleman fuel or 1lb propane cylinders in your closet. How many apartments with decks have a gas grill out there. Thats just a short list.
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  • aramisvi
    +1 to what nunn said.

    also, while it may be a safe idea to talk with your landlord about it (liability issue for them) you would also plainly be telling them that you plan on bringing individual reloading components onto the premises. being that most people have less than a clue about many things unless they are actively involved in the same hobby, your landlord could conceivable view this as "he wants to bring explosive material on my property...no way...i'll evict him" only because he has no idea about it. he'll play safe and say no or say ok, if you do, you're gone.
    if you do talk to your landlord, bring with you as much information about reloading as you can. show him both how safe and any inherent dangers there may be. educate him as best as you can then let him decide if it's ok. hell, let him join you reloading once or twice, get him hooked too.[:D]
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