| 12/7/2006 The Firearm and Reloading Equipment Manual/Brochures Pages have been redesigned into one section. As the manufacturers update their sites they often change the location of their files making it tedious work to keep links updated. To avoid this I've downloaded all the manuals I could find and now have them all listed in the new section of this site. Firearm and Reloading Equipment Manual/Brochure Section. |
| 6/20/2006 Another 7 drawings have been included on the cartridge drawings page. |
| 6/2/2006 Another 9 drawings have been included on the cartridge drawings page. |
| 5/16/2006 Another 5 drawings have been included on the cartridge drawings page. |
| 4/1/2006 The Bulletin Board Search Page has been modified. You can now click on the icon to open the search results in a new browser window while keeping your search results in the original browser window. |
| 3/20/2006 Another 7 drawings have been included on the cartridge drawings page. |
| 3/6/2006 Another 24 drawings have been included on the cartridge drawings page. |
| 3/1/2006 It has been a busy year and although there hasn't been any updates listed on this page, there have been quite a few new things... The cartridge drawings are finally underway. One of the bulletin board members has generously been donating his time to draw the cartridges to scale in CAD. I am deeply indebted to him for taking on such a huge task and I might add, the drawings are superb! As these drawings are completed, I will be activating the individual links to them. The 264 RLB™ has taken up a good part of the year with testing different powders and bullets. The load development is underway and once the warmer weather arrives, I'll be able to test some of the loads that were worked up and get actual pressure readings. Currently, there are 4 rifles already built, a 5th on the way, and plans for a 6th and 7th in the works for the summer. Accuracy has been excellent with the velocities being better than we had expected. Sierra 85g HP's have exceeded 3200 fps while the Nosler 120g Ballistic Tips have achieved 2820 fps. The Nosler 120g BT's have also been proven in the field on bagging 2 deer with one shot at just over 280 yards distance. Once the pressure testing is completed, I'll have 264 RLB™ load data available on the site. If that wasn't enough, discussions of a new wildcat, the 264 K&K RLB™ is already on the drawing board. The Bulletin Board has had several features added in regard to making posts You can read more about it on this thread. Included in the new features is an attach feature that will allow members to upload an image to the server and include it in their post. Images are restricted to 100 KB's in size. August 5th and 6th of this year we are planning to have our first get together with RLB Members. It is being called "RLB Stock 2006, East Coast" and will be held in South Berwick, Maine. Additional information is available on this thread. |
| 3/10/2005 After many requests for shirts and caps with The Reload Bulletin Board logo, I finally put together a storefront where these can be ordered. This is more of a pre-order storefront since the initial products have minimum quantities to order. More on this can be found on the The Reload Bench Store main page. |
| 1/7/2005 A new database has been added that includes load data from the powder and bullet manufacturers. At this time, it will NOT include data from published (bound) manuals that you normally purchase. New data will be added periodically as I find the time to do this. Additional information on this database is available on one of the bulletin board threads. |
| 1/5/2005 Four (4) additional PDF targets (sl_turkey.pdf, sl_chicken.pdf, sl_pig.pdf, and sl_ram.pdf) have been added to the printable targets page. Included on the page are smaller images of the targets with the file name, size, and format for each individual file. Dial-up users be patient while all the images are displayed. |
| 1/1/2005 The Bullet and Cartridge Database has been expanded. It now includes information on 2742 Shooting Ranges throughout the United States. |
| 12/5/2004 The Bullet and Cartridge Database has been updated to now include Woodleigh Bullets. The bullets table has information on 1328 bullets, from several major manufacturers, including sectional densities and ballistic coefficients. |
| 11/17/2004 The Links Page has been redesigned and moved to a new URL. Only text links will be displayed on the new Links Page. A separate page will be created specifically for graphical banner links. This graphical banner page will be opened by the first of the year. |
| 11/5/2004 The Ramshot line of smokeless powders has been added to the powders page and burn rate chart. * This is the approximate order of burning rates for established brands of powder from fastest to slowest. Powders tend to switch positions especially those close in burning rate, depending upon the characteristics of the cartridge and other variables. Be sure to refer to manufacturer loading data manuals for proper charges. |
| 10/9/2004 The printable targets page has been updated. There are over 90 different targets from varying sources in PDF, GIF, and JPG format. I've included a smaller image of the targets and listed the file name, size, and format for each individual file. Dial-up users be patient while all the images are displayed. |
| 10/9/2004 The CZ Firearm Manuals links have been added to the Firearm Manuals and Brochures (PDF format). |
| 6/25/2004 A compilation of Shooting Ranges and Clubs within the US is being added to the database. This should be up and running by Fall '04. |
| 4/28/2004 Links to Firearm Manuals and Brochures (PDF format) have been added. |
| 4/23/2004 Links to Reloading Equipment Manuals (PDF format) have been added. |
| 4/13/2004 The Bulletin Board FAQ has been re-designed. Instead of scrolling through a list of possible questions and answers, simply type your question into the search field and click on the "Search FAQ" button to find the most likely answers. |
| 4/1/2004 The Bulletin Board color scheme has been changed. |
| 12/31/2003 Two additional (.pdf format) printable targets, that were emailed to me, have been added. I've also included a thumbnail view of all the targets. |
| 6/14/2003 The Bullet and Cartridge Database has been updated to now include Swift Bullets. The bullets table has information on 1173 bullets, from several major manufacturers, including sectional densities and ballistic coefficients. |
| 5/14/2003 The Bullet and Cartridge Database has been updated to now include Berger Bullets. The bullets table has information on 1129 bullets, from several major manufacturers, including sectional densities and ballistic coefficients. |
| 5/9/2003 The Bullet and Cartridge Database is complete and now open. The database consists of two searchable tables, bullets and specs. The bullets table has information on 953 bullets, from several major manufacturers, including sectional densities and ballistic coefficients. The specs table has dimensional information on 684 cartridges, including the most common primer used, rifle twist, trim-to-length, shell holder, and maximum ANSI pressure rating (if applicable). Please note: cartridge dimensions will vary by several thousandths of an inch when comparing them from various sources. |
| 5/8/2003 Additional Gun Shows have been added to the Events Calendar. If you know of any events that should be included on this calendar, email the details to . |
| 3/6/2003 The Privacy Policy has been amended. |
| 2/8/2003
You can now *include any of the Smilies on your bulletin board signature. To learn more about this use this link: Adding Smilies to Signatures. *Only the Smilies/images that are on the reloadbench.com server are allowed. Any image tag that includes an "outside" image URL will be deleted automatically when you complete your signature process and update your profile. |
| 1/30/2003
The ADI line of smokeless powders has been added to the burn rate chart. * This is the approximate order of burning rates for established brands of powder from fastest to slowest. Powders tend to switch positions especially those close in burning rate, depending upon the characteristics of the cartridge and other variables. Be sure to refer to manufacturer loading data manuals for proper charges. |
| 1/28/2003 An Events Calendar has been added which will include a listing of Gun Shows, Competitions, Shoots, and any other firearm related Events. If you know of any events that should be included on this calendar, email the particular event details to . |
| 1/25/2003 The Wildcat Cartridge Section is finally complete! (At least for those cartridges listed that didn't have links). The following cartridges have been added to complete the list. (475 Wildey Magnum, 475 Linebaugh, 475 Ackley Magnum (OKH Magnum), 475 A&M Magnum, 500 Linebaugh, 510 Nitro Express, 585 Nyati) |
| 1/24/2003 Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section (450 Alaskan (45-348 Winchester Improved), 450 Howell, 450 Watts Magnum) |
| 1/23/2003 Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section (445 Super Magnum, 451 Detonics, 458x1.5" Barnes, 45 Silhouette, 458x2" (458x2" American)) |
| 1/17/2003 The Privacy Policy has been amended. |
| 1/11/2003 Welcome to the new home of The Reload Bench. Thanks in part to the bulletin board's Magnum Members, who have helped support this site with their generous donations. Because of them, this site has been moved to a new, and faster server to accommodate the growing traffic. Over the next couple of days you will see just an IP number instead of the domain name in your browsers address bar. This will return back to the domain name of reloadbench.com after the DNS (Domain Name System) propagates throughout the Internet. |
| 12/7/2002 I've added 336 new drawings showing cartridge specifications (dimensions). The existing cartridge information pages have been edited to show the newer drawings, as well as adding some to the pages that didn't have any drawings. A complete list of these cartridge dimension drawings can be found here: Cartridge Specifications. The 336 links to these images will open in a new "popup" window. There is also a "Print" link on each popup window for your convenience. Please do not link directly to these images! The URL's of each image will be randomly changed and will result in a broken link. You are more than welcome to save the images to your own computer by right clicking and "saving as". |
| 11/2/2002
Changed the way members edits are displayed on their posts. Continue reading... |
| 10/31/2002
Added 24 new Smilies to the bulletin board. These are used in the same manner as the original ones. Please use them sparingly, too many of these on one post can quickly become annoying. Here is a link to all the available Smilies on the board. |
| 10/27/2002
The powder Burn Rate comparison chart has been updated to include Vectran powders. The chart now includes powders from Accurate Arms, Alliant, Hodgdon, IMR, Norma, Scot, Vectran, and Vhitavuori. There are also 9 popup windows that can be printed out. Each new window has all the powders listed with each different manufacturer in BOLD to make it easier to find the powder your looking for. (This is the approximate order of burning rates for established brands of powder from fastest to slowest. Powders tend to switch positions, especially those close in burning rate, depending upon the characteristics of the cartridge and other variables. Be sure to refer to manufacturer loading data manuals for proper charges.) |
| 8/30/2002 Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section (35 Ackley Magnum, 375 Whelen (375 Whelen Improved), 401 Herter Powermag, 400 Whelen, 416 Barnes) |
| 8/20/2002 Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section (357-44 Bain & Davis, 35-30/30 (35-30), 357 Herrett) |
| 8/2/2002 I have removed the old banners and advertising that was unrelated to this site from the top of the bulletin board pages. In order to help share the costs of this site without having unrelated ads or popup windows I have added the Donations page. For additional information please visit the Donations page. |
| 6/15/2002 The Privacy Policy has been amended. |
| 3/26/2002 Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section (38-45 Auto and 357 Auto Mag) |
| 3/25/2002 Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section (338/50 Talbot and 9x25mm Dillon) |
| 3/20/2002 Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section (338-378 KT, and 9mm Action Express) |
| 10/12/2001 I have received numerous emails regarding Osama bin Laden targets. I haven't been able to find any on so I did the next best thing. I found a photo of that varmint and put it into a PDF format with the other targets. There are two files, one with x-rings and one without. They are not the best but they will serve their purpose. |
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| 9/25/2001
Several posts from the UserName: "gerard" have been deleted due to unsolicited advertising and his posting privileges have been revoked! |
| 9/17/2001 Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section (333OKH, 334 OKH, and 338-223 Straight) |
| 9/15/2001 The domain transfer has been complete, thanks to all that have been so patient. The Bulletin Board, Guest Book, and other CGI scripts should all be working. I have checked and rechecked through all the pages, however, there might be a few un-edited pages that have slipped through the cracks. Please report any errors that you may find on this site and be as detailed as possible about the error. Thanks... |
| 9/12/2001 Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section (30-378 Weatherby, 30 Cody Express, and 8mm-06) |
| 9/10/2001
This site has moved to a new and faster server. The Reload Bench and the Reload Bulletin Board has grown beyond the limitations of the old server. With this move I have changed/added the following to this site:
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| 5/27/2001
All the testing is complete with the "Test Forum" on the bulletin board and it has been closed. Contact me with any ideas for additional forum topics. I have changed the number of days to be initially displayed in all the remaining forums from "Show topics from last 30 days" to "Show topics from last 10 days". This small change will save the server over 2.5MB's of data transfer p/month. Another change is in the Rifle Cartridge and Pistol Cartridge sections. Within these two sections, I have archived the threads that haven't been replied to within the last 100 days. The archived topics/threads can no longer be replied to but can be accessed through the bulletin board search. The other remaining forums have been untouched since they don't take up as much server space or CPU as the first two forums did. |
| 3/21/2001 Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section ( 6.5mm TCU, 6.5mm-06 / 256-06, 6.5mm-06 Ackley Improved, 270 REN, 270 IHMSA, 270 Savage ) |
| 3/12/2001
The Burn Rate Comparison chart has been updated to include powders from Accurate Arms, Alliant, Hodgdon, IMR, Norma, Scot, VihtaVuori, and Winchester. |
| 2/10/2001
Printable Pistol and Rifle Targets have been added to this site. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print the targets. Targets courtesy of midwayusa.com. |
| 2/10/2001
The Books and Video Page has been updated and now includes reloading equipment, tools, and supplies as well as books, videos, software, and other miscellaneous related products. Use the "View Product" link to open a new window and give you an image and description of each product. |
| 10/7/2000
With over 700 Entries on the Reload Survey it is time to tally up the totals. The results have been fairly consistent throughout the last year with each update. The final results will be posted shortly. Use this link if you want to send your comments/ideas on a new survey. |
| 9/19/2000
A "Back to Top" image has been added to the bottom right hand corner of most of the longer pages. You no longer need to scroll back to the top of the page, simply click on the target. As you scroll down it will follow you and stay in the bottom right corner of your browser window. This has only been tested with Internet Explorer v5.0 and Netscape Communicator v4.7. If you encounter any problems with it please email me. |
| 9/17/2000
You can now Search the Reload Bulletin Board. This search is not an active one, but the search database will be updated every two weeks. |
| 9/16/2000
The Book's, Video's, & Software page has been redesigned for faster loading and convenience. Each of the items listed are text links within three categories: Book's, Video's, & Software. Each item has a "View Cover & Description" link which will open a new window with the items picture and a brief description. You can click on the item photo in the new window or use the links on the Book's, Video's & Software page to read reviews and/or purchase that item. |
| 9/6/2000
A graphical navigation header and text navigational footer was installed on all the pages within this site. This should make navigating The Reload Bench a little easier. |
| 8/24/2000
Compiled additional entries to the Reload Survey Results (627 Entries). |
| 8/22/2000
The Reload Survey has been put back online. |
| 8/17/2000
Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section ( 6mm/30-30 Improved, 6mm-284, 25 Ugalde (7mm TCU), 25 Krag, 25 Ackley Krag, 25/303, 250/3000 Ackley Improved, 257 Ackley Improved, 25-284 ) |
| 8/16/2000
Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section ( 228 Ackley Magnum, 6x45mm (6mm-223 Remington), 6mm TCU, 6x47mm (6mm 222 Remington Magnum), 6mm-250 (6mm International ) |
| 8/14/2000
Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section. ( 220 Wotkyns-Wilson Arrow, 220 Weatherby Rocket, 22 CHeetah, 22-243 Middlestead, 224 Clark, 22 Newton ) |
| 8/13/2000
Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section. ( 219 Donaldson Wasp, 22 BR Remington, 22/30-30 Improved, 22-303 ) |
| 8/10/2000
The Reload Survey has been taken offline temporarily. |
| 8/10/2000
A 8th Archive Page has been added to the Reload Survey Entries. |
| 7/19/2000 I've added a link by request so you can download the Reload Survey Background Midi called: doom.mid (42.4KB) To download, right click and "Save Target As" Do NOT link this file to this server. Download it and put it on your own server if you wish to use it for your own web page. |
| 5/19/2000 Added several new entries to the Wildcat Cartridge Section ( 224 Harvey Kay-Chuk, 22 K-Hornet, R-2 Lovell, 22 Super Jet, 218 Mashburn Bee, 224R-C Maxi, 22 Waldog ). |
| 5/10/2000
A 7th Archive Page has been added to the Reload Survey Entries. |
| 5/7/2000
A Additional entries have been added to the Reload Survey Results. |
| 2/27/2000
A 6th Archive Page has been added to the Reload Survey Entries. |
| 2/11/2000
Compiled additional entries to the Reload Survey Results (393 Entries). |
| 2/5/2000
A 5th Archive Page has been added to the Reload Survey Entries. |
| 01/15/2000
I have created several banners for other webmasters to link their site back to The Reload Bench. If you elect to link to this site kindly email me so I may give you a reciprocal link. Browse through them and choose which banner suits your needs to Link your site to The Reload Bench. |
| 01/11/2000
Due to an outstanding response, I have installed the Reload Bulletin Board, to post Questions & Answers related to Reloading. Before you can use the bulletin board you must become a registered user. Use the "register" link on the bulletin board page. For any other questions see the FAQ link on the bulletin board page. |
| 01/07/2000
A Welcome Page has been added to access the main site. |
| 12/17/99
A 4th Archive Page has been added to the Reload Survey Entries. |
| 12/4/99
Do you know how many rounds you will get out of 7000 grains of powder? |
| 11/30/99
Compiled additional entries to the Reload Survey Results (303 Entries). |
| 11/18/99
Added a Guest Book to this site. |
| 11/17/99
Day 1 of The Reload Bench (www.reloadbench.com). |
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