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  1. Posted

    I've handlapped a few uppers for locally commissioned work.  Generally speaking, billet uppers required less material to be removed to be trued.  That being said, I'm not completely convinced it matters for most shooters.  I say that because none of my precision AR uppers had that work done yet I'm the weak link when shooting them.  Why don't I do it to my guns?  Because I'm not getting paid.  ;)

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  3. Posted

    MLOK.  Magpul did some pretty extensive testing of the KeyMod system and it has some serious shortcomings namely durability and strength.  MLOK in polymer supposedly has greater pullout strength than KeyMod in aluminum.  Additionally, with enough weight, you will eventually egg out the KM slot.  I had a three cell Fury in an Arisaka mount completely egg out a KM slot in under 1,000 rounds of .308.  Searching around, I found other users experiencing the same.  Some tried Loctiting everything down and that bought them a little more useful life but was only a stop-gap.  Being a retailer, I should probably stock both KM and MLOK but if you notice the newest handguard additions to the catalog, they're only in MLOK and that is deliberate.

  4. Posted

    http://blog.1800gunsandammo.com/magpul-pmags-everything-you-wanted-to-know/

     

    I was curious what the differences were, and that article had way more info than I needed to know about the versions.

     

    Then I started going and looking for 15/20 gen3s, and now I need to go and spend more money I shouldn't to get some.

    http://midwestpx.com/magazines/limited-capacity-pmags/15-round/15-20-midwest-px-m3-magpul-pmag-black.html

     

    Don't forget "NJGF" for 5% off the entire order!

  8. Posted

    Midwest,

     

    Do you find tumbling in regular walnut/corncob mixture enough to help deburr after the 21st Century expander? I have it on order hopefully I'll be ready to go by mid week.

    I run walnut on the first pass prior to sizing/processing and corn after.  With a capful of rough cut car polish, I haven't had to deburr anything in 50K+ rounds.  All on the same carbide cutter.

  9. Posted

    1. Purchase separately

    2. I don't however my brass has a TiN coated expander mandrel run through the necks after trimming then they get tumbled in media before loading.

    3. The RT1200 is DCed and the RT1500 replaced it.  I wouldn't mess with the 1200 even if it was available simply because the 1500 is that much beefier.

  10. Posted

    Ok, I have almost 20k pistol rounds under my belt and just getting into .223 for the first time. 

     

    I have questions around the prep process that will be on my Dillon 550b with an RT1500 trimmer. 

     

    The three questions are focused on decap and neck sizing. 

     

    Plans:

     

    Position 1 -  I have a RCBS sizing/decap die already, should I just back it out so it does not size the neck but still decaps or go with a universal decap die?  I'd prefer to use the RCBS sizing/decap that I already have as long as no downsides. 

    I would use the universal decap die.  I process/load on a 1050 and I use a Lee universal decap die prior to sizing.  When you size twice, you get less variation in the final dimension however you're working the brass extra hard, cutting into the useful life of the case.

    Position 2 - I'll trim/size with the Dillon RT1500.

    You'll love this.

    Position 3 - I've read some people run a die that opens up the neck diameter to a consistent diameter.  I'm assuming the RT1500 trimmer/size die will do this adequately but want to get some thoughts is this extra step is even necessary and what would I use for this? 

    I'm one of those people.  I use a 21st Century Shooting expander die and mandrel that improves concentricity and also seems to smooth out the freshly-trimmed case mouth.  I haven't had to deburr any of my cases after putting them through an RT1500 and I load 20-25K rounds a year with most of that being .223 and .308.

    Also, I am very confused on whether crimp is needed or not?  Lyman manual says yes if used in semi-auto but this is a real toss up based on real world experience.  Thoughts?

    Dealer's choice IMO.  I like a small amount of crimp on anything going into a gas gun however have not experienced setback on rounds that haven't been crimped.  I have, however, found that my SD is improved when I crimp lightly, especially with my .458 SOCOM.

    I'll be using xtreme 55 grainers with cannelure. 

     

    I will have a case length/headspace gauge to ensure sizing is good. 

  12. Posted

    Quite a few folks, including the author of the Grendel reloading book, are recommending 8208 over H4895 for .223, 6x45 and 6.5 Grendel.  I am going to try some myself when I run down my supply and will also try it in my 6mmAR.

     

    Would you compare it to N140?

    I can't say as I've never used N140.  For anything smaller than .30 caliber where H4895 is being recommended, I can't imagine not using 8208 instead.  The shorter cut powder has far less chance of bridging the casemouth and making a mess which is priceless for progressive presses.

  14. Posted

    I've been running a Strike Eagle on a 12.5" gun for the past few months.  Part of the testing included leaving it unsecured in the back of my car as I drove around for two weeks.  I drive a fair bit of gravel and I let it bounce around to abuse it a bit.  I shot it to confirm that it held zero (it did) then I tested tracking of adjustments at 250 yards and they were all still true.  I'll keep playing with it but thus far, it's held up to two carbine courses and nearly daily use.

  15. Posted

    Check your primer pockets.  If they loosened up, dial it down.  You've got good velocity and good performance at 24.4 so wrecking the brass is really the only reason I can come up with to dial it down.  While I was doing my load development, I found that if I kept to Lake City or TAA brass, my primer pockets were fine but if I used commercial brass such as PMC, I'd lose 20%ish due to loosened primer pockets.

  16. Posted

    In light of this thread i just placed a small order for some odds n ends.

    Thank you!  USPS is closed today and while we're normally closed on Saturday, the post office is just a few blocks from my house so I'll be taking all of the USPS outbounds home with me tonight and dropping them off in the morning so there should be minimal delay!

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  17. Posted

    It does not matter to me if it was one dollar, the thing that gets me is the fact that you did it on election day and you were the only one who did it. I went to Cabela's on the way home last night to pick up my order of Berry's (that were on sale and dirt cheap) and nothing changed there. They had barrels and racks full of Pmags for $12.99, every type of .22 ammo for really low prices, deals so low on .223 it made me wonder why I bother to reload the stuff. They also had every brand and size primer and every powder on the shelf for just a couple bucks more than Powder Valley without the crazy shipping. One more for anyone looking to make a trip down, they had 1k boxes of bullet heads on the shelf, every caliber, cheap. I'm just using that for an example that nothing changed, not Cheaper than dirt, not MidwayUSA, not Strong side Tactical, Geissele, Shooters Connection, Dawson...

     

    The definition of price gouging is raising the price of goods or services during a natural disaster. If HRC would have been elected that would have been a (wo)man made disaster in our world. It was poor timing and a poor decision on your part.

     

    About the refund on the BCG last year I told you how much I appreciated that and because of that and the fact that you always help everyone out with great info that you would have a customer for life. 

     

    No one else in this thread found anything that went up on election day. To me its all about the principle, not about the money.

    Witch is why my next rifle will either be a Seekins Precision or an FN just for the fact that they both support 3 gun. 

    Okay, let's talk about principles which is going to result in me discussing more about what goes on behind the scenes than I'm generally willing to share publicly.  I put about $100K into the principle of protecting my customers, both wholesale and retail, from supply disruptions.  I literally could have paid off my house instead.  Go back and look at the post Sandy Hook threads complaining about mag pricing where your LGS was charging (and getting) $40-60+ for a limited capacity PMAG.  The only way we can impact that as the manufacturer is to increase supply.  We updated all of our dealers of this about a week before the election because we wanted to put them at ease that they don't need to load up prematurely and worry about availability.  We didn't want them to feel like they wouldn't be able to reorder in a timely or predictable matter which directly impacts the retail price.  So I made the decision to invest in far more inventory in a limited number of SKUs to buffer against that.  Meanwhile, on the handful of lowers that we have left that are now $30 more expensive, even if we sold every single one right this second, that extra $30/lower wouldn't even cover one month's rent for the shop.  Obviously, the buffering isn't a completely altruistic move since we can't sell what we don't have so it was a sound business decision as well however supply stabilization benefits all of us.  The alternative would have been for us to sit on our hands, not adjust inventory, wait for all Hell to break loose, then use pricing as a way to allocate mags among our dealers by jacking up the price at the wholesale level which obviously would impact the retail price.  Sure, our margins would be better and we'd be in a more fluid financial position, but that's not what I wanted because it defeated the initial objective of maintaining a stable retail price.

     

    IMO, you're making a mountain out of a mole hill and I agree with maintenanceguy that you're taking this personally.  Your previous posts suggest this with wording like, "shocked and pretty pissed about it" and "I figured he would come on here and call himself out with some kind of excuse and most guys would eat it right up."  I'm not making excuses.  I'm providing you with an explanation of what happened and even admitted that I screwed up with the timing.  By the way, our cost on WMD BCGs is going up so when we restock, that price will be increasing too.  Just a head's up.

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  18. Posted

    I figured he would come on here and call himself out with some kind of excuse and most guys would eat it right up. To me price gouging is price gouging, no excuse for it period. 

     

    I also didn't want this thread to turn into a shit show and get deleted by the mods. 

     

    I'm talking about MidwestPX, Monday the price on the MidwestPX lower receiver was 129.95. On election day the price went up to 159.95. 

     

    I have been watching many retailers, even cheaper than dirt (not that I ever bought anything from there) and none of them price gouged on election day.

    So now selling something for MSRP is gouging? MSRP: Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Pricing. You're upset about increased prices, not gouging. Gouging is showing up to an area that was just hit by a natural disaster and selling bottled water for $50/bottle because you're the only game in town. In reality, the pricing on that lower specifically should have been adjusted to MSRP the second we found out that the machine shop that makes them is out of business and we can't get any more at a cost that would support that pricepoint (or any pricepoint now). You, specifically, louu, should know we aren't malicious in our pricing. Remember that BCG you bought that went on sale a couple days later and you received a prompt refund for the difference ($25 or so IIRC) without asking for it? You didn't complain about the price changing then because it was in your favor. But you'll begrudge us a $30 increase on an item that we can't replace once we sell out?

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  19. Posted

    We raised prices today on some items to MSRP (from MAP, usually a 5% difference but varies by brand) and put hard quantity limits on mags.  While we braced pretty heavily inventory-wise (we're carrying 10x as many PMAGs as normal), an overnight run on stuff could put us in a tough spot.  The other consideration we have to take into account is our wholesale network and trying to keep them fed with product during shortages so using a price of MSRP rather than MAP to gently adjust the split in sales should have been relatively painless.

  20. Posted

    Been finding getting projectiles a problem also, esp in bulk.  Picked up a bunch a Hornady ZMax 50 grainers for the 223, vendor was dropping them.  Shoot better than the 55fmj and can do double duty for P Dogs and varmints.  Pretty much set for now.  

    I saw over 100 boxes of 55gr Hornady FMJs (6k to a box) sell out in under 12 hours from a distributor.  I couldn't believe it.  I had purchased three boxes and figured they'd have more in a couple weeks when I was planning on buying more.  I was wrong.

  21. Posted

    Damn dude thats a lot lol. I only have a small compartment in my safe for just a few thousand worth of finished rounds

     

    Im jealous.

    I shoot alot. Not just in training but also product testing/evaluation. I've got 30K+ rounds of completed .223 with another 120K pieces of once-fired brass that's either either ready to load or ready to be processed. I need more projectiles though.

  22. Posted

    Truthfully, your plan should have been in motion last year. I've been stockpiling components since the Pulse shooting. I've had to split my powder storage and move some to the shop because I'm over the 100lb residential limit. 105K primers with 60K being #41s for ARs. Enough projectiles that I had to rebuild my storage and use 2x8s rather than 2x6s because the 2x6s were bowing due to the weight. If I scale back, that stash as it stands can keep me shooting for five years. The problem is, one of my kids is getting to that age where she's going to start shooting so I need to account for increased consumption. Kids....

  23. Posted

    I had driven out to Shooters with the intent of buying an AK type rifle they had in stock, cash in hand when I asked to see it the guy grabbed it off the shelf and held it up over his head and said do you have you id card ? I responded i do and he held the rifle up away from me and told me he had to see it first. I reached in my wallet got it out and told him to keep it turned away and walked out. Fuck that place Im a clean cut 52 year old man and I don't give 2 shits what there store policy is Im not going to be treated like that. Ive bought several guns from Tipps the former store and a model 19 from them last year without showing an id card which i have had since 1984. I will not be returning.

    When I lived in Illinois, we had FOID cards which serve the same purpose.  Every gun store asked to see it before being shown a firearm.  Politely but firmly.  I think that employee's presentation and demeanor need an adjustment but I wouldn't be upset about being asked for that card since the state requires it so you can purchase it. 

  24. Posted

    The last Clinton president signed the AWB that was in effect for 10 years.

     

    If there's one part on the AR that you should tuck away, it's a complete bolt carrier group.  Very few can make them, the daily production rate is very low, and the OEM back order time for these from the tooling companies is unreal. 

     

    Stripped complete lowers are not a big deal since the 80% and jigs have really improved.

    Everyone and their mother is either building bcgs now or has the capability to. Six months ago, OEMs were beating down my inbox trying to get orders to keep their machines running.

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