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Maggie’s Powder Valley Warehouse Burned Down

EddieNFL
lash said:
I did have this happen. It wasn’t fun and was a pain to resolve.

Stonewall is an exact description.


Anyway, to derail this further, I do hope that PV does get this resolved for themselves and their customers. I do not know their holdings, but I have the impression that this is not their only location and that they have alternative options to fall back on in this worst case scenario.

Anyone in business tries their best, within their resources, to have disaster plans in place. They aren’t always the best, but it helps. Especially with insurance coverage costs.
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Had a similar experience with an auto claim. I won’t mention the company or State.
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Member Link Up Anyone traveling from SF / Bay Area East?

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Anyone traveling from the Bay Area East with a truck or Van on I-70, I-80, or US40 through Colorado or Wyoming?

There's some Land Cruiser Seats (First and second row) that I'd like to purchase from a guy in Richmond, which is 30-minutes North of the Bay Area.

I'm in NW Colorado, and can compensate you some for your time and fuel if you have room to pick up and haul the seats for me.

Thanks!
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Maggie’s Powder Valley Warehouse Burned Down

lash
flogxal said:
The worst stonewall you until you give up and take a reduced value or nothing at all.
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I did have this happen. It wasn’t fun and was a pain to resolve.

Stonewall is an exact description.


Anyway, to derail this further, I do hope that PV does get this resolved for themselves and their customers. I do not know their holdings, but I have the impression that this is not their only location and that they have alternative options to fall back on in this worst case scenario.

Anyone in business tries their best, within their resources, to have disaster plans in place. They aren’t always the best, but it helps. Especially with insurance coverage costs.
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Seating question

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Grizzgup said:
Hello all.

When I go to seat bullets I’m noticing a substantial difference in the amount of force required to seat them. I measured all the case necks and they’re all the same. I’m using forster collet dies with a rock chucker press. I know the best way is to use an electronic press with expanding mandrel dies, but that’s not going to happen anytime soon. I lube all my cases necks with imperial dry neck lube, and am wondering if varying amounts of that can make a difference in the amount of force required to seat the bullets, or if it isn’t a factor at all. I know one of the keys to accuracy is consistent neck tension, and I’m afraid that’s where my hang up is with extreme accuracy. I’m currently shooting just under 1 MOA, but know that several of my guns are capable of more than that.
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After sizing, are the neck outside diameter (OD) pretty much the same - that is, plus or minus .001? Smaller tolerance would be better. If no, then that is a problem you have to solve first, your sizing process is not creating uniform dimensions. If yes (same OD), and you can still feel the difference in the rock chucker (RC) handle then the neck ID varies or - a couple of other things:
  • for a given case the neck thickness is consistent but the cases are different from one to another - some .015 some.013 - solution, sort by neck thickness. You will need buttons and a button die to size so that the ID is the same. tool: ball micrometer.
  • for a given case, as you measure it at 3 o'clock, 6, 9, and 12 the numbers vary more than about .002 - say 15 15 13 16 - solution, this not good brass, you can't really fix it. tool: ball micrometer
  • the top of the necks are consistent but there is a donut at the junction of the neck and the shoulder. They start in easy but you have to push harder to expand that donut - solution, anneal the neck/shoulder, perhaps mandrel, see below.
  • the top edge of the case is gnarly and needs to be chamfered - solution, chamfer or trim/chamfer
  • the necks have gotten hardened by several firings and they deform elastically when you insert the bullet - seating the bullet does not permanently deform the brass, if you pull the bullet then the neck springs back - solution, anneal the neck/shoulder.
You can also anneal to soften the brass and then use a mandrel to make the neck ID the same. 20th century sells mandrels in .001 steps. You have to anneal first, then size (probably with a button die) to below minimum ID then expand via mandrel to optimum ID. You now have soft necks that will lightly/moderately grip the bullet, all with the same ID, regardless of OD, and because of mandrel, the ID is a cylinder with no donut (more or less) so seating pressure should be approximately the same.
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Newsom plans to steal the House

sirhrmechanic
So California has Gerymandered all Republican districts out of existance... and has called a special election for November to fill seats in the new districts. Which will tip the House into Democrat hands in as little as three months.

Methinks it's time to find about 10 corrupt democrats in Red States and jail them... and have their seats filled by gubernatorial appointment. Also have Ethics Committee remove about 10 more for violations of stock trading and leaking documents and other crimes.

They want to go Banana Republic... let's go Banana Republic!

Sirhr
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SOLD WTS: d.wilson Uppers - Gordy and Mk12 Mod 0 - Ready for AEM5

Southpaw357
I have two uppers here for your consideration. I bought both from David Wilson (d.wilson mfg). David knows how to properly build these uppers.

The first upper is a MSG Gary Gordy Clone. It features a 12.5 in. Rosco Barrel & OCL 3-piece. Excellent condition, 9 / 10. 150-250 round fired.

The second upper is a Mk12 Mod 0. Colt upper, BCM 18” SPR 1/8 barrel, PRI Gen 2 Hand guard, PRI Rail, PRI Front & Rear sights, Allen Engineering brake and collar. It was accurized by bedding the barrel and truing the receiver. Excellent condition, 9.5/10. I don’t think I ever fired this one. If I did, it was a few shots at most. For sure David test fired it.

Neither upper includes BCG or Charging Handle. Only what you see in the video.

$840 $800 $790 Shipped - Gordy

$1340 $1300 $1,290 Shipped - Mk12 Mod 0

Payment via PayPal, F/F No Notes. No Trades. Shipping is USPS Ground Advantage.

Do not send PM until we are ready to exchange payment and shipping info. First unconditional dibs in this post gets it. Post all questions or offers in this post. Thanks for looking!

Picture is from Reddit GAFS:
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Video where I show them off and discuss: Login to view embedded media
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