Building Confidence

[Caleb]

Woohoo! Nice.


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[FfNJGTFO]

Believe it or not, I have an "AR" update. Thinking that certain "Alphabet" Agency that looks after "Firearms" was going to force retailers to make parts kits "serialized," (and thus require FFL background checks), I decided to get some orders in. Got everything in without any issues. I also snagged a couple of Anderson lowers for like $47.95. I have enough parts now to build up to four(4) ARs.



Stay tuned!

[Caleb]

Only 4?


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Originally Posted by Caleb

Only 4?


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It's gonna be all I can do to keep three of those properly secured. If, at some point, I go ahead and enclose my sun porch to get more climate controlled square footage, then I'll consider a full sized safe. We'll see.

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Went on an Ammo run this morning. I found during my weekly check that some prices were coming down.



I was able to score the following:


1) BULLETS 1ST: .308 WIN 175 GR SIERRA MATCH KING - 400 CT $376.00 per 400 rnds

2) CCI Standard Velocity Ammunition 22 Long Rifle 40 Grain Lead Round $65 per 1000 rounds.


3) 9MM 147GR Federal Premium Tactical HST JHP $159.80 for 200 rounds (didn't need so much of that as it's only for actual HD/SD and I have a ton of 9mm 115 luger for practice.



4) Federal American Eagle Ammunition - 45 Auto - 230 Grain Full Metal Jacket - 100 Rounds - Brass Case 7 cases for $342.65/


That should hold me for a bit.



All that remains now is cleaning up on some parts for the ARs that were "out of stock," including:


1) Armalite "Triangular" HG Caps. caleb We may have to pick a different cap as I can't find these anywhere, now. Hopefully, not permanently discontinued.


2) Magpul MOE Carbine Stock. I can get those one the Magpul website itself, but for $7.00 more than my regular supplier. If I get desperate, then perhaps, but I can wait.




All is well here. I have Jury duty Voir dire in another 2 week but, we'll see.

[FfNJGTFO]

Originally Posted by FfNJGTFO

Went on an Ammo run this morning. I found during my weekly check that some prices were coming down.



I was able to score the following:


1) BULLETS 1ST: .308 WIN 175 GR SIERRA MATCH KING - 400 CT $376.00 per 400 rnds

2) CCI Standard Velocity Ammunition 22 Long Rifle 40 Grain Lead Round $65 per 1000 rounds.


3) 9MM 147GR Federal Premium Tactical HST JHP $159.80 for 200 rounds (didn't need so much of that as it's only for actual HD/SD and I have a ton of 9mm 115 luger for practice.



4) Federal American Eagle Ammunition - 45 Auto - 230 Grain Full Metal Jacket - 100 Rounds - Brass Case 7 cases for $342.65/


That should hold me for a bit.



All that remains now is cleaning up on some parts for the ARs that were "out of stock," including:


1) Armalite "Triangular" HG Caps. caleb We may have to pick a different cap as I can't find these anywhere, now. Hopefully, not permanently discontinued.


2) Magpul MOE Carbine Stock. I can get those one the Magpul website itself, but for $7.00 more than my regular supplier. If I get desperate, then perhaps, but I can wait.




All is well here. I have Jury duty Voir dire in another 2 week but, we'll see.

All the ammo orders above have been shipped. One is still in transit (expected Fri), but the others already received. Those three that I received shipped in one day!


Also, the above two parts items that were missing have been ordered and shipped. I ordered the stocks from Magpul directly, (and therefore had to pay full price for them, but...). They should also be arriving shortly.



Having done my weekly price check on ammo this morning, I saw AE .45acp 230 grain was down to .43 per round for a 1000 round box.



I got one. Hopefully, they haven't implemented the MCC ammo code yet! Might be the last batch I can get before that happens!

[FfNJGTFO]

Originally Posted by FfNJGTFO

All the ammo orders above have been shipped. One is still in transit (expected Fri), but the others already received. Those three that I received shipped in one day!


Also, the above two parts items that were missing have been ordered and shipped. I ordered the stocks from Magpul directly, (and therefore had to pay full price for them, but...). They should also be arriving shortly.



Having done my weekly price check on ammo this morning, I saw AE .45acp 230 grain was down to .43 per round for a 1000 round box.



I got one. Hopefully, they haven't implemented the MCC ammo code yet! Might be the last batch I can get before that happens!

All inventory now received. Now, we'll wait and see what happens with those MCC codes.


Special thanks to:


1) US Armorment - 1 day shipping and had inventory in stock. Shipped from Bensalem, PA.



2) Bone Frog Gun club - 1 day shipping - for my Federal 9mm 147Gr HST.


3) Miwall Corp. - 700 rnds, .45acp - 3 day shipping.


4) Exammo - .22LR 1000 Rnds same day shipping


Excellent Experience with all.






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[Caleb]

Glad you received all your orders! You should be set for a little while.


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Originally Posted by Caleb

Glad you received all your orders! You should be set for a little while.


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Perhaps, even a bit longer as I now have the parts for two new desktop towers as well. I'll be doing those next. These will be the first two "Linux/Ubuntu" machines. One will act as a domain controller, like my Windows Server 2003 machine.



I also have all the components I need for my generator and will work with my electrician to get them installed. I may also get the HVAC guy to install a "slow starter" device into the compressor to keep the surge down to a minimum.



Once I get those done, I'll get back to the ARs. But, thankfully, all the main household projects are done, save for the generator and related items.

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Update: My electrician wants like $3000.00 to install the generator transfer switch for my main panel as well as the outside input connector. I'm not going to be able to afford that until well into next year.



For now, if I need the generator, I'll just use it "Standalone." That is, it comes with the equivalent of a 20 amp "quad box" on the unit itself. I can easily plug in my frig, and my quad box that handles all my computer gear. There's also a 30 amp 120/240 outlet and the 50 amp 120/240 outlet which I would feed into the transfer switch via the inlet box if it were mounted/installed.



I don't know why it costs so much. I can't believe it's installing the outside connector and snaking that in to the transfer switch, so I guess it has to be all the wiring of the individual breakers inside the main panel to the transfer switch. Does it really take that long? I mean, the same electrician put in two new 20 amp quad box circuits off the main panel and also mounted my PTZ camera near the garage entry (high on the roof) for about $1000.00 less. I'm wondering if part of it is dealing with liability issues if something goes wrong with the main panel. We'll see.



I also have to work with my HVAC guy to get one of those "slow starter" devices installed on the compressor. My generator could handle the "run time" load, but might have issues when starting. But that's something independent. I won't need that for a bit.



Hopefully, all this household stuff will end soon and I can get back to my ARs. I've got 3 sets of parts waiting for installation. But I do have to get some stuff cleaned up and thrown out to create more room for me to work in the garage.



Anyway, hope everybody is doing well. Be sure to go vote. I did today.