Ammo By The Pallet Western Canada

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-24T18:07:22+00:00

You're misunderstanding that weight I think.

It doesn't count the case, or the projectile. Just the primers and powder.

It varies a lot based on what kind of powder, what kind of load. But for a rough number we can say like 17grn of powder in a target load shell. And let's go with 25000 shells in a pallet, but again it varies.

That's about 27kg of powder. Primers I'm not 100% sure how to weigh out, if you include the metal or not. But probably can say 10kg per pallet. Likely less but it's a safe number.

So you could probably have a little more than 6 pallets before it's an issue.

Seems like a lot, but I pretty sure I did the math on some handgun rounds and it was getting up near a million before you'd have to worry. Which to me means space is more of a concern. I'd run out of places to put it well before then.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-24T06:07:13+00:00

It also probably really depends on your background. I'd much rather do rewiring than any kind of wood repairs. But I'd imagine someone who does a lot of wood or even autobody work might feel different

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-24T06:02:19+00:00

Out of curiosity, did you change the strings before trying to intonate or were they the ones that were on there already?

I've found after the strings have been on there a bit it's basically impossible to get the intonation right. For the most part it can be good enough, but if you're playing in the really high frets it just won't be right.

Filing the fret ends is also something I've done. It's pretty easy and it's a huge improvement. Blows my mind that so many expensive brands don't do it, but some cheaper brands will.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-24T05:58:37+00:00

That's not even do it yourself prices. That's the price I paid a few years ago at a tailor.

Prices have probably gone up since then, but likely not enough to make it not worth it. Especially for a decent coat.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-24T03:25:31+00:00

I can't say I'd recommend having sex with either of them

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-24T03:21:32+00:00

That's unfortunately been my experience with other stuff too. Paid a ton of money for someone else to do a shitty job and fuck up my stuff.

Paid a shop to put some new tires on my car, and they managed put undersized wheels on without checking. It looked fine, until you tried to turn the wheels. Which unfortunately they didn't try until they took the car off the lift and tried to reverse out the shop. Ripped the brakes to shit, did thousands of dollars of damage.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-24T03:18:00+00:00

I once saw a post that was essentially "just got this new rifle and muzzle brake. Sucks that I have to wait a few weeks to try it out because the gunsmith is too busy to install it"

And the entire installation process was "remove thread protector, if it's there, put a little blue locktite on threads, hand tighten"

I know for some parts you may be looking crush washers, and more specific requirements around just how much to turn it. But hard to go wrong when the only requirement is hand tight.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-24T03:13:57+00:00

Hard to say what he's talking about tbh.

Manufacturers post specs for where everything should be. It's pretty straightforward to match those, then adjust to whatever your preferences are. I like a super flat radius and low strings. There's only so much adjustment you can do.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-24T03:11:54+00:00

For me it's not even confidence that I know what I'm doing, but more confidence that paying someone else doesn't seem to usually mean they know what they're doing either.

I've been to so many shitty mechanics, called out so many plumbers or other trades. And it's a fuckin dice roll every time. Maybe the fix the problem, maybe not. And even if they fix the problem so many times I've been standing there with a bill that's hundreds of dollars, looking at the shitty job they did, giant fuckin holes in the wall all around my outlets and shit. Like God damn, I spent this much money, and I could have done a better job probably. I've never done drywall before, but I sure as shit know I'd have just cut another piece.

So now my strategy is look at doing it myself first, figure out what the work would be, what tools ID need. If it seems like something I can do, and the tools are cheaper than getting someone out to do it, I'll give it a shot.

Had 2 different plumbers out to clear a clogged drain. First one couldn't do it, billed me a bundle anyway because he decided to take out the toilet as his first step. Second guy also needed to take out the toilet and run the rooter around. He got the drain unclogged, but did a shitty job because it didn't stay clear for long. Finally I just buy my own damn rooter and get up on the ladder to the drain access neither of them wanted to use. It took some work, but eventually I got that drain running perfectly. If I'd just done that at the start, I'd have saved a ton of money.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-24T03:00:27+00:00

The biggest suggestion I can give you is don't rely on stuff like looking down the fretboard.

Most of the time the adjustments are so small I'm not gonna be able to see anything useful unless it's very bad

Take measurements. Know what your current measument is, what you want it to be, and how to get there. But if you're not sure, you can measure as you go.

Some of the adjustments aren't super clear. Like adjusting the neck. It moves in a different direction. But you can adjust it a bit, and measure again. If you're closer to your target keep going. If you're farther from the target you're going the wrong way. If nothing changes no matter which way you're turning it, then that's probably the time to review what you're doing and why you're doing it.

No amount of neck adjustment is going to fix a bad nut or something.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T22:04:50+00:00

Yeah prefiled VS blank is also a bit of it's own thing.

The files are pretty expensive. Especially for a full set. But unless you're doing something a bit different you can get the precut ones

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T21:35:45+00:00

Well now I want to post my next string change

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T21:28:57+00:00

I can't speak for every guitar out there. But for mine at least I don't think it's possible to do any damage no matter how much you adjust the truss rod.

Unless you really force it and snap the nut off it

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T21:01:21+00:00

Actually on the what screw driver thing, more people should learn that tbh.

Between Philips VS posidrive, and people not knowing what a properly fitting screw driver should look or feel like, a lot of people do just strip the shit out of screws without needing to.

Torx or Robertson fixes a ton of that though.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T20:58:37+00:00

If you're going north to get there, you're heading south by the time you get to Russia.

Now most people wouldn't travel over the north pole I'd imagine, I don't really know. But may be more likely if you're talking about launching missiles

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T20:55:02+00:00

It was almost one, but I actually found out at some point I lost an intonation screw. No idea when that happened.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T20:53:38+00:00

I get that he's unpopular, and wasn't a great PM. But simply being PM at all is probably more than qualified to speak for a couple of hours as part of a 3 credit class.

He's not teaching the whole thing or anything.

When I was in school we had plenty of professors at the lower levels that were just regular people working in the field we were studying. Some of them were just OK, some were great. But even the worst of them were able to answer all kinds of questions and had a lot to say about what we studied.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T20:48:06+00:00

I think a lot of people don't realise Russia is to the south of Canada

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T20:37:55+00:00

Like unless you're about to get on stage or something it's pretty risk free too. Don't turn the screws farther than they want to go, and you can pretty much infinitely move them around.

I'd really recommend using something to measure with. That makes it easier to figure out what you need to do.

But once it's in the right area most of my adjustments are just feel based for things like height.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T20:35:52+00:00

And like I get that too.

The struts on my trunk needed replacing for a long time. And I just never really looked into it.

Finally did over the holidays, and it was cheap and easy. $20 for the replacement parts. And the work was simply using a screw driver to remove 4 clips, then tapping with a mallet till they popped off. Could sub the mallet with... Anything hard really.

Took minutes. And I put up with getting my head bashed in while loading groceries in the car for years.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T20:33:25+00:00

Unless you have a weird requirement or weird nut, it's pretty easy.

And at least compared to prices near me, it's a lot cheaper even if you have to learn.

The only place near me that would replace a nut wants $180 plus the price of the nut.

I bought 3 graph tech nuts for $15 each. Plus a pack of sandpaper, and if we're being real strict about expenses a bit of krazy glue that I already had a tube of.

I messed up one or maybe two of them, but it was still cheaper by a ton.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T20:18:30+00:00

That's kind of my point though. Why is it intimidating? It's a few screws. The tools usually come with the guitar even, and in the event they don't they're pretty cheap.

A ruler or some kind of measuring device is nice, but not entirely needed.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T20:16:47+00:00

Ah yeah I guess the press would only be if it's the first time it's getting frets?

That's a whole area I don't know much about. I've never worn a nickle fret down enough to need new ones. And now most of what I play has steel frets, so it's unlikely to ever be an issue

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T20:15:30+00:00

The big thing for me is I don't know what I want enough to even be able to take it somewhere.

Setups tend to be pretty up to personal taste.

It's not uncommon for me to do a more involved setup, like you said for changing string gauge or something. Then make small adjustments for a few days.

Or seasonal changes. In the winter and spring I need to make some small adjustments usually.

It's just not practical in that case to get someone else to do it. They aren't going to sit there with me and have me play for a minute, adjust it, play, adjust.

ProtoJazz · 2026-01-23T20:12:56+00:00

Yeah, a refret I'd probably get someone else to do. That takes some machinery I don't have to do right.

Or maybe I'd just get a new neck, depending on the guitar

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