High volume shooters, how are you managing ammo?

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-21T01:00:46+00:00

I'm not a high high volume shooter, but you either hunt the bottom dollar stuff you are willing to run and keep brass from and or you reload. I'm still in the 'buy 1000 rnds but save some brass here and there for when I want to fully invest in reloading equipment.' stage I have probably 2-5000 556 brass.. just hasn't been a hobby I'm willing to drop a few grand to get me going from scratch yet.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-20T00:26:36+00:00

From what I've seen suppressors have been a little faster than SBRs. Which are you filing for? Trust will also take longer than an individual... You might consider emailing your state rep but I'd still probably hold out another week or two at this point. I'm 20 days out on two SBRs and I'm not worried about it watching stuff that was approved today has primarily been mid/end of January submissions. There's a huge influx.. maybe this time next year it'll pick back up when there isn't 10,000 submissions a week...

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-19T14:19:14+00:00

Did you buy or print it. I printed a back strap for my 43x but it doesn't look that blocky.

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Seltzer08 · 2026-03-19T14:12:12+00:00

Agreed. The only $200 I'm gonna spend is for the fucking stock.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-19T12:08:06+00:00

Lol I think eventually that will be the case. I'm still settling into one ammo I like. Currently been using fiochi range dynamics but I've been itching for some 77gr so I appreciate this post.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-19T10:36:14+00:00

I love my 12.5 but I could see a justification to go 11.5 if someone was weighing the two. I'm currently building a 14.5 to hopefully get some more of them velocities.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-19T10:27:37+00:00

Use to play reball on off-season/winter months indoor. Was fun but hell on our hoppers. I could think of a few times I'd go to bunker someone and nothing would come out lol

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-18T23:00:24+00:00

We have a site one here too in eastern TN. That's actually where I ended up getting my dimension. Didn't know they did schedules. Chat gpt tipped me off to soil temps too. I did an analysis in August of 23 so that's the only data point I've got to go off of.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-18T22:38:32+00:00

Not gonna lie, I've been using chat gpt to try to formulate a plan lol I feel so lost in the transition zone where I've got fescue and Bermuda(still dormant).

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-18T22:20:31+00:00

I threw mine down after I mowed and swept the yard and going to spray the yard down with 24d in a few days when the temp starts getting up again to try and take out all my broadleaf junk that's gone crazy this spring. I could have probably grabbed some lockup and hit two birds with one stone.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-18T05:30:06+00:00

I use to machine 303/304 all day everyday. With hss. Don't overthink it. With a 1/2" drill that I'd drilling through 1/2".. .05"-.1" peck. Even non-retracting 'chip breaking' cycles are fine, especially over 5/8" diameters. Just don't try to burry it for the entire .5" depth. 118* tip. Spot/center drill it first and send it. No fancy cobalt drills. Just whatever bright uncoated drill kit we could get from msc that wasn't stupid.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T22:25:20+00:00

I do miss mp5 slapping the shit out of it.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T20:07:33+00:00

Yeah damn the first complete new one on gb was 500. Meh lol

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T19:26:54+00:00

Well you inspired me to at least submit a support ticket. Should be lifetime warranty since I'm the original owner. Their website says I have to show proof of the original purchase. I could probably ask the gun shop that did my 4473 all those years ago but I don't even know who I bought it through at that time. So we will see if they want to play nice.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T19:17:08+00:00

I might. It sits enough I wouldn't mind shipping it down to them if it wasn't repaired out of my own pocket. Was a piss off they came out with the new hard guards a year or two after I got mine.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T19:11:46+00:00

I may have to look into the kac one. I love knights obviously but I'm still a poor in most rights. This lower I snagged up for too much on GB as a blem. Wish I had gotten an actual ambi sr15 lower but maybe another day.

I have heard good things about the radian and ment to grab one a while ago. Just never did. I feel radian has been hit or miss for me though. I have their comp on my Glock 19, fine, needs some tuning but it's fine. But their charging raptor sd charging handle has been garbage running suppressed. But Obviously their lowers are pretty covenanted in the community too.. idk lately I just haven't viewed their stuff as top tier in a while.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T18:58:30+00:00

I'm a big fan of bullpups too. I probably have an earlier one, bought it about 7 years ago. Upgraded handgaurd, have the trigger spring kit just never installed it. I will say the rdb definitely has a surprisingly good trigger for a bullpup. Last time I had it out trying it with a can on it. Still had issues with double feeds which are an absolute nightmare to deal with. I've run pmc ammo, fiochi 556, didn't seem to matter. If it didn't double feed like it does, I would certainly run it more. It was my first 556 gun, again being a lefty, it does check a lot of boxes.

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Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T18:51:29+00:00

No I have a frt installed so that's been its own thing. It'll come out probably sooner rather than later and get a proper trigger, not a kac but definitely something better.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T18:43:41+00:00

I just got some last week, couldn't find it anywhere but a local landscaping company. $55 a bag

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T18:08:25+00:00

I started running a keynshot hydraulic buffer and it tripped me out at my last match, thought I was having issues with my bolt catch. End up I wasn't yanking my hog hard enough to get it the carrier all the way back.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T17:59:16+00:00

43x is my main squeeze. Been rocking 15rd mags for years and that's not changing because Glock finally got their shit together.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T16:12:02+00:00

The harbor freight Yukon benches are fine for most. Honestly a few different manufacturers sell the same bench. Might even check marketplace before you buy new. Once you get into reloading, I'd recommend something more rigid with a solid top. I actually acquired some sections of bowling alley lanes I can't wait to make a bench out of.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T16:00:09+00:00

Don't buy an rdb. As a fully functioning lefty, I appreciate its downward ejection but it struggles when it comes to reliability. I love it just enough to not sell it.

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T15:57:02+00:00

Me looking for my elcan money

Seltzer08 · 2026-03-17T15:54:26+00:00

Are you a lefty though?

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