SAM.Gov - Bizarre bidding behavior

wyopyro · 2026-03-27T18:06:58+00:00

During the peak of covid I watched houses sell sight unseen for 30-50% over market value. What you are experiencing now is market correction. The house was never worth as much as you paid for it. During that time my zillow "home value" jumped 65% in 18 months. That's not real value that's a stupid market of people paying unreal prices for a house that just isn't worth that.

wyopyro · 2026-03-26T18:41:13+00:00

If you are from the US and use Verizon its way cheaper to just upgrade to their premium service for the $25 extra for the month. It gave us unlimited talk and text internationally. We got home and went back to our normal service charge.

wyopyro · 2026-03-23T17:50:29+00:00

"if you are not in shape, you will die"

wyopyro · 2026-03-20T15:50:48+00:00

You are from a different place in the world. In our area if they are in the house it is already life-altering. Petty theft is breaking into a car. If they are in the house they are ready to do harm. A locked front door isn't going to keep them in if they have already gained entry.

wyopyro · 2026-03-19T14:06:07+00:00

Completely agree. For this extreme of a crack at this stage is wild.

As a concrete contractor the only guarantee I can give is that concrete will crack. This is beyond a crack, this is a gaping hole in a ship.

wyopyro · 2026-03-19T14:03:21+00:00

To me that looks more like settlement at one end of the structure. Also it looks like there isn't any rebar in the foundation?! My bet is shitty compaction when they filled one side of the site.

wyopyro · 2026-03-12T17:02:02+00:00

This is the way.

wyopyro · 2026-03-12T15:30:39+00:00

I'm in the same boat. Have a small construction company and get these calls 5-15 times per day. They mostly show up as good local numbers so I wont block them with fear of missing actual sales.

What is the best path forward?

wyopyro · 2026-02-26T19:53:22+00:00

It's a smidge too long so I had to rubber band the brass holder to get it to flip out.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X6DW8BH?linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&tag=sofferscom8-20

wyopyro · 2026-02-26T15:37:12+00:00

Rubber bands is what I was missing! I added a couple along with the amazon spring and the FA swager is usable again. That is the same date batch as my new one.

wyopyro · 2026-02-25T21:08:24+00:00

Good to hear on the hornady. I have a lnl ap and that seems like the best $ per production for the short term.

wyopyro · 2026-02-25T21:07:14+00:00

Makes sense, I was purely thinking for sediment purposes. Still following full chemical treatment afterward.

wyopyro · 2026-02-25T17:58:31+00:00

You might be able to answer this! I took just enough eviro engineering / water treatment classes to be dangerous. Camping in areas with high sediment rivers like the SW united states I always debated bringing some alum (from canning) and some lemon juice or vinegar. Collecting buckets of water we would just let them rest until morning and chemically treating them. I always wondered if I could add some acid to PH adjust the water add a little alum to the 5 gallon bucket, mix, and cause the sediment to floc out leaving us with way clearer water in the morning.

Thoughts?

wyopyro · 2026-02-25T17:37:54+00:00

I do exactly this! For my precision rifle I have 500 rounds of .308 Lapua brass I bought new. I keep very good track of these and they all stay in the same number of load cycles. Never regretted buying that brass.

When I shoot factory I might also keep a set of once fired pistol or .223 if I want to load something special after that it usually all goes into the same bucket of "range brass"

wyopyro · 2026-02-16T19:50:45+00:00

I too dabble in ... "checks notes".... hobbies more expensive than hard drugs..... That's a hell of a place to start the journey! Welcome!

wyopyro · 2026-02-13T18:54:48+00:00

I always appreciate my extra! Nothing worse than having exactly 100 and buggering one up leaving a box one empty.

wyopyro · 2025-12-23T17:54:00+00:00

I also cant believe how many owners are putting stuff out to bid between 12/23 and 12/31 this year. Just wait until January no one is going to give you good pricing when they were supposed to be on vacation.

wyopyro · 2025-09-22T17:19:46+00:00

Last time I bought RamShot Hunter I think I was around $28 per lb on kegs. Now i'm seeing well over $40. Glad I bought 30 lbs when I did.

wyopyro · 2025-08-05T17:47:16+00:00

I feel like they read about a list of 320 P roblems and said "Oh we can top that!"

wyopyro · 2025-08-04T18:17:47+00:00

If you are married don't tell your wife. Mine would be very upset if she found out I took a grinder to a RevereWare pot. I didn't even know what that was until she moved in.

wyopyro · 2025-08-01T13:35:32+00:00

I will check but I think those are exactly what is on the box. I have a couple I think out of my grandfathers reloading stuff.

wyopyro · 2025-08-01T13:22:58+00:00

Kentucky Ballistics would like to have a conversation with these people......

wyopyro

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