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Crap.... just ordered one of these

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.as...er&groupid=586

Anyone want my PSA upper? If not, how much is their restocking fee (do they have one)?

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10% restocking fee. Keep both?
Did u actually get the spikes? Sold out now.

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Someone on Calguns posted another Spikes upper but that sold out in 5min. Looked around and found the last of this upper. Picked it up since it seemed like a good price for a complete upper.

10% isnt too bad. I can sell my spare AR15.com BCG for $200 and make back that $50 I loss on the PSA upper. Figure I checked to see if anyone here wants an upper. Hell, I even sell them my BCG and BCM charging handle for what I got it for.

This is the PSA upper I ordered
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...ged-upper.html

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Midlength. I like midlength

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Pete, no need to LOSE money on your PSA upper.

I did the EXACT same thing as you. Picked up a PSA upper first for $389 (16" carbine), then I snagged a complete "Special Ops Tactical 16" Midlength upper" (Run by former Spikes employees, GTG gear) from AIM for $510 (+ tax for me, DOH).

I'm posting my PSA upper on gunbroker tonight, I expect it to sell for around $600 if recent auctions are any indication. After fees, I should GAIN $100-$175 on the sale.

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What he said.

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:tu

I'll have to create a GB account. I guess I'll post stuff up once the Spike's upper has been shipped

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Might want to buy something small first on there, get at least one positive feedback before diving into high dollar sales. Folks are naturally suspicious of newbies online (for good reason).

Alternatively, you can do what I did and reference your ebay account seller feedback page and invite folks to contact you on ebay if they had any concerns. I had a number of bidders double check my ID through ebay. Of course that only works if you have some good seller feedback on ebay :)

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Remember - IF HeyGal catches you processing gun parts, they can suspend your account. If you do choose to go that route, I wouldnt advertise it in your auction (just offer it after the fact), and make sure that the buyer doesn't make any references to guns when he sends payment. Since I NEED my HeyGal account for ebay, I just take checks/money orders on gun broker, and make it clear there will be a wait time for it to clear.

When making your listing, browse through a few similar listings and figure out what rules folks are applying to listings of that type. What states people won't ship ammo to, things like that. And put clear auction terms at the end - return policy, shipping policy, payment type and time frame policy, things like that. Browse through other auctions and you'll get an idea.

Finally, nobody likes reading a block of text, so you're not geeky inclined, you can use an online HTML editor like this one to get something passable looking. Or at the very least, remember that you can break to the next line of text (ENTER key) with <BR> at the end :)
http://htmleditor.in/index.html

Here is an example of how I format my auctions:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=328574372
(oh yeah, and CLEAR photos are an absolute must and go a long way towards hooking buyers and convincing em that YOUR product is the one they want and not the other 10 identical ones for sale)

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****. Thats the one I wanted to start out with to get my feet wet before all this **** went down. Maybe I can convince my aunt or uncle to go pick one up and hold it for me :r

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What self defense ammo do you have? Also I need to find a good range ammo, any thoughts? I ordered some double tap ammo last week and will order some underwood today.

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For self defense, I ordered some Double Tap Speer Gold Dots. I ordered these about 5 years ago, so I don't know if they are still available or not.

For range ammo, I use the Georgia Arms Canned Heat. http://georgia-arms.com/newcannedhea...cket500pk.aspx

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Thanks. There's not many choices with 10mm sadly.

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Dan, any issues with Georgia Arms. I've known about them for some time but have always been hesitant to order. I liked their prices for 357Sig, kinda late to ask this question now with no one having anything in stock, but I thought I'd ask.

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I fired about half of a can of 10mm with no problems ;)

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Checkout freedom munitions too. Nothing in stock right now though.


Ain't she purty...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8...ee015eaf_c.jpg
147gr Silver Tip 7.62x54r by emopunker2004, on Flickr

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Looks nice Justin!

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I tell u what, 440rd of that stuff ain't no joke, it's heavy as all get out.

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You are correct. Don't reload as much as I used to but 10mm is definitely one of my most frequently used die sets. 200gr. full metal jackets with a healthy charge of Blue Dot, for carry in bear and wild boar country down south/out west. 180 grain flat points in front of Winchester 231 powder for practice. Carry ammo for "two legged vermin" defense is factory CorBon jhp, or Winchester Silvertips.

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Picked up a used, low miles Sig P238 (.380) recently. This one has the ambidextrous thumb safety, something they didn't offer on the earliest ones. So far so good testing it out. If it is reliable it will become a weak (left) side backup gun, carried in a front pocket rig.

Not a huge fan of the .380 acp (see my last post just above for some proof of that ;) ) but it definitely has its place.

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I love my wife's.
She has the HD which has a heavier frame, hence less recoil.
Gun is a pleasure to shoot.

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Well, i've decided that this Kahr CW45 just isn't going to work for me. It's a little too long in the grip for me to CCW it during the hot days here in FL. Guess I'm gonna sell her and the holster.

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I think I did we'll.
Scored a DTI lower in stock at Bud's that lasted literally seconds for $159.

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:r :tu

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Ar15 mags!
http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.as...PACK&groupid=6

polymer lower
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...-receiver.html

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given the current market, that's not bad :tu

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Help me out guys, what is the difference between these two?
http://www.phase5tactical.com/products/receivers/

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the pistol one probably has pistol engraved on it

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Yup.
Just checked out the closer shots and sure enough.

So.........what the heck does that mean?
Man, I am still so ignorant to all this.

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Not sure it means anything legally. I know any AR lower can be registered as a pistol lower when it's transferred. If it's been built as a rifle, then it can't legally be built as a pistol. A pistol lower can be built into a rifle though. Why bother with the pistol one unless you're building a pistol though.

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Cool.
Now makes sense.

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Have a look at the PM/CM series from Kahr. A little shorter front to back and top to bottom than the CW lines.

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Yeh i had a CM9 at one point. I'll most likely go back there once I sell this

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I have the Sig P238 and I love it as a BUG front pocket carry. I have the old single safety.

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I used to have an old colt mustang 380, same general design as the Sig. LOVED the feel of that gun. Always wished they made it in a 9mm, I'd buy in a heartbeat.

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What's your opinion of polymer lowers?

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Never had one. For a range gun or a .22 then it'd be great I'm sure. For a go to war gun maybe not so much. That said, something's better than nothing. Could always use it til u find a alum one

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Good point. I'm to the point now that I at least want to get a lower since the only people that have any complete rifles in stock are shops that are pricing them at twice the MSRP :rolleyes:

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Looks like I may have my pistol sold. Find out tomorrow

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Looks like I have my pistol sold. I googled the guys name and seems he is a higher up at a mortgage company in the tampa area. Supposed to be meeting me about 1pm tomorrow. :tu

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Awesome, always nice to get that stuff sold quickly :tu

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Yup. Ill use some of the money toward something smaller, maybe a 380 for pocket carry, then put the left over toward my ar, shotgun or smokes

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Just finally got around to taking pictures of my SKS.... maybe sometime in the next day or so I'll write up a description and actually post the thing for sale :)

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:tu:tu

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So much for that DTI lower.
Got the dreaded "sorry to cancel your order but our computer error..........."
Oh well.

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*DOH* .... so close! I wouldn't sweat it... prices should be coming down a bit. Supply won't increase, they're already at max production... but prices should come down as people stop panicking and stop buying at the higher prices... And that guy who picked up 15 lowers last month, "just in case" is going to have 14 of them for sale soon :r

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True.
Was considering ordering a Phase 5.
Anyone know anything about them?
Looks nice and at $149, just an 8-12 week wait but don't see that as an issue as not in rush.

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Woohoo.
Scored two Rock River lowers in stock from PK.

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Good deal Carlos. Sold the CW45 and holster today for $20 more than i paid. :D
And the guy drove all the way from Tampa

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:banger:banger