[Classified deals slipping through my fingers]

I wish all sellers were like this. I paid for a used 2011 last Thursday with 2nd day air and promptly sent my FFL info expecting to shoot my new limited gun tomorrow at league. I didn't hear from the seller, so I called on Saturday asking about shipment. He said it will be sent Monday, meaning is still get it in time. Today I received a call from the sellers FFL saying it was being shipped today. I have yet to see the tracking info. This was not a seller on this site. It's frustrating when you've paid and are excited to get your "new" gun.

[Classified deals slipping through my fingers]

... I've also "sold" things to members who says "I'll pay later when I get home from work". Pisses me off cause then "later" comes and they ignore me while I have someone else saying they are PP ready or whatever. Don't take it personal, especially when dealing with the amount of money items are here.

Wow, out of all the years I've been on here and been through hundreds of transactions, I've only had that happen once, maybe twice. They said they wanted it and then never contacted me back so it's not exactly the same but close. For the most part, I've had better luck here than with other sites that I buy stuff from. The shooting community is pretty tight group with high standards and integrity in general. If you have someone in line and waiting, it's best to give the first potential buyer a timeline to work off of so expectations are known.

In fact, most of the guys on here that I've dealt with before, I will ship stuff as their payment is on the way, even if they tell me they will pay when they get home. Several of the at-work networks block a lot of sites including payment sites sometimes so I understand that. As a buyer, however, I always try to get my payment in ASAP to show the seller I'm serious and build that trust.

I agree with what all you said.

I can easily think of 3-4 times off the top of my head this has happened to me. "I'll take it, money will be sent later." Then l get the item all packed and ready to go and try to get to the PO before they close so I'll message them and ask if they are going to pay, then nothing. Here doesn't really seem like a place to scam or screw around, though. The items I had this issue with were valued anywhere between $200-$600 (as silly as this may sound, it was Jordan shoes and Oakley Glasses - yes I know, but it was a childhood hobby that died hard )but, it's almost too easy to spot people that are "interested" versus someone who is truly interested. But I always try and be fair and give people the benefit of the doubt.

... I've also "sold" things to members who says "I'll pay later when I get home from work". Pisses me off cause then "later" comes and they ignore me while I have someone else saying they are PP ready or whatever. Don't take it personal, especially when dealing with the amount of money items are here.

Wow, out of all the years I've been on here and been through hundreds of transactions, I've only had that happen once, maybe twice. They said they wanted it and then never contacted me back so it's not exactly the same but close. For the most part, I've had better luck here than with other sites that I buy stuff from. The shooting community is pretty tight group with high standards and integrity in general. If you have someone in line and waiting, it's best to give the first potential buyer a timeline to work off of so expectations are known.

In fact, most of the guys on here that I've dealt with before, I will ship stuff as their payment is on the way, even if they tell me they will pay when they get home. Several of the at-work networks block a lot of sites including payment sites sometimes so I understand that. As a buyer, however, I always try to get my payment in ASAP to show the seller I'm serious and build that trust.

I agree, I hope all sellers will hold themselves to the same standards of integrity you seem to have. Communication is a skill many people overlook these days with how easy it is.

Communication is key to me. Especially when dealing in large sums of money; but to me, any amount of money is a lot, or I treat it that way. For example, I CANNOT stand having someones money/payment and still having their item. Like if someone pays after the PO closes, it drives me crazy. Or getting a payment late Saturday and not being able to ship till Monday is worse. I've seriously been told in the past "you don't have to message me your every step, it's cool." I don't like fcuking with people's money to be blunt.

[Wet tumbling brass - primers in or out?]

I started wet tumbling the same way. I too liked the idea of decapping first to clean the primer pocket. Now I leave it in, dump the brass on a towel and leave it out over night. I then put the brass to the back of line so to speak to make sure complete drying before use.

[Best gunsmith nobody has heard of?]

Paul Grundhauser, Grundhauser Gunworks, North Branch Mn. He built this heirloom piece of art for me to shoot until my son is old enough to shoot.

[the secret to recoil control?]

Roll your hands inward slightly and choke the gun high up on the frame. Recoil control is about putting the correct amount of force at the correct location on the gun. You'll find that by introducing just a small amount of inward rotation of your hands at your forearms and/or shoulders, that you can reduce the amount of hand strength you're applying while at the same time keeping the same amount of control on the gun. Hand muscles are small and weak, hard to develop, and will fatigue quickly. Your forearm and/or shoulder muscles you use to rotate your arms inward are already more than strong enough to manage recoil, and are much larger, much stronger, and much less likely to fatigue than your hand muscles.

It's all about applying a small amount of leverage to the gun to produce a larger force. While I could try to use finger strength alone to remove a stuck on nut from a rusty bolt, I choose to use a pliers instead because by doing so I'm not only using stronger muscles, I'm amplifying the force produced by the muscles via leverage. It's the same with your pistol grip, a very slight rotation inward takes your hand strength and amplifies it with your forearm and shoulder muscles, and focusses it high up on the grip where you need it for recoil control.

You still need a decent amount of hand strength when using this technique, but significantly less than if you were gripping the gun with the muscles of the hand alone.

I've been playing with this method and the gun feels very stable.

[Getting your grip - clamp down sequentialy or together?]

I'm struggling with this too. I know I don't clamp hard enough with the support hand. I've been playing with getting my grip and then trying to pull my pinkies into one another. Almost like I'm trying to pull the grips off. Feels a little weird but very stable.

[Newer USPSA Shooter in MN]

Hi all. Been lurking/learning a lot from this site for awhile now. It's been an unbelievable source for reloading and figuring out issues with my mags. Thanks for the education.

I just decided to pick up a used Doug Jones STI Framed SVI sight tracker. I haven't shot limited before but it seemed like a good gun to start with and the price was right. Anybody have experience with this gun or builder?

Joe