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  1. On 1/31/2023 at 11:55 AM, lacivilian said:

    Spend a little bit more and look at Defions Arms. Jason is a great dude and you get a fully custom built open gun for about the best price you will be able to find. 

    Jason indeed is one awesome dude...  Plus his builts are extremely affordable too! :) 

  2. On 9/27/2022 at 2:47 PM, Zachjet said:

    That sucks, but could have been worse   At least they didn’t fight you on it..   what s#!tty customer service 

     

    It could've been worse! They could've denied his deposit, but they didn't.  So at least, some level of professionalism in customer service was accomplished.  In defense of PT that is~  

  3. So while the Honcho is an awesome platform, we or should I say "MOST" of us that have placed orders with Phonenix Trinity, have had issues with delays?  Correct?  Not sure why Tiffany from PT would truly deny this fact... smh!  Many manufactures these days are experiencing delays this isn't new.  From my understanding PT was having issues with coating?  I do believe the coating issue was resolved..  Not sure!  

     

    But to deny facts, not just from one customer but many!  Well, no bueno for business. 

  4. 5 hours ago, BRuss said:

    You were able to just swap it out or you did a return and bought a new one?

    Contacted their customer services and explained to them that I wanted their newest optic and they didn't have any problems accomodating my request.  All I had to do was to return  the original dot and get it replaced.  Now that's customer service!!! 

  5. MPA is not a true "custom" 2011 they are putting parts together from other manufacturers.  I have their DS9, and its a beautiful firearm but it needed some work such as a trigger job/tuning, polishing internals, modding, etc.  My gunsmith looked at my MPA DS9 hybrid and right away noticed tool marks, not buttery smooth action, trigger was advertised at 2lbs when it was over 3lbs~ extractor needed to be tuned, barrel lock up need some adjustments, etc.  For the price MPA is a nice option, I would disregard any products from Bul Armory, simple reason is that their magazine are propriatery and that's no bueno.  

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  6. On 12/5/2022 at 9:55 PM, 67isb said:

    I don't see any benefit in having to modify the frame and immediately voiding the warranty.

    I'd rather go with proven options for  automating a Dillon.

    Yup, me too~  I wouldn't invest my hard earned money on Fast and Friendly brass company.  Extremely rude and unprofessional company, but that's just me. Plus, its not a proven system such as Mark7 auto drive, and others out there.  

  7. I've never owned an Apex 10, however, I have had experience with just about most major press manufacturers.  I previously owned an Evolution, great press by the way but sold it and got me the Revolution press instead.  If you have the funds, look into MK7 Genesys press, however if you're new to reloading, pulling the handle is where it's at.  My personal opinion is that Mark7 decided to cheapened their Evo to reduce manufacturing down time.  Instead of having all parts CNC made, they opted for cast tool head, body, etc.  Personally, I don't think the Apex 10 is truly worth 3k investment, but looking into MK7 new offering of the Genesys that seems like a complete reloading press with just about everything you need for an extra few dollars.

     

    No press is perfect, each unique press has its own flaws and I've owned Dillon's, Hornady, and MK7...  My back up press is a Dillon XL750 which is a great press by the way!  But IMO MK7 is one of the best press out there at this moment~ 

  8. On 1/9/2023 at 11:14 AM, HeadSpace said:

    Yup rollsizer is great but customer service is crappy. "You bought it.. your problem" kinda people.

    Hmm, not sure if that statement is actually true.  I've always had awesome support from Kevin Whitehead the owner of Rollsizer.  The only customer service rep that Rollsizer offers is the owner, at least from my experience I've had nothing but positive things and I currently own their commercial rollsizer and decapper~  

  9. On 1/27/2023 at 10:14 AM, BRuss said:

    I was more speaking that you can find the "same" dot with different options from different brands (Viridian, Vector, Bul, etc). Similarly you can find RTS-2's from different brands (C-more, Toni Systems, Benthley).

     

    Viridian customer service confirmed that the housing for the RFX-35 has been updated, but that there were no other updates.

    Yup, I returned my original Viridian optic for their newest offering~ 

  10. On 12/5/2022 at 10:29 AM, BRuss said:

    Did some staring at the sun yesterday. They don't seem to be nearly as affected by the sun reflecting off the emitter. If you are looking very close to the sun you can see the emitter reflecting, but it's not the same color or size as the real dot so it's not really distracting.

     

    These dots are made by the same Chinese OEM and rebranded by a bunch of companies: Viridian, Bul, and Vector Optics, for example. I have a 3 MOA red from Vector Optics, and the 3 MOA green from Viridian both slide ride on Tanfo Stock 2's. The red one might be considered too dim in bright sunlight. About the same as I remember my 3 MOA RTS-2. The green one seems like it should be bright enough. Haven't seen it against white steel with sand behind it.

    Most optics are made overseas, China.  Just because an item is made overseas doesn't mean it's low quality or  doesn't meet expectations.  Viridian, like many other companies.  For example, look at Holosun and how great their offering is.  Anyway, it's always good to buy American but even American companies have their products built elsewhere.  The FX35 was updated, now it's rounded instead of having that slight window uncurved spot on top.  Now it's an all rounded glass.

  11. On 6/27/2021 at 9:53 PM, Csalt said:

    Has anyone bought the new DS9 Hybrid? Looking for reviews or insights.

    Just received mine a few weeks ago, its one awesome pistol.  Like any other firearm, they all need to be tuned a bit more.  After having my competitive friend who happens to be also a gunsmith.  He tuned the action a bit more, also tuned the trigger and a few other things.  From factory, it's a great pistol.  However, it could always be a lot better...  But overall, she's awesome!   For the money, it can't be beat! 

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  12. Everyones perception of recoil impulse is different, so asking whats the "softest" powder is extremely subjective..  You need to do the work yourself and experiment different powders.  Some swear by N320, WST, Clean Shot,  and the list goes on...  You'll need to become a mad scientist in this game :)

     

  13. Ordered the Armanov toolhead and their free floating rings.  Since all of my dies were perfectly dialed in, the depth of the dies were measured, wrote down the numbers to the sizing, powder seating and crimp dies.

     

    The dies now tend to float and wiggle and supposedly these rings allow for perfect alignment.  I've also noticed that some people don't use the floating die in the crimp station? 

     

    Anyone using the above care to chime in?  Have you noticed better results by upgrading the toolhead and die rings? 

     

    Thanks! 

  14. Did test the N320 loads using 3.8gr, with the Canik Rival, it was making 130PF, but with the shorter barrel, Shadow Systems XR920 it was giving me 124PF...  So yes, barrel length makes a difference.  I'm going to load 3.9gr and test further but I do believe that 3.9gr is the ticket with 125gr TC BBL's~ 

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