Author Topic: GROUP BUY ANYONE... RAMSHOT TAC 10 BUCKS A POUND!!!! (Read 2973 times)

pv74 · « **on:** February 27, 2007, 08:48:22 PM »

Ramshot TAC is an excellent powder for .308 and .223 and is said to meter like water...

Anyone care to go in on a few lbs with me???

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=230803

The more we order, the cheaper the HAZMAT fee and shipping

BTW..Cliff's want over $19 a pound for this stuff...

luckypunk · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2007, 08:53:34 PM »

Sure I'd be in for 5-10 lbs, too bad you just cant get the 8#jug @ that price break

pv74 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2007, 09:13:42 PM »

We need a buyer.

Someone here...on this forum...supposedly has a Midway dealer account...
I don't know if that would make it any cheaper as the price is already very low.

The max we can order is 48lbs (thier is a limit to the ammount that the UPS guy can ship)

Shipping is $9.99
Hazmat $20.00

Total $510.00 with NRA round up.

$10.63 per pound

Shortmag · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2007, 07:42:50 AM »

i'm in for at least 5 pounds.

SM

Spiff · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2007, 09:12:27 AM »

I'll be in for a few pounds, 5 or 6.

Shortmag · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2007, 09:26:03 AM »

Quote from: pv74 on February 27, 2007, 09:13:42 PM

We need a buyer.

Someone here...on this forum...supposedly has a Midway dealer account...
I don't know if that would make it any cheaper as the price is already very low.

I have a midway account. (I think spiff does too) NOT a dealer account but just my reular account that i order through all the time.

We can place the order through my acct. if we can't get it any cheaper with a dealer acct. just let me know. i'd need the $$ up front though.

SM

Spiff · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2007, 10:22:18 AM »

As we seem to have time (sale does not end until Mar. 31), let me send in my C&R information and see if we can get even more of a discount with it. I won't be able to fax it in until tomorrow though. If they even let you fax them in, the laws have changed about FFL's allowing you to fax them, but Midway might have their own rules.

ETA: I just checked with Midway and they will let me fax my C&R to them. I'll be home for lunch today and I'll pick up a copy and fax it this afternoon. I usually have a least a few copies stashed in my brief case (just in case

), but there are none there now.

Also, I think JS gets a dealer discount. But I'm not sure.

Jeff · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2007, 11:26:52 AM »

I don't know anything about Ramshot Tac so I'm going to pass.

I don't get a discount at Midway.

Some reason this post isn't in the group buy forum?

pv74 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2007, 12:04:28 PM »

Quote from: Jeff on February 28, 2007, 11:26:52 AM

I don't know anything about Ramshot Tac so I'm going to pass.

I don't get a discount at Midway.

Some reason this post isn't in the group buy forum?

Sorry...I flunked the website orientation class

Ramshot TAC is supposedly a wonderfull powder...look at all the good reviews about it on the web.
Everything I read about it says that it is good stuff.

This is NEW powder with a proven track record at surplus powder prices

I think I could do 8lbs...maybe more.

Jeff · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2007, 12:26:02 PM »

Quote from: pv74 on February 28, 2007, 12:04:28 PM

Sorry...I flunked the website orientation class

No worries. Just giving you a polite

.

I'll do some research and see if it turns me on. I had figured to buy a pound of powder locally and do some load development before buying a bunch. Just to make sure that me + gun + powder = good stuff.

Shortmag · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2007, 12:45:04 PM »

I've heard and read good things about TAC as well. I've never tried it myself.

i'm just planning to load range fodder with it anyway so it doesn't really matter to me. if it turns out to be a good target load as well, then that just makes the deal all that much better.

SM

Spiff · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2007, 12:48:12 PM »

I just faxed in my FFL. So we'll see in a day or so.

JS, Ramshot Tac does have a very good rep. Though I've never used it.

Spiff · « **Reply #12 on:** March 01, 2007, 03:19:22 PM »

No difference in the dealer price over the sale price for the one pound containers.

Dealer price on an 8 pound jug is $104, not including hazmat and shipping of course.

pv74 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 03, 2007, 08:50:50 AM »

Well...

Lets tally up how much me want to buy.

I am in for eight pounds of the stuff...

Shortmag · « **Reply #14 on:** March 03, 2007, 10:29:59 AM »

I'll do 10 pounds.

SM

pv74 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 04, 2007, 10:35:49 AM »

RG 8 Lbs Tac, 8 Lbs Varget
SM 10 lbs Tac
PV 8 Lbs Tac

Thats 34lbs...

14 more lbs to go...

luckypunk · « **Reply #16 on:** March 04, 2007, 01:05:14 PM »

LP = 14Lbs.

Done!

pv74 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 04, 2007, 08:56:50 PM »

damn..

I have a friend who wants 10lbs of the stuff...

Hmm...

Maybe we can do two orders if we have anyone who wants more.

Just need another buyer...

Spiff · « **Reply #18 on:** March 05, 2007, 08:12:35 AM »

I'll take at least 8 pounds.

Shortmag · « **Reply #19 on:** March 05, 2007, 08:44:09 AM »

what if we all just did 8lbs of the TAC each.

SM
Spiff
RG
LP
PV74
PV74's buddy

6 people x 8lbs each = 48lbs

pv74 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 05, 2007, 03:07:10 PM »

Quote from: Shortmag on March 05, 2007, 08:44:09 AM

what if we all just did 8lbs of the TAC each.

SM
Spiff
RG
LP
PV74
PV74's buddy

6 people x 8lbs each = 48lbs

Or we could do two orders if anyone wants more or wants to order antoher brand of powder.
The orders are 48lbs max, mix and match...

Lets see...

RG 8 Lbs Tac, 8 Lbs Varget
SM 10 lbs Tac
PV 8 Lbs Tac
LP 14 Lbs Tac
___________

48 lbs

DPMSA4 10 lbs Tac
Spiff 8 lbs Tac

18 lbs (30 more lbs available)

luckypunk · « **Reply #21 on:** March 06, 2007, 11:26:45 PM »

So today I loaded the last bit of benchmark I had.

The last 20 rounds I was tapping the measure & weighing each drop to see when it would start getting light. The last round I loaded was 6 grains light. I tap the measure & drop again...To my amazement, 5 grains come out the, measure is empty & my last load is only 1 grain light! I was wondering what I'd do with 10 or 12 grains of powder.

anyway, Since I am out of powder, I'm going to buy 1 pound of TAC local & get some loaded for this WE. Someone PLEASE bring their Chrony & we'll see how it does against Benchmark... or what you're using. I can bring some to pizza if someone wants to roll some.

IF IT IS COMPARABLE I will buy the remaining pounds of the second order (-/+44#)....or just make a complete order of 48 myself, whichever is easier.

Shortmag · « **Reply #22 on:** March 07, 2007, 07:44:44 AM »

Hot damn that'd be a lot of powder.

I'm really curious to see how this powder works as well.

SM

Spiff · « **Reply #23 on:** March 07, 2007, 08:07:24 AM »

Quote from: luckypunk on March 06, 2007, 11:26:45 PM

anyway, Since I am out of powder, I'm going to buy 1 pound of TAC local & get some loaded for this WE. Someone PLEASE bring their Chrony & we'll see how it does against Benchmark... or what you're using. I can bring some to pizza if someone wants to roll some.

I'm going to buy one pound of Tac to try Saturday also. I still have about 2 - 3 pounds of Data 68 (it's in an 8 pound jug so I can't really tell for sure), but that won't last long.

Everyone else. If you want to bring your $$ Thursday night I'll place the order. Unless we want to wait and see how Tac shoots. But I can't imagine it would shoot badly. Most modern powders shoot very well, just a matter of finding the sweet spot.

luckypunk · « **Reply #24 on:** March 07, 2007, 03:07:44 PM »

OK, I have TAC in the powder measure and it gets an A for handling characteristics. It seems to fluctuate +/- .05 gr vs .1 with benchmark. A load that measured 25 gr. of benchmark was 28gr of TAC. A much finer grain. I'm thinking stray grains will be less detrimental to press operation

The 48 lbs. will likely be a go for me. What is the NRA roundup price?