wow - acmebullet.com

[Anmut]

First - I don't work for them - but I had to give this company a shout-out after an experience I had with them buying .223 brass.

The story:
Bought 500 once-fired .223 cases from them on gunbroker.com. Before I hit the Buy Now button I emailed them and asked if the brass is crimped and they replied "about 30%." So I order from them, price was really good for brass right now ($59 +$5.95s&h) and they are in WI so I know that shipping will be fast.

That was a week ago, last Thursday. Saturday they arrive at my house - w00t! Start to sort them - dang, turns out it's more like 80% crimped brass and 20% non-crimped. So I write them an email and let them know what I received. It was disappointing but what can you do - buyer beware, right?

The woman answering the gunbroker.com messages writes me back and says they are sorry, and that they are hand-sorting a new batch and sending it to me.

Now that is some damn fine customer service! The brass arrived today and it's beautiful. I am a customer of theirs for life now! You just don't find people that are willing to go above and beyond the normal customer service in regular times. In these times of scarce reloading supplies I was completely taken aback at how awesome this transaction was.

They have a website but it's not updated with any product - acmebullet.com. Gunbroker username is SquareB13.

I highly recommend them!

 

[KansasSasquatch]

Well you have the right to make your own choices but most people prefer crimped primer pockets, especially when ordering online. A crimp still intact is pretty much proof that it's once fired. But that's a good price.

 

[gandog56]

First thing I do with brass of unknown origin is run them through my RCBS primer pocket swager whether they need it or not. Easier than sorting them out first. If they needed it, great! If they didn't, no harm done.

Maybe it would be easier to just get some prescription reading glasses. I seem to fall in between 1.50 and 1.75, neither works exactly right.

 

[Anmut]

Well you have the right to make your own choices but most people prefer crimped primer pockets, especially when ordering online. A crimp still intact is pretty much proof that it's once fired. But that's a good price.

That's interesting - previously to the current craziness I only reloaded my own once-fired and new brass. Good point though.

 

[IMtheNRA]

That is great service, but I am one of those people who buys only crimped used brass. This way, I know that I'm not getting some random range pick ups that may have already been used a bunch of times.

 

[slamfirev10]

thanks for the insights in this thread