Blammer
06-18-2010, 07:23 AM
Hello all, I am Darrell Steenwyk (aka Blammer). I've been selling Gator checks now for about 4 years. I started off running a group buy for the checks and wound up ordering about 300,000 gas checks that first one. I did another one a bit later and did another 250,000. I decided that I'd not swamp our Gator gas check maker so much and have tried to keep a running inventory. I have some GC's on hand pretty much all the time. I've noticed that GC calibers tend to wax and wane in demand. So if you are looking for a particular caliber and it's not in stock, be patient I'll try to get some in as soon as I can.
If you want to buy 10,000 or more of one particular type GC. PM me directly and I'll work on getting it for you quickly.
I buy in bulk and use a scientific counting scale to count them out. The scale is so sensitive that I cannot have my ceiling fan on low because the gentle air flow will affect the scale. I can literally put one 22 cal GC in the box and watch the number change. Since I buy in bulk, each bag of GC's will have a 'few extra' in the bag to "make sure" you'll get the 1,000 lot that you ordered. It's the way Hornady used to package thier boxes of 100 bullets they used to sell. (They'd always have one extra in the box of 100) I try to exceed the customers expectations. I also say that if you buy GC's from me and you use less than 25 and decide that you hate them and want your money back, I'll refund your money less the shipping cost. So far of the more than 2,000,000 GC's I've sold I've had NO complaints.
I have sent GC's to Sweden, Australia, Canada, UK, Slovenia, France, and a few places in the USA, including Hawaii and Alaska. :)
I'll try to get a few pictures up of what my little operation looks like.
Here is a picture of 10,000 30cal gas checks on the scale waiting to be divided into bags of 1,000.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/Cast%20boolits/GC%20Data/DSCN8111.jpg
A picture of the scale with GC's on it.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/Cast%20boolits/GC%20Data/DSCN8112.jpg
I try to have a variety of GC's on hand and sell them at a very reasonable price.
Here is some information you may find useful.
Directions to order GC's. HOW TO.. go here http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=88448
Wondering how many you can fit in a box to ship internationally?
The small Flat rate boxes by the USPS that we have come to know and love has some limitations for International orders.
Weight is restricted to 4 pounds.
I have recently weighed a cross section of Gas checks in the typical 1,000 count lot.
I'll post the wt here for all.
I'll have to now adjust my international pricing for shipping based on the wt restriction.
$24 per 4 pounds shipped
6.5 cal 4 oz
7mm 9 oz
8mm 12 oz
500 S&W 32 oz
512L 39 oz
416 16 oz
30 cal 11 oz
35 cal 8 oz
44 cal 18 oz
338's 8 oz
22's 4 oz
375 14oz
458 rifle 22 oz
45 pistol 20 oz
Need to know Gas Check shank sizes?
GATORS MaxShank Description
.224 .214 .22/.224
.243 .233 .243/6mm
.257 .243 .25/.257
.264 .252 .264/6.5mm
.277 .253 .270/.277
.284 .250 .284/7mm
.308 .284 .30/.308
.323 .301 .323/8mm
.338 .327 .338
.348 .320 .348
.358 .341 .35/.357/.358/.360
.375 .354 .375
.410P1 .397 .41 Lyman (very thin)
.410P2 .378 .41 BSS, NEI, MM (very thick)
.416 .393 .416 rifle normally
.430 .402 .44/.430
.452 .426 .45P/.452 pistol (thin)
.458 .426 .45R/.458 rifle (thick)
.475P .445 .475 pistol (thin)
.475R .445 .475 rifle (thick)
.500 .458 .50P/.500 S&W pistol
.512RL .466 .50R/.512 rifle (long)
.512RS .466 .50R/.512 rifle (short)
Price per 1,000 as of 10/8/12
(subject to change)
6.5 cal $22
22 cal $16
6mm $17
25 cal $19
270 cal $20
7mm $20
30 cal $21
8mm $24
338 cal $22
348 cal $23
35 cal $20
375 cal $24
40BSS $26
41 Lyman (thin) $26
416 cal $26
44 cal $26
45 Pistol $26
458 Rifle $29
475 cal $28
500S&W $46
512L (50BMG) $46
A new 9.3 GC is in the works.
Feedback http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?p=924932#post924932
If you want to buy 10,000 or more of one particular type GC. PM me directly and I'll work on getting it for you quickly.
I buy in bulk and use a scientific counting scale to count them out. The scale is so sensitive that I cannot have my ceiling fan on low because the gentle air flow will affect the scale. I can literally put one 22 cal GC in the box and watch the number change. Since I buy in bulk, each bag of GC's will have a 'few extra' in the bag to "make sure" you'll get the 1,000 lot that you ordered. It's the way Hornady used to package thier boxes of 100 bullets they used to sell. (They'd always have one extra in the box of 100) I try to exceed the customers expectations. I also say that if you buy GC's from me and you use less than 25 and decide that you hate them and want your money back, I'll refund your money less the shipping cost. So far of the more than 2,000,000 GC's I've sold I've had NO complaints.
I have sent GC's to Sweden, Australia, Canada, UK, Slovenia, France, and a few places in the USA, including Hawaii and Alaska. :)
I'll try to get a few pictures up of what my little operation looks like.
Here is a picture of 10,000 30cal gas checks on the scale waiting to be divided into bags of 1,000.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/Cast%20boolits/GC%20Data/DSCN8111.jpg
A picture of the scale with GC's on it.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/Cast%20boolits/GC%20Data/DSCN8112.jpg
I try to have a variety of GC's on hand and sell them at a very reasonable price.
Here is some information you may find useful.
Directions to order GC's. HOW TO.. go here http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=88448
Wondering how many you can fit in a box to ship internationally?
The small Flat rate boxes by the USPS that we have come to know and love has some limitations for International orders.
Weight is restricted to 4 pounds.
I have recently weighed a cross section of Gas checks in the typical 1,000 count lot.
I'll post the wt here for all.
I'll have to now adjust my international pricing for shipping based on the wt restriction.
$24 per 4 pounds shipped
6.5 cal 4 oz
7mm 9 oz
8mm 12 oz
500 S&W 32 oz
512L 39 oz
416 16 oz
30 cal 11 oz
35 cal 8 oz
44 cal 18 oz
338's 8 oz
22's 4 oz
375 14oz
458 rifle 22 oz
45 pistol 20 oz
Need to know Gas Check shank sizes?
GATORS MaxShank Description
.224 .214 .22/.224
.243 .233 .243/6mm
.257 .243 .25/.257
.264 .252 .264/6.5mm
.277 .253 .270/.277
.284 .250 .284/7mm
.308 .284 .30/.308
.323 .301 .323/8mm
.338 .327 .338
.348 .320 .348
.358 .341 .35/.357/.358/.360
.375 .354 .375
.410P1 .397 .41 Lyman (very thin)
.410P2 .378 .41 BSS, NEI, MM (very thick)
.416 .393 .416 rifle normally
.430 .402 .44/.430
.452 .426 .45P/.452 pistol (thin)
.458 .426 .45R/.458 rifle (thick)
.475P .445 .475 pistol (thin)
.475R .445 .475 rifle (thick)
.500 .458 .50P/.500 S&W pistol
.512RL .466 .50R/.512 rifle (long)
.512RS .466 .50R/.512 rifle (short)
Price per 1,000 as of 10/8/12
(subject to change)
6.5 cal $22
22 cal $16
6mm $17
25 cal $19
270 cal $20
7mm $20
30 cal $21
8mm $24
338 cal $22
348 cal $23
35 cal $20
375 cal $24
40BSS $26
41 Lyman (thin) $26
416 cal $26
44 cal $26
45 Pistol $26
458 Rifle $29
475 cal $28
500S&W $46
512L (50BMG) $46
A new 9.3 GC is in the works.
Feedback http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?p=924932#post924932