I ordered 8mm gas checks from Sages Thursday and received them today... FAAST service.
I ordered 8mm gas checks from Sages Thursday and received them today... FAAST service.
Sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes the bar eats you.
I just got some 8mm from them. Very fast shipping.
I like the ones I got from them(303 alum.),and they ship very fast.
Placed first order with Sage for .30 cal AL and will be the first time using any AL checks. Have always used Hornady. I have some of those left so will be able to do a comparison.
Sageoutdoors seems good to me.I like how you can see current stock, and the shipping time is excellent.
they are good quality and fast shipping, the cost of 30 cal checks have gotten a bit expensive for me so I make my own gas checks and have lots to use. I see no difference between the al or copper, just the price.
Ordered some .30 .017" to try and some .500's for the future SIL. The .30s shot same POI as Hornadys.
I’ve had very good luck with Sage and like others have said good people and good products!
Keep your powder dry and watch your six !!
Thanks for the heads-up. I never heard of these folks. I ordered 500 32/8mm checks
Disclaimer: The above is not holy writ. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. Your mileage may vary.
Just pulled the trigger on 5K x 223 copper Gator checks from Sage's. Same price shipped as a GC die and punch without the hassle or expense of sheet metal or time delay to make them. Life is too short to spend all of it at the reloading bench fashioning rounds or components to fit the projectiles.
If it was easy, anybody could do it.
Sheamus there is awesome. One of the best places I have dealt with. Been buying from them for years now.
Hi all,
I've also been a regular customer of Sage, and concur with all the great things said of them. The OP mentioned 6.5mm GCs. One thing that Shamus developed was a "small shank" GC for the 6.5/.264, they fit tightly on my NOE 266 140gr FN whereas the Gator checks were loose, even when pushed through a sizer. If you have that problem, just look for the "SS" Gas Checks.
Ed
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They use to offer the small shank checks for 44 caliber in aluminum. I'm down to my last pack of one thousand. The last few times I put in an order, they are not even listed anymore. I even sent an email inquiry, a couple of weeks ago, have heard nothing back.
Winelover
I have not had the same experience as others with their copper checks,spring back was terrible and they wouldn’t stay on. I had to anneal them to use them,never had to do that with Hornady,the aluminum checks are fine.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |