Sharp as a Marble - Death by a million shipping charges

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Midway USA has the range bag I want, has the UpLula but not in stock, and doesn’t carry the magazine pouches I want.

Cheaper than Dirt has the UpLula and the Blade-Tech Revolution magazine holders, but both ship from different warehouses and incur double shipping.

Blade-Tech, of course, has the best prices on their magazine holders but don’t carry the other things I need so it’s still a third set of shipping to deal with.

I think I might just make mag holders out of cardboard toilet paper tubes, some staples and duct tape, then look for a diaper bag at a yard sale for the range bag instead.

posted @ 9/13/2011 12:56:06 PM

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Freiheit says:

on 9/13/2011 1:10:39 PM

Hahah! I was just running into the same problem shopping for ammo last night.

One place has a good price on .223, CTDirt had the .22LR my guns like for a good price, then of course I needed some mags....

I recall you doing the Dave Ramsey thing, remember a range bag is just a bag! I use an old laptop bag. Perfect size for a few pistols, some ammo, and basic tools. It was free.

Robb Allen says:

on 9/13/2011 1:24:55 PM

I have a duffel bag I use right now, but it doesn't carry very well and I need pockets for specific things. A well designed range bag has advantages in the organization department.

Xman says:

on 9/13/2011 2:49:23 PM

Wal-Mart. Stanley FatMax Gatemouth tool bag. Check out the newfangled wrecking bars / melee weapons while you're in the aisle.

M Gallo says:

on 9/13/2011 3:11:56 PM

LMAO I've been doing this same calculus lately. I need a UTG riser for my PA microdot, a small utility pouch for my batbelt, errr, warbelt, and that midwayusa range bag on sale for $40.

markofafreeman says:

on 9/13/2011 3:32:36 PM

Propose it, and some geek will try it.

aczarnowski says:

on 9/13/2011 3:55:24 PM

Double shipping from CtD? They're shipping ain't cheap, but I've only ever been charged once for an order no matter how many warehouses it shipped from.

Bob S. says:

on 9/13/2011 4:13:20 PM

Some of the cell phone holsters for smart phones work well as cheap mag carriers.

The horizontal ones can be used for concealed carry and the open top vertical ones for range use.

DaddyBear says:

on 9/13/2011 8:34:31 PM

Did you look at Amazon? I'm amazed at what I can find there gun wise.

SPQR says:

on 9/13/2011 8:47:06 PM

Harbor Freight tool bag.

Instinct says:

on 9/14/2011 1:43:12 PM

I use this one. It's big, tons of pockets for just about anything, is very durable and pretty inexpensive.

Course, right now it's being used as a diaper bag, but one day it will be used as intended when I take my son to the range :D

http://www.lapolicegear.com/jumbo-bailout-bag.html

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