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A steel cased round produced in Russia. Steel case is throwaway, brass is re-loadable.

A couple of months ago, a person could buy 1000 rounds of PMC .223 @ $319 and $199 for Tula of the same quantity, all day, everyday. Now we've got bidding into the mid $700 range of the PMC and in the mid $500 range for the Tula. Wishing I would have depleted my savings account on this ammo...

Doing the same old routine of: visiting the father-in-laws family on Christmas Eve - probably going to be shrimp and wings, just a bunch of finger foods on a plate. Christmas day will be at the mother-in-laws which I've heard it will be really simple soup and some kind of sandwich meal, but...

Thanks everyone, for the push on the calculator and all. I decided to take the Borax route and so glad I did. Got my pH up with just 3 boxes (76 oz each), just like the calculator said. TA followed to the upside as well, just like I figured it would, so all is good now. I'll do lots more...

Okay, here's what I've come up with and my thoughts. I remembered I had a pH test kit for my aquariums, so I used in on the pool and sure enough (after the TS Isaac) my pH is now in the 6.0 range. I tested with another strip and I'm dead on the color of 40 for TA. The pool calculator told me...

Okay, I'm finally getting somewhere with the calculator......... gonna keep playing with it. Thanks everyone.

I live in MS, I only drop the hose in for top off when needed. I open in middle May, with about 6" below the skimmer (never do a total drain and refill) and close sometime in late Sept or Oct. I have pumped the excess off to waste about 2 times this season and do the occasional backwash to...

Thanks everyone, I'll give the calculator another try tomorrow, cause I'm frustrated and tired. Again, I'm sorry for starting off the way I did. I will be finishing season 4 of pool ownership this fall with still a lot to learn. I just wanted to get my values up as quickly as possible before...

Actually, I have not been using a lot of tabs, sometimes I get into the 10 range on FC and back off a bit in the floater. I was in the 50 range after opening and adding the stabilizer to the skimmer as directed on the pail from the mail order retailer (another product I'm bound too via...

Sorry Jason..... I got lost in feelings and forgot to post my strip values. It's a 4-way strip, so the only other values are: stabilizer is on the low side 0-30 (my understanding is that stabilizer prevents chlorine burn-off) and my FC is at 5......(which I've read that stabilizer can make this...

Rocky starts are all about being a newbie, I've learned that in other forums and this one is no different. I didn't mean to offend anyone here, just looking for a simple way to raise pH and TA without going to the pool supply retailer..... trying to wean away from that. Look at my join date...

You're right, but I know I need a test kit and the calculator is confusing to me...... basically overwhelmed at the moment on getting my water back right. I actually felt awkward starting my first post like that, but I knew what was coming, and was hoping just to get some round about figures...

Thanks for the welcoming Linen! I've never had a problem with pucks and cya increase..... as far as price, I buy a 50lb bucket in winter, which saves me 50 cent per pound, easy to use and lasts the season. I only have to shock it when opening and maybe a couple weeks after opening to get it...

I've been doing some reading here and there in this forum and have a few questions about borax and baking soda. First off, please don't say "get a real test kit" and "use the pool calculator". I'd rather just get a round about idea of the amounts of each to start with to bring my TA and pH...