Redmt
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Has anyone dealt with or heard of Alphex Firearms in Kansas? They seem to have lots of different powders in stock but the address comes back as a residence.
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Potsie
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Never heard of them, but there is quite a lot of scamming going around the reloading component industry. Stay away if they want you to pay in any form other than credit card - no legitimate company will ask you to pay via Zelle, Venmo, PayPal Friends and Family, etc.
MThuntr
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There is no way this place is legit. They have powders in stock that haven't been seen on shelves for 3-4 years.
Redmt
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HOLY SHIT!! I'M the luckiest guy around. It seems that I sent them the $$ incorrectly and they refunded it through PP. It seemed a little weird that they had powder in stock but,,, things do seem to be becoming more available.
I hate to admit it but the older I get, the stupider I get.
I hate to admit it but the older I get, the stupider I get.
Redmt
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If they were closer, I would pay them a visit in a nano second. The older I get the less life in prison isn't that big a deal.
MThuntr
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Lol never heard that one before...I'm from Butler Co.
I get up that way a decent amount. I took some friends from Missouri archery antelope hunting in the grasslands north of Crawford. They kept saying it was wasteland so they started calling Nebraska, Nebraskastan.
Scammer on Powder "Alphex Firearms"
Was surfing the web today in hopes of finding some IMR or Hodgons 4350 powder. After striking out on most of the sites if did find Alphex Firearms in Lawrence, Kansas "did" in fact have powder in 1 pound containers, and you could purchase as many pounds as you would like for like $30 a pound. I...
Redmt
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The website is very well presented. It didn't seem that it was phoney. Like I said, the older I get.
MThuntr
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what powder are you looking for or are you just shopping around?
Redmt
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Scammer on Powder "Alphex Firearms"
Was surfing the web today in hopes of finding some IMR or Hodgons 4350 powder. After striking out on most of the sites if did find Alphex Firearms in Lawrence, Kansas "did" in fact have powder in 1 pound containers, and you could purchase as many pounds as you would like for like $30 a pound. I...www.longrangehunting.com
Thanks for posting it. I don't feel as bad although I did fall for it but screwed up the payment method with PayPal and they refunded it. I still feel like an idiot. I thought that finally powder was coming back in stock and maybe the rest of the world hadn't found out yet.Scammer on Powder "Alphex Firearms"
Was surfing the web today in hopes of finding some IMR or Hodgons 4350 powder. After striking out on most of the sites if did find Alphex Firearms in Lawrence, Kansas "did" in fact have powder in 1 pound containers, and you could purchase as many pounds as you would like for like $30 a pound. I...
Looks like someone stole the guys FFL # and setup a fake website using it to lure Zelle & Bitcoin sales: https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/scammer-on-powder-alphex-firearms.280341/
Edit: Looks like @Redmt beat me to it. Sucks that things like this can happen so easily
Edit: Looks like @Redmt beat me to it. Sucks that things like this can happen so easily
Redmt
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IMR 4350, Varget, Power Pistol,
MThuntr
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IMR4350 pops up intermittently and usually long enough for me to notice. Varget is up frequently but gone as quick, haven't seen any Alliant Power pistol in probably 5 years. There are a few companies like MidSouth, Natchez, and Powder Valley that have pistol powders instock right now. Probably worth abandoning PP for something else unless it's absolutely critical you use that powder.
Brian in Montana
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I looked them up the other day, found that the Better Business Bureau has an investigation into them, which may or may not mean anything, but I decided to avoid them. There was some more info that came up about scammers using their info to bilk people out of their $. Again, I didn't read it all but it looked like maybe it's a real business that has been hacked and uses as a cover for scammers.
Who knows. Probably best to avoid them.
Who knows. Probably best to avoid them.
No problem I’m glad they didn’t actually get money from you.
