You need nothing more than to walk into a Cabela's any day of the week to figure this out.

 

 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/03/22/gun-sales-off-to-bang-for-election-year/

Customer: "I was trying to buy 15 Golden Boy's for my grandkids, but I could only find 12. Why is that?"

 

Me: "Well sir there are some people out there trying to buy 15 of our rifles at a time and it is making them harder to get."

 

an actual conversation I had the other day....

Try there on a Sunday! Three hour wait to buy a gun.

Why my choices get limited for buying parts for a build...BASTARDOS!!!

Try there on a Sunday! Three hour wait to buy a gun.

 

That is why I never buy guns at cabelas. I will just stay local

Parts are also getting to be a PITA too.. no parts = no uppers which =

 

I had a conversation today wiith another dealer and agree the MFG's are backed up..

 

Getting quotes of 5 weeks (for LMT BCG's) to 4 months (for LARS stuffs)..

 

Spikes is still not showing much of anything on there site available.. which is killing AIM and others that normally would stock them.

I found it impressive that ruger flat out stopped accepting new orders because they are backlogged. Uncertain times we live in.

Minimum 8 week wait to order a new 1911 from Sig. Buds' Gunshop is out of an awful lot of things they usually have in stock. It does seem like 2009 all over again.

This is why I rushed to get my AR built and completed ASAP... I had a feeling that the supply of parts and ammo was goign to start drying up ahead of the election!

Its been that way for the past few months.. Sad thing is you get all those parts together for a new rifle, and now its time to buy a few cases of .223 before you get another dry spell like 4 yrs ago.

Just gives me time to save for what I order.

I went to Harrys/Cheyenne out by Trenton (Robbinsville) on a Friday during the day and it took me almost 2 hours to get my pistol I wanted from them.. a line of people in there during a weekday!

I really don't want to have to go into hibernation mode again when it comes to getting ammo, and now that I reload... components.

I found it impressive that ruger flat out stopped accepting new orders because they are backlogged. Uncertain times we live in.

 

When a business finds itself having that kind of problem, it generally runs the production line on three shifts, 24/7. Or builds another factory.

 

Anybody hear any news about gun manufacturers expanding their production capacity?

Doesn't surprise me one bit, Hell, I don't know why people are buying the guns though. I would be shocked if Obama didn't try to ban all guns in a second term. They'll have spent all that money for nothing...

 

Then again, I've been trying to build an AR, and A LOT of parts are sold out. Not sure if it's the fact they're selling fast, or simply because they're not "tacti-cool" but 20" AR barrels are out of stock in most websites.

damn, should have invested in some of these companies...lol.

When a business finds itself having that kind of problem, it generally runs the production line on three shifts, 24/7. Or builds another factory.

 

Anybody hear any news about gun manufacturers expanding their production capacity?

Since it's a surge, there is really no way to tell if demand will continue to overflow production. I'm sure they are increasing normal production but building new facilities is a risk if demand drops off.

It's also tax return season too. Let's face it we're all out there spreading the word on gun ownership. Despite our arguments we're all here for the same reason. as much as it sucks trying to find things at least the good new is gun ownership is up. I've converted a few people and so have many of you. They all add up and eventually we may seem some changes. Keep it up gentleman!

This is why I rushed to get my AR built and completed ASAP... I had a feeling that the supply of parts and ammo was goign to start drying up ahead of the election!

 

20" Barrels are pretty dry from my experience, as are A3 flat top uppers. They're out there, but you have to scrounge, and it seems as though the demand has shot up the price...

 

Well, I was planning to apply to work at a gun store over the summer, I need another job since the Christian gift store is extremely slow, and hours get cut pretty bad. And honestly, I think it is a job I'd have a ton of fun with, and I'd learn even more about guns.

Basic parts for me to do my upper builds being hard to source is making my vacation for 3 weeks seem like a good evaluation time..

 

Just found out Visa will be adding a $2+ (at least) surcharge per month to my vendor account.. (pending on volume)

 

Then the PCI compliance fee to be done by 4/29 (again for the merchant account).. or another $20 per month..

 

Between ammo and parts.. you should have already ordered most basic replacment/wear items.. and AMMO.. as the summer will be dry... especially for the AMMO..

Basic parts for me to do my upper builds being hard to source is making my vacation for 3 weeks seem like a good evaluation time..

 

Just found out Visa will be adding a $2+ (at least) surcharge per month to my vendor account.. (pending on volume)

 

Then the PCI compliance fee to be done by 4/29 (again for the merchant account).. or another $20 per month..

 

Between ammo and parts.. you should have already ordered most basic replacment/wear items.. and AMMO.. as the summer will be dry... especially for the AMMO..

 

Since I'm trying to build an AR, and considering putting up a WTB (Depending on legality of shipping uppers, barrels, stocks, etc. I think only the lower can't be shipped). I was wondering, what are basic replacement parts someone should have for an AR, and what are their lifespans?

Most say bolt and firing pins.. some say hammers/springs and/or entire trigger group..

Most say bolt and firing pins.. some say hammers/springs and/or entire trigger group..

 

I figured the firing pin. I guess there are a lot of factors that affect the life of the part, such as use, quality, cleaning, ammo used, etc.