Unfortunately I am away on vacation while all this craziness is going on. I did order 2 stags and put a deposit on them right before I left. But just watching every website sell out of ammo, specifically .223 bulk! So, if you have to guess, how long will the back log last, before manufacturing can catch up??

A couple months. Everywebsite I go to says backorder till February.

Its gunna be a while. Im starting to look into reloading.. since components arent hard to find and the starting cost will out weigh the lomg term cost (400-700 a casd of 556 atm)

Not that I buy from them anymore, but Sportsman's Guide shows the PMC X-tac backordered until Oct '13

i figure it will be 1 year or more before it is back to normal..

Just a FYI:

 

If your dealer already has an order for stag's you might get it, If not:

 

http://www.stagarms....n.php?info_id=6

 

4-6 Month lead times for all rifle, upper half, lower half, and lower receiver orders as of 12/20/12

If the panic ends there will be some ammo around in 6 months. All ammo will be plentiful in two years. Prices will be the same as they were 6 months ago, plus interest, in about three years.

As long as the legislative fight goes on plus 6-11 months.

The last I checked, Sportsman's Warehouse still had PMC XTAC M855 in 1k lots still available for $350 or so.