Any signs of a new run on gun purchases yet?

[Fitz]

I believe the term you are looking for is double plus ungood

[Devonai]

Although I had to be prepared for bad luck and someone bidding $50 or something, and I'd have to honor it. Although if you look through Gunbroker, there's about 99 reserve auctions that end with no bids, for every no-reserve one that has 10 or more bids.

If you're not getting the bids you want, just have a confederate start a bidding war for you. 

In all seriousness, I have used Auction Arms before without any problems.  I usually do penny auctions, and I can't remember a time I took a bath on a sale.  I have never had a true bidding war on anything, though.

[Tallpine]

Spending money you don't have on a sure deal to make a quick buck.

What could possibly go worng 

[J.J.]

Spending money you don't have on a sure deal to make a quick buck.

What could possibly go worng 

I end up with a rifle I want...

After holding my brothers new Stag all I have to say is the bushmaster feels like crap quality wise.
I will not risk getting stuck that rifle. 

[roo_ster]

Went into a large lgs and it was like they had been hit by gun eating locusts.
I think I will put off my sw1911 e series lwcdr purchase until the madness subsides.

[brimic]

Checked all of the local stores on Friday, about the only magazines available anywhere were for oddball makes of pistols, everything else has been picked clean.

[Boomhauer]

There is some nut selling A2 stocks (and stocks ONLY for $2k apiece on an online auction site. Just insanity!

[Jamisjockey]

There is some nut selling A2 stocks (and stocks ONLY for $2k apiece on an online auction site. Just insanity!

Crazy.  I just ordered a sully stock and magpul at msrp.

[lee n. field]

I think I'll put some regular capacity Glock mags on "notify when in stock" at Midway.  It'll be interesting to see when I get that email.

[Doggy Daddy]

I think I'll put some regular capacity Glock mags on "notify when in stock" at Midway.  It'll be interesting to see when I get that email.

That was a good idea.  I did the same.  Shows the expected date for Glock 19 mags at just after tax day.  Coincidence?   

[Balog]

Saw some no name korean Glock 19 mags for sale at the lgs today. Nothing name brand and most of the other models were sold out. Atlantic is back to taking orders, but are sold out of everything and not taking backorders.

[41magsnub]

That was a good idea.  I did the same.  Shows the expected date for Glock 19 mags at just after tax day.  Coincidence?   

Lol, I did the same for my m&p 40 magazines and the expected availability is 2/9 so probably not a conspiracy!

[RoadKingLarry]

Stopped in at my LGS this afternoon. He's about cleaned out. No center fire ARs on the rack but he did have 1 AR style .22 RF and a couple of 9mm high point carbines. His handgun selection was low but he had a few Glocks and 1911s in the case.  Ammo had been hit hard also.
Some interesting comments and discussions from the customers there. Some of it scary clueless, some was a little heartening.

[red headed stranger]

I backordered some Glock 17 mags through Dawson Precision. 

[gunsmith]

last week the local Wallyworld had a few .22LR's with pistol grips and DPMS and Sigs that were AR style, today they were all gone and idiots were standing around sharing their feeblemidedness with each other.

I'm thinking that next year, after the D's lose court case after court case they'll realize they cant get past heller/mcdonald and the market will be flooded with used gear/guns.

Right now imo is the time to stock up on cool stuff being ignored, like lever actions

[lee n. field]

Saw some no name korean Glock 19 mags for sale at the lgs today. Nothing name brand and most of the other models were sold out. Atlantic is back to taking orders, but are sold out of everything and not taking backorders.

I've got a pile of the KCI magazines.  The LGS I bought my 19 from had a box of them, $8 each.  Every time I came by for a while I'd pick one up.

The only Glock magazines I've seen in gun store forays the last couple weeks have been them.

[lee n. field]

"Thirty thousand lowers a week"

I dropped in on a customer today, to check the status of a quote we had in.  We got to talking gun manufacturing (he is in the business, broadly (reloading equipment)).  According to him there is a local company, about a mile from us, making 30K AR lowers, per week.  Last I was in that place was about 10 years ago.  At that time, I recall seeing AR parts and revolver frames, as rough forgings or castings.

[lee n. field]

I stopped in at a gun store yesterday.  I bought a bunch of his range lead waste.  I chatted with the proprietor on the way over to the range building.

"What you got?" --him

"I've got a WASR, and 8 or 10 magazines.  I'm going to sit on it, not do a thing with it." --me

"We just talked to Century.  Prices on the WASR are going up five hundred bucks."  --him

"!!!" --me.

Take it for what it's worth.

[Fly320s]

"Thirty thousand lowers a week"

I dropped in on a customer today, to check the status of a quote we had in.  We got to talking gun manufacturing (he is in the business, broadly (reloading equipment)).  According to him there is a local company, about a mile from us, making 30K AR lowers, per week.  Last I was in that place was about 10 years ago.  At that time, I recall seeing AR parts and revolver frames, as rough forgings or castings.

What state? There are only a handful of shops that forge the AR lower.

[brimic]

I think I'll put some regular capacity Glock mags on "notify when in stock" at Midway.  It'll be interesting to see when I get that email.

I ordered and just received a pair of Beretta 92 mags- I couldn't find the original pop-up message, but they would only allow me to buy two at the time.
I still have 5 20rd AR-15 mags coming from Brownells- they were all that were left besides 5rd and 10rd mags.

[Monkeyleg]

I can't get anything to sell. All of the distributors are out of ACOG scopes, EOTech sights, magazines, and anything else that's been good sellers for me. I have people wanting to order the stuff, but the quantities in stock at all of the distributors are "0".

I remember a lot of gun stores going out of business in 2009 because they couldn't get any product to sell.

[lee n. field]

What state? There are only a handful of shops that forge the AR lower.

Illinois

[Balog]

I just wonder if this run will be sustainable. Especially as an AK guy, with the lag in importing good rifles I hope things calm down and I can pick up a couple Saigas.

[Fly320s]

Illinois

That was going to be my guess. Funny how two of the most anti-gun states, IL and MA, have such large gun manufacturing industries.

[lee n. field]

That was going to be my guess. Funny how two of the most anti-gun states, IL and MA, have such large gun manufacturing industries.

I was in to another customer, not long ago.  These guys do mostly cutting tools.  When I found the head guy he was talking with some guy about making a chamber reamer. 

"Oh, gun work.  Cool."  --me

"You have no idea how many companies around here do gun work."  --him.

Turns out, there's another company locally, doing barrels for Ruger.  (Redhawks, so I was told.)