Aero Solus 223 bolt face

[flyingfrog]

There's always the option of buying in-stock merchandise from a third-party retailer like Brownells, though likely at higher cost than Aero's sales (especially their Nov-Dec sales).

Lack of response to phone or email queries is unsat regardless of time of year.

I originally had one in my cart from Brownells and then decided as long as I was getting a barrel (or two) from them I'd just get it all from them. Then Brownells was all out of stock and the rest is a history of waiting. Don't know why my undies are in a bunch...when is the last time any of us ordered a barrel from McGowen or the sort and got it back in less than two months? I guess with the barrel you know it's being made to order. Get spoiled with places like Brownells, Midway, etc where sometimes what you order gets shipped the same day.

 

[FuhQ]

I'm wondering if Aero simply makes to order instead of stocking inventory and have a horribly slow shipping department. I ordered an action, a few barrels, .223 & magnum bolt faces back on December 3rd 2024. They shipped the magnum bolt face alone Jan 8th 2025, the barrels were shipped Jan 16th 2025 & there is no word (nor any way to actually contact anyone) on the action or the .223 bolt face.

The worst part is they simply have not staffed the phone or chat to come even close to the volume they need. (I was on hold for about 2 hours before they hung up & the chat for most of the day before it disconnected because they double charged for the bolt faces) I wish I'd just spent the extra money for a Big Horn action but like someone already said, I really like the idea of a few hundred dollars cheaper with the lug & rail machined in...but not sure if it is really worth it at this point.

It's worth it... But around big holidays (especially Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, and Black Friday/Christmas time), check places like Primary Arms, Bauer Precision, PVA (Patriot Valley Arms) which is owned and ran by @bohem here on the forum, and do some google searches for Aero dealers on the web. Most will run huge sales on them. Then you can get Aero direct sales prices, but with reliable and timely shipping and customer service.