Who keeps buying all the Gun shit....

[chevy_man]

I am buying when I see a reasonable price just to increase the NICS check numbers

Doing my part to add to the madness

and yes, before anyone asks, good prices can be found, you just have to be patient
Not everyone is ripping off gun buyers right now, but those that are not have low supply

Same.

I've picked up a few things that caught my eye. Ruger Mark IV target with threaded bull barrel was the last one. They had it on the shelf at $50 less than MSRP, and knocked off 4% for cash since they didn't have to pay the processing fee. I had just finished cleaning the Mark II target, and decided I didn't want to clean it again after seeing the IV.
On a pistol they ordered July of last year, and it was on the shelf less than 48 hours.

Ordered an X5 Legion in December, because I thought I needed one. Guess I didn't need it too bad, as I haven't seen it yet. But for $850 I can wait.


The local guys know who their customers are and aren't willing to go through another drought without them. The ones who are posting stuff online and trying to make back every penny they think they lost the last 4 years are the ones driving the madness.

 

[10ring'r]

I got lucky. I stocked-up on spare parts, high wear items for my rifles anyways, handguns, not so much, except for mags. Guns I already had, ammo good also. BUT, I did cut back on my range time by 50%. I head to the range tomorrow, to check zero and groups on my 600 yard gun. I'm to the point now, were every round must count, IF this dry spell continues. Mac

 

[6.5SH]

Is a good time to practice what everyone neglects which is observing the wind.
The time isn't wasted, make every shot count.

 

[sheepdog697]

All the 22lr trainers i have are getting used much more than in the past.

 

[Baron23]

What really blows my mind is some of the little parts and accessories that are also very difficult to find. Shell holders, for heaven's sake. Redding VLD seating stem....its a fucking tube of steel and I had to order one from UK as there was not, at the time (maybe two months ago), one to be found in the US.

Its crazy....I'm guessing any machine shop in the USA could make those seating stems and I have a hard time grasping that all of these new or newly motivated gun owners are buying VLD stems and the like.

Cheers

 

[chevy_man]

What really blows my mind is some of the little parts and accessories that are also very difficult to find. Shell holders, for heaven's sake. Redding VLD seating stem....its a fucking tube of steel and I had to order one from UK as there was not, at the time (maybe two months ago), one to be found in the US.

Its crazy....I'm guessing any machine shop in the USA could make those seating stems and I have a hard time grasping that all of these new or newly motivated gun owners are buying VLD stems and the like.

Cheers

It's not that they don't want to make them. They're a low volume part and they don't have the production capacity to keep up with other higher volume sellers.

Lean manufacturing has its downfalls.

 

[Baron23]

It's not that they don't want to make them. They're a low volume part and they don't have the production capacity to keep up with other higher volume sellers.

Lean manufacturing has its downfalls.

And that is why I mentioned any machine shop could make them.....easy item to contract out. Just my view.

 

[NoDopes]

Plus, with the ammo shortage.. lots of new people moved into reloading... so there is a lot of pressure there.

 

[Vodoun daVinci]

Another factor in this shortage of things gun related is delivery and availability of components of all kinds. In the industry I work in we are piling up jobs because we can't get all of the stuff we need to complete the orders/jobs in a timely manner. Shit is hosed all over...even in the grocery store. Apparently Clausen Pickles of certain types are impossible to find because of glass supply issues.

I'm under the impression that at least some of the firearm related shortages are due to the manufacturers not being able to get components not just because everything is being hoarded.

VooDoo

 

[diggler1833]

 

[Longrangeprecision762]

Do they still offer the smooth-bore version?

Yes!!! Someone else had one with zero rifling. Palmetto did nothing to help me and said that they have a rigorous Q.C. process and that could never happen.

 

[chevy_man]

And that is why I mentioned any machine shop could make them.....easy item to contract out. Just my view.

You tried to get anything done? Every machinist I know is going full blast or waiting on material.