07-02-2020, 03:31 PM
Did a little visiting at some gunshops today - one in McKeesport, one in West Mifflin - and the sitrep is NOT good.
BASICALLY... if you did NOT buy your preferred arms, ammo, and accoutrements (mags), BEFORE April 1... YOU'RE boned, at this point
Legion Arms is closing tomorrow for an extended holiday. They have some VERY high quality stuff in-stock (FN AR - $1,600; a REAL "G Series" FAL for $8k - and MORE mags in-stock!), and some semi-automatic handguns in stock (some tupperware, 1911's, and other), and ammo for them. They have NO 5.56 ammo at present, and the last AR PMag in stock was a 40 rounder... so I bought it.
A steady stream of stuff IS coming in, but it goes out about as fast (an AR of theirs I'd seen online around lunchtime, was GONE by the time I got there, around 3pm!). They CAN order stuff for you, but wait times for everything just keep getting longer.
Anthony Arms was just about cleaned out. I needed a .30 bore snake, nd found a 6mm/.243, which is close enough, and I bought it. They had five (5) revolvers left, and NO semi-auto handguns - new or used! Plenty of lever action arms, and a few high end AR's ($3k), but almost no ammo. The range is open, which is GOOD, but BYOA (ammo!). AR mags are gone, and while there are still some pistol mags in, I'd count on the MOST popular varieties and calibers NOT to be.
You will not walk in ANYWHERE off the street these days, and find YOUR gun on a shelf, more than likely. If you are not well-stockpiled in mags & ammo right NOW... I'd take up reloading and 3-D printing. YESTERDAY.
BASICALLY... if you did NOT buy your preferred arms, ammo, and accoutrements (mags), BEFORE April 1... YOU'RE boned, at this point
Legion Arms is closing tomorrow for an extended holiday. They have some VERY high quality stuff in-stock (FN AR - $1,600; a REAL "G Series" FAL for $8k - and MORE mags in-stock!), and some semi-automatic handguns in stock (some tupperware, 1911's, and other), and ammo for them. They have NO 5.56 ammo at present, and the last AR PMag in stock was a 40 rounder... so I bought it.
A steady stream of stuff IS coming in, but it goes out about as fast (an AR of theirs I'd seen online around lunchtime, was GONE by the time I got there, around 3pm!). They CAN order stuff for you, but wait times for everything just keep getting longer.
Anthony Arms was just about cleaned out. I needed a .30 bore snake, nd found a 6mm/.243, which is close enough, and I bought it. They had five (5) revolvers left, and NO semi-auto handguns - new or used! Plenty of lever action arms, and a few high end AR's ($3k), but almost no ammo. The range is open, which is GOOD, but BYOA (ammo!). AR mags are gone, and while there are still some pistol mags in, I'd count on the MOST popular varieties and calibers NOT to be.
You will not walk in ANYWHERE off the street these days, and find YOUR gun on a shelf, more than likely. If you are not well-stockpiled in mags & ammo right NOW... I'd take up reloading and 3-D printing. YESTERDAY.
Meet ya' at the bridge.