They interviewed a gun shop owner who stated he can’t keep guns in stock and that the biggest sellers being the 9mm Glock and AR’s/AK’s.
The same gun shop owner also stated the reason maybe that if Obama is re-elected a gun ban will most likely occur.
NRA stated that people realized that police cant be everywhere and that more police are being laid off everyday so self protection falls onto the individual.
Then CNN put some douche on saying people should not buy guns just because a ban may come and that those sold were to repeat buyers.:jester:
Going to be tons of guns out there should the SHTF.
I’m betting there will be (already is?) another Obama panic.
Personally, I’ve ordered a BCM upper that I had planned on waiting until Spring or Summer to get. I’m also thinking about getting a Gen 4 Glock 22 for a carry gun so my 9mm’s can be put in storage as SHTF weapons. Beyond that, I think another case or two of 5.56/.223 should happen in the next couple of months. I’ll get a couple of spare bolts and other accessories as cash allows.
From the BCM website: “Due to overwhelming demand of Bravo Company Rifles and Lower Receivers we must suspend taking orders until the back log has been reduced. We will again post order forms for new order submissions in summer 2011. Please feel free to check back here at that time. We will again post the order form link. Sorry for the temporary inconvenience.”
They told my local dealer primarily the same thing.
I always love a optimist, if your statement is correct then the economy has recovered to the point were people are spending the dollars once again.
Personally I would suggest that the economy is still in the crapper and the flush is coming. I heard a survey which stated that people were just so tried of having nothing in terms of expendable funds most said the hell with it and charged away this holiday season. If this survey has any truth then there will be a lot of people who will be defaulting on there credit cards when the payments are due.
But the future is still clouded and those who wait to long will have to do without should the economy collapse.
While still low, the following is rising: average wages, home sales, car sales. Increases in personal saving are slowing but still well above historic rates. The harbinger of doom (gold/metals) are in bear territory. Europe and China may be a scary overhang, but the U.S. economy in general is in a slowly accelerating recovery. The Wall St crooks are heavily dumping metals and foreign investments and placing their bets in the U.S. It may be cool to keep talking of doom, but the facts show we can grow our way from between the rock and the hard place. This will be accomplished without any idiot in Washington helping. If we can keep Wall St from acting like casino gamblers we are good to go. The US of A is still the best country in the world and the innovative growth engine of the world. Try smiling and and thinking positively. It’s infectious. Or is that bad marketing for gun and ammo sales?
Grant had a thread on this in GD a while back and he got flamed for it. As a retailer he was seeing a trend of certain things being on back order regularly a year ago.
This month I have completed another rifle, a DDM4V5 LW that I had to order the factory lower seperate from the factory upper. Got it cheaper that way and that particular rifle has not been in stock anywhere.
We will see the majority of gun owners (you know the guys that are asleep at the wheel) come out of the closet, buy everything in sight, and drive up the prices just like they did in '08.
Before Christmas I placed several large orders for this exact reason.