almost missed the boat...

jaytothekizzay · December 21, 2012, 11:36 PM

Well starting in November I really started to add to my collection of ammo, as well as a couple guns. I had been planning on buying my first AR for a while now. Well after some recent events i knew I had to act fast before they were all gone. Little did I know there were quite a few people that thought just like me, only a little quicker.I started calling around on Mon 12-17-2012. Most everything was gone. By Tuesday when i thought id go look at a few, everything was gone.I called every gun shop in driving distance and checked online... Seems ARs are wiped out industry wide. Well this morning I decided to check out a local weekend only vendor, that operates a small shop at a local public market venue. I was the first customer there when he opened, and was pleased to see 5 brand new ARs on the shelf as well as boxes of every kind of magazines i have been looking for. I quickly bought the M&P and a few 30 rnd. Mags, as well as some glock mags. I thought for sure I missed my shot at an AR....... today was a good day for me

GTOne · December 22, 2012, 06:52 AM

Nice going.

I had a sneaking suspicion things might get scarce about a month ago and made my move.

Martowski · December 22, 2012, 08:40 AM

Nice find! I picked up an A1 style AR this week that I've always wanted; it was like finding the needle in a haystack!

MagnumWill · December 22, 2012, 07:38 PM

I found a decent one that my LGS posted on GB. It was literally the *last* AR they had, which is insane- they typically have about sixty, with another thirty on tap for the next month. Not so anymore! They're down to just .22 AR's and AK's, and they piecemeal out whatever AR or AK they can scrounge up.

December 21, 2012, 11:36 PM	#1
jaytothekizzay Senior Member Join Date: February 4, 2008 Location: st. louis Posts: 450	almost missed the boat... Well starting in November I really started to add to my collection of ammo, as well as a couple guns. I had been planning on buying my first AR for a while now. Well after some recent events i knew I had to act fast before they were all gone. Little did I know there were quite a few people that thought just like me, only a little quicker.I started calling around on Mon 12-17-2012. Most everything was gone. By Tuesday when i thought id go look at a few, everything was gone.I called every gun shop in driving distance and checked online... Seems ARs are wiped out industry wide. Well this morning I decided to check out a local weekend only vendor, that operates a small shop at a local public market venue. I was the first customer there when he opened, and was pleased to see 5 brand new ARs on the shelf as well as boxes of every kind of magazines i have been looking for. I quickly bought the M&P and a few 30 rnd. Mags, as well as some glock mags. I thought for sure I missed my shot at an AR....... today was a good day for me Last edited by jaytothekizzay; December 21, 2012 at 11:46 PM.

December 22, 2012, 06:52 AM	#2
GTOne Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Location: IL Posts: 210	Nice going. I had a sneaking suspicion things might get scarce about a month ago and made my move. __________________ You can lead someone to knowledge, but you can't make them think.

December 22, 2012, 08:40 AM	#3
Martowski Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2000 Location: Texas (By Way of Illinois) Posts: 1,376	Nice find! I picked up an A1 style AR this week that I've always wanted; it was like finding the needle in a haystack! __________________ Midwestern Ramblings (my amateur firearms blog): http://martowski.wordpress.com/

December 22, 2012, 07:38 PM	#4
MagnumWill Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Location: Central Colorado Posts: 1,001	I found a decent one that my LGS posted on GB. It was literally the last AR they had, which is insane- they typically have about sixty, with another thirty on tap for the next month. Not so anymore! They're down to just .22 AR's and AK's, and they piecemeal out whatever AR or AK they can scrounge up. __________________ Those who hammer their swords into plow shares will plow for those who didn't...