Data for any interested: sporting goods/firearms sales up 200% in some areas

March 20, 2020, 09:45 AM

Rev. A. J. Forsyth

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Yeah... gonna have to last them though... supply chain is going to take a long time to recover.

Truer words were never spoken. The impact of this is going to last a while. Major distribution chains are days, in some cases, weeks behind in outbound shipping.

March 20, 2020, 09:48 AM

Fredward

I'm stacked deep, too. I even have a case of 327 federal magnum.

March 20, 2020, 12:47 PM

Some Shot

I have ammo in two calibers that I don't even own a gun for yet.

March 20, 2020, 01:08 PM

ensigmatic

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Originally posted by Some Shot:
I have ammo in two calibers that I don't even own a gun for yet.

I've done that a couple times when I knew I was going to buy something in a particular caliber.

Didn't do that, this time, because everything was clicking along smoothly, there was nothing on the immediate horizon that was likely to result in a gun-/ammo-buying frenzy, and I hadn't planned to stock a lot in the new caliber.

Oops!

"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher

March 20, 2020, 02:10 PM

mrvmax

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Originally posted by shovelhead:
Friend owns a gun shop. He called me yesterday asking if I could come in and help him. The little place was a zoo. Background checks were three at a time. The shop closes at 6, at 7 I gave up after being on the phone with NICS for over an hour trying to get two purchasers cleared.

The usual in a good week is selling three guns. I was selling to three customers at a time yesterday. He has resisted E check for NICS, I have applied for that and am awaiting a confirmation now. Also he asked me for help today.

Non gunners, interesting at least to me. A friend and his wife called me the other night from the Texas Panhandle. We have been friends 40+ years. They were asking me "What gun should I get?"

E-check is the only way to go, it’s faster and most software will populate it for you. E-check goes down occasionally but it’s the way to go.