PART
I: READ THIS:
Magazines
and the AR (yes, .223/5.56 is what I'm talking about):
Magpul PMags rock. I'm not kidding; they are great mags from a great American
company. They are well make, reliable and very, very sturdy (youtube the vids
of people running over them with a truck and then using em to see what I
mean).
My
question for you is... are they worth $30- $75 bucks apiece??
The ones I have cost me between 10
and 12 bucks each before the madness. I see people paying at least $30 for them
TODAY. If you talk to Magpul, the retail for the pmag is right at $15. I do
understand that cost of an item is directly related to availability of the
item. And, given the hoarding and fear-mongering going on at the moment, Pmags
are simply NOT available for you and me.
Who is buying them? I see 3 groups of people involved in the mass buyout of ALL
AR mags in the country.
Group
1 is that group of people that NEED mags for their ARs... In other
words, they have an AR or multiple ARs but have NO mags or limited mags.
Of course, "need" is the wrong word because you can live without an
AR (I know, hard to believe)... hell, if you need protection, get a wheelgun
and ammo, DONE. You see what I mean.
On the other hand, for my AR I "need" a set of mags.. at least a few
for practice and a few for protection of my home and person. Remember, anything
can break so there "needs" to be some redundancy to your Mags.. one
is not enough. But 50 might be overkill?
Group
2 is the group of people that have
plenty of mags (I'm not setting a number here but you know what I mean) but
fear that they will be stuck with 10 round mags for the rest of their life and
want to buy 50 or 100 mags... just in case. Stacking em 10 deep in the closet
somewhere. Hoarders? YES, Wrong?? To
each their own... if it doesn't F with your bros.
YOU are contributing to the madness.
Group
3 is the group of people that buy out
every mag they see so they can double or triple their money... or MORE. No
joke, I've seen $600 DPMS rifles selling for $2500... WTF. Of course, if
someone has more money than sense, it works out for the seller. Do what you
want with your stuff but don't be a blue falcon. If you don't know what that
means... look it up :) SO, if you are a company or an individual that claims to be a
gun lover / supporter of the 2nd amendment and you are going blue falcon, expect your fellow gun owners in your
community to remember you. I hope your short term profit makes up for the
long term hatred you will get. Below is a special logo for you... feel free to save it and use it for your computer wallpaper, signature for your email, etc.
Okay, enough on that... it's
America, it's your stuff, treat people anyway you want... we are still free.
Well, for now, and yeah, somewhat free (the number of already existing laws in
this area ARE stunning).
As a quick recommendation.. if you
are hurting for AR or AK magazines or Ammo... check Brownells and Cabelas
DAILY. They are your friends in this area. You will catch items showing up at
"normal" prices at Cabelas although you have to fast to get em.
Brownells is working directly with Magpul to get mags as quick as possible..
backorder mags if available. They will ship in a month or two. Why buy 2 mags
for $100 now when you can buy 10 mags from Brownells and get em in a month for
around the same amount. I mean, hell guys, are you going in-country tomorrow??
Do you need them for your deployment?? If not, you can probably wait.
AND don't be afraid of the USGI
mags.. they work well and if you aren't in the field getting em run over by
trucks or tanks, they should last. Be careful getting the used, abused ones I
see for sale these days AND you need anti-tilt followers. If you buy em without
antitilt, buy some new Magpul followers and replace the old style follower...
AR
Rifles?? OMG, buy one now before it's too late!
Okay, okay, I feel like Nutnfancy (heh)...
going Full Verbose mode. But yeah, an AR IS cool... and good to have AND yeah,
it might be available in a different format in a year or so if the AWB goes
into effect (the companies will manufacture around the bs). So, if you have to
have an AR, you can spend $2500 for a DPMS or a Doublestar or some plastic POS
with a couple of PMAGS... or, you can order some kickass ARs for the same
amount. Keep your eyes open... I found new Sig 556s for $1995 yesterday... yes,
in stock. Some custom ARs fall in that range. True, true, you might have to
wait for them to be built for you but again, do you NEED it today. That's your
call... but please don't count on a plastic AR to keep you safe (range fun is
okay) :)
PART II: Speaking of Nutnfancy...WATCH THIS...
PART III Free Pmags:
I have a couple of PMags (30 rounders, sorry NY, CA, etc.) that I'd like to give away. It's easy, comment once on this blog, and become a "follower" of my inane blogs. For each 10 comments I get (unique commenters) I will random draw a winner and send it to you. Again, check if a 30 round mag is legal in your state.. if not, I'll send you something else as a "WINNER".The magazines are 30 rounders, 5.56, new in wrapper and FDE (how cool is that).
Peace,
J
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