Erich

Some may have noticed that Brownell's has been down or very slow to respond. The reason is CA gun owners are hammering their server with a run on standard cap magazines. If you have been putting off an order or were in need in the near future, now is the time to do this to avoid a supply problem down the road. Same occurred March 2019 and these freedom hungry CA gun owners bought out the US supply of high cap mags in within a couple days. Before COVID limited production, it only took a few weeks to replenish stock, but the wait will be longer this time around. And if the Dems win, a secondary run on ban scare will ensue. Dont get caught with your pants down like those that were not stocked up on ammo. Details here:

I've had several items over the years on back order thru B's, and have not known them to post the estimated dates (like Midway or OP). However, if you call, their CS will tell you what they expected in their system. Their chat reps don't tend to provide that, the phone folks usually. Most of that time that date has been good or its been a bit quicker. Times based on the supplier and of course, how far down the list you can be. Optics planet, as noted, can be sketchy, though they come thru most of the time. I have had them cancel or try to cancel a few times. But B's has never done that with any of my orders.

I hope they never do a study of how many brain cells the average kid sacrificed to Tester's model glue. I think I could rank pretty darn high. And I dont mean just on fumes. I think I put over 100 models together back then. My favorite Spitfire was the Cox glow plug plane. Remember those. Wish I still had it.

That is really cool. Great project. But where do you put the firecrackers??

That's a great little pickup and a nice price. I have the 92 affliction too, so glad to see folks buy these. When I got mine early last year before the hoarding and insanity, mid to low 400's was about as good as they got. To get one thru a local shop and be at a great price after the TN 10% resident penalty....damn. It may have been a mistake, but hey, right time right place.... Take a look at the locking block and barrel rails to make sure they were finish machined. Being Italian it probably is fine. But a couple of the compacts I had looked at where rough and gouged up the frame channels that the rails ride in. Generally you'll see some small AL chips or flakes in the slide or top of the frame to tip you. I stoned mine to clean them up to mitigate the damage. Great little shooter.

I love to hear experiences like this. If you haven't already considered or done it, I would suggest seeing if you can contact the store owner and share that exact story. They should know what they are doing right and how good an employee they have. Everyone seems to go that route when they have a problem, and it may be underappreciated in the other direction. Have fun with the new toy.

Nice looking out. Great item for the deals section. Good on RK !! They are making money at 220 per 1k. The big thing this tells us, contrary to what many retailers use to justify their current sky high prices, is that distributor prices are not thru the roof to where they have to pass it on to the consumer.

You looking to do a 320 or classic P series, both come in 80% flavors?

Second time is the charm? Since they did bankruptcy in 2018, it will be curious to see how this time differs. Would the Nation inherit any Sandy Hook payout if that occurs when its decided?

That is a good thought. I recall when we put our equity from our CA home sale into money markets at Suntrust when we first moved here and they offered to set up with one of those folks, which I did not take advantage of as I was managing our Fidelity accounts at the time. Had some in Merrill Lynch before I we moved our real money away from BofA (they deposited a 40k check into the wrong account and would not explain it!). We've moved our real funds to Cap1 for now, its an internet deal, but may just check out what services they have to offer It occurs to me as you put that out there, that USAA offers similar services. Thanks, great reminder to take advantage of what current relationships have ahead of brokerages. That last bit was the initial goal that started this. We are in multiple 401 and 403's with cash balance pensions. The bulk being Fidelity, but overall feel onorous to stay on top of. I have managed both of ours over the last several years as well, and am trying to encourage my wife to take ownership of hers as our risk tolerances diverge. In as graceful a way as possible! Having her move thru consolidating multiple accounts and talking strategy with someone (that she would listen to) seemed a good start. End of the day, I realize moving to self management most likely is the way to go, I would love to get her to do it as well. The thing I appreciate in this thread is folks reiterating to take advantage of what may be available to me which I previously forgot about or put out of my mind, or pay for it as needed. Thanks for the comments guys.

I had that problem with my Yahoo account, was fine for a while then kaboom. The admins tried what they could, but the interwebs won that round No probs after switching to my gmail

Which size are you looking for?

I can relate to advisor have seemingly conflicted calls. When they dont follow the fund return data that they are showing, you can see who pays the most backend commission bonus. I'm sorry to see my concerns baring out. I also ran into a class action against EJ around what is being covered here. We have not gone down the road, admittedly I was being a bit lazy, but more contending with the different risk tolerances we have in our household. I am sure the married folks can relate to how a spouse may not listen to you, but will listen to a stranger who has a perceived expertise. Following a different path which may be more beneficial for just myself, could lead to its own set of problems. Lessor of evils choices maybe. Thanks gents

Appreciate it guys. I guess I realized trying to avoid managing it myself means having to pay... just a bit caught out by some sticker shock. I think the factor I was mostly avoiding was having to manage my wifes. Two different strategies was not playing for her, using someone got me out of that pickle.

Was going to combine some 401 / 403s to IRA. Looking at using Edward Jones. But the fee basis seems a bit high. I understand the intention is its full services vs limited services of online self managed. I haven't evaluated all the brokerages fees, initial comparisons seem to put them on the higher side. Would be curious to see if folks using them here thought about the fees, if you felt it was worth it, or any other thoughts. I have an Ameritrade account for playing around, but in current market conditions and limited experience, I don't know I want to manage my IRA there at this time. Thanks for any input

Score 1 for the good guys! Sadly the mass media skip the good endings with responsible shoots supporting law abiding gun ownership since its not the narrative they prefer.

Welcome. Sounds like a fun project. Do share when you have it done.

Was I the only one expecting something like this?

Just a thought. Are you coming due for a new cell phone? If so, your carrier may offer a deal with a throw in tablet, or heavily discounted.

Welcome sir.

Anecdotally that feels like most of the problem. Had fear been contained (whether they got it from the media or are just that way), any BM behavior shift and supply chain stress would not have had shelves running dry. Or at least not when they did or would have. No doubt current supply chain stress and personal behavior with folks staying home are factors, but I question the shortage timing from what I have seen. Granted a bit anecdotal and probably varies by area (doubt any real numbers are published?), but the meat at our local grocery stores looks to have seen fear based depletion vs supply chain (which is now part of the problem with processing plant shutdowns). We went from nothing to nearly fully stocked with the butcher areas open once the supply chain caught up the first wave of fear subsided. BUT a key piece to me, Signs posted on limits were all removed, which says they were told the supply chain is good. Then the stories of meat plants shutting down and predictions of meat shortages....the parking lots were notably busier and within 2-3 days we are back to nothing. And my wife told me how the ladies at here work were talking about how they were all running down to buy up meat as they had read the articles. My recollection on TP around here was it was cleaned out before many moved to working form home or stay at home orders were adopted in high volume. The media from the beginning threw out there would be shortages and the stories of hoarding with pics of baskets piled high followed, as did ebay adds for $80 rolls of TP. Not sure one one determines how many bowl movements have moved from public to personal commodes, but I'd venture to say many wont use public toilets unless its absolutely necessary. And TP is the thing you can most live without at home as there are many alternatives, while that is not true of public facilities in the US. The irrational ammo shortages and new gun buyers kinda speaks for itself. Fear makes folks do some crazy things. And that is the one that most makes me shake my head. I understand concern about not being able to feed your family. But thinking you're going to be having to have gun battles with neighbors or zombies....not so much.

Dupe

Dupe...cant delete

Shopping in that price point, my take is you cant go wrong with PA scopes. And part of that is they stand behind them. I have their 5x and 2.5x prism scopes (my preferred for AR / AK over variable) and they have good glass for the cost, good repeatability and zero retention. Its one of the few items made affordably that deliver imo.

Gunbroker may be the favored market value standard, BUT it depends on if/where you plan to list and sell them, or if you just want insurance values. If its non sale valuation, GB all day long. But if you plan to sell, where and what it is determines how you'll do compared to GB value. Unless its very desirable, rare, or hard to come by, generally you tend to only get GB values when selling on GB. Listing locally or an online forum, you will likely mean a modest discount factor like the mentioned blue book. Online forum folks tend to be....shall we say... cheap bargain hunters