BimmerFreak

Here are a few pictures from Saturday More: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17954

There must have been some discussion of our "Tac-Sac"

RIP Mars

Thanks to all the TGO members for helping make this event such a success! It was good to see lots of the customers that have made Hero-Gear so successful, and I was amazed how many customers were visiting us for the first time. I hope everyone had a fun time, and we will look forward to seeing you on your next visit!

You will find more guns and better deals at the Hero-Gear sale

Heres another rumor to throw on the pile: Kel-Tec manufactures 10X more guns for export than they do for the US market.

I would just go I-24 You can drop the hammer on the interstate, and not get slowed down by every one horse town between home and here. *if you want a nice scenic driver, 64 is a nice one...just dont get in a hurry.

I think the week of the election, we had around 100 assorted lowers in stock. By the end that week we were out. This is because we held our prices, unlike others. We had an order in for 200 lowers with Spikes a few days after the election, were informed that the priced had jumped about 30 bucks a unit, and to expect them around Thanksgiving time. After about 4 promises that "they would shipping next week" and a wait of at least 90 days, we have seen them trickle in 20 to 50 at a time. It is what it is man. That is the exact reason why im not interested in taking special orders for anything from Spikes. These are weird times my friend. I can do my best to have as much of "the good stuff" on hand as possible, and can pretty much guarantee I have more of it than ANY dealer in TN, perhaps the SE. If it's in stock, it will be fairly priced so come get it. If it's not in stock, there is a good chance it may already be on order so be patient. Either way, sounds like you got squared away.

What brand of scope and where did you buy it?

I dont know who you talked to, hell it may have been me, but because of the piss-poor leadtime on Spikes lowers, we don't special order them. If there is a special configuration you desire, the best way to get things done is call Spikes, order whatever you want, and have it shipped to your favorite FFL. Dealers make nothing (maybe 25 bucks) when selling a Spikes lower, and we have found that dealing with pissed and impatient customers and their special order for Spikes just isnt worth it. Regardless how patient and cool a customer sounds the day we agree to order said lower, I can tell you that they never seem to remain that way. Dealers have no control on how long it will take for your item to arrive, so countless calls and emails to us wont speed things up. That being said; We currently have around 100 lowers in stock, and another 700-1000 on order. We have lowers in stock from: Smith and Wesson Spikes Tactical (color filled bullet markings) Tactical Innovations All are under 200 bucks and are of high quality.

$25.00 to be a VIP? Thats about the best deal out there! Sounds like a fun way to spend the afternoon.

Actually, yes manufacturers HAVE raised prices 3-8% but this was driven by rising costs of manufacturing and distribution, not because of the election. Distributors, Dealers, and end user fear/hype if the driving force behind asking prices going up 20-30%+ Case in point; My cost for Smith and Wesson's went up around 8% across the board. Since we buy directly from S&W, there is no 2 step distribution to factor in. We took this increase and passed on LESS than 8% to the customer. What does that mean? it means that while our costs when up, our margins went down. Not all dealers are willing to do this, but its a decision we made. Don't blame the manufacturers for the idiotic prices out there. In most cases; blame that person behind the gun counter or more importantly; BLAME YOURSELF! Each and every time a customer pays WAY TOO MUCH for firearm, they validate that new and inflated price.

Looks like the OPs questions have been answered, but I will add that I purchased the same rifle from an individual for 700 bucks about 30 days ago. They are great rifles, but because they arent the more modern A3 configuration, demand less in the secondary market.

Getting ready to head over to Camden?

Looks like CCA did a great job. Congrats!

Or you can just buy them from dealers that have inventory of the "good ones"

Just the paint job? or the entire rebuild? I have maybe 4k into the paint and prep.

Solid guns and there is a rumor that they will be on sale in Winchester in a week or so

Closed on Sundays. Come see us during the mega sale..... http://hero-gear.com/?p=482

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I dont currently have a dedicated DE car. The M5 is Kelly's daily driver. The M3 is her weekend toy The M Roadster is destined for light track/DE use What does Kenan drive? If he is involved with the BMWCCA then I am sure we have been on club drives together.

I dont know what sort of "actions" you guys are talking about, but here are some of the things I have personally done: Active in my city and county community and government (unsuccessfully) ran for County Commissioner Active in the Republican party in my county Financially support candidates in City, County, State, and Federal races Active in NRA and other organizations that support and promote my views But let me also inform any domestic terrorists (or tinfoil hat patriots) that I have also spent the last 21 years of my adult life training for, and leading brave men into combat. I will remind you of the oath I (and many like me) took:

Meh. There's no money in guns.... I had more toys before opening the shop + I have another job that allows me to put almost everything back into HG.

How would you suggest we "push back" ?

Good to see another Roundel guy here. Im well aware of AA. I have been into high performance German hardware since '89 and there is nothing better than taking a well balanced piece of engineering and throwing another 150bhp on it Here are a few pictures from this afternoon; Quick update: 19 March 2009 I got Project: Inka home today where I will finish the fine details of this build. I have all the needed parts/pieces ordered, so it will just be a matter of time before she is 100% I need a bigger garage....(M5, M3, and some Italian thing have to fight for space)