Ok, group buy for stripped Stag lowers is done. Over. Finito. Kaput. Back the car around we’re outta here.
For those interested, orders totalled 27 lowers altogether. Order goes in this afternoon. Updates as warranted. Some folks still need FFL’s. I’ll be emailing everyone to confirm their FFLs.
Week to two weeks lag time on the Stag lowers is what I was just told. Fortunately, the Zero plans ahead – the five I ordered last week already shipped. They should be here tomorrow.Played it safe and ordered another 10. That will cover all current orders on the group buy and leave a few extras for anyone who wants in and hasnt yet ponied up. The folks at Stag also said that they are stepping up production, theyre selling a buttload of lowers at the moment and that things have been hectic.
This has been another episode of ‘Read the writing on the wall’.
Been hectic the last week. Mostly because we had a bunch of LJ people in town visiting. Always nice to meet folks whom I’ve dialogued with over the years. Tough making the time when youre holding down two jobs though….but its worth it. Its nice to be able to talk with people who don’t look at you like you have two heads as you discuss the merits of propane vs. diesel generators and the ability to scrounge/store fuel for them.
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HR1022 is, naturally, affecting the market for everything that’s gun related. Which means…*sigh*…another 100 HK91 mags are getting ordered Monday.
Time to get what you need while you can, guys. Credit cards exist for a reason and this is it.
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Also putting in another pre-emptive order with Stag for more lowers. The group buy on them ends this coming Friday and, honestly, Im not really motivated to have another one. Its one thing to pimp Mountain House or the like but once you start having to get everyone on the same page regarding FFL’s and that sort of thing it becomes a bit more work than I really wanted for the rewards I get out it. On the other hand, perhaps I need to simply set it up a bit ‘neater’ next time.
Next group buy? Well, I’ll be 110% honest with you – the group buys revolve around things I’m buying for myself. By getting everyone to come in on a large purchase it knocks the prices down and that way I can gear up at a lower price than if I did it on my own. And, obviously, you guys also do better. Win-win. The drawback, thus far, is that this means the group buys are based on what Im needing to buy and not what other folks are looking for. I am, though, open to ideas. There are a few things I’ve been needing that I’m contemplating as future group buys including knives, first aid/medical stuff, magazines of various flavors, Blackhawk gear, LED lights and some other stuff. Throw out any ideas you have, maybe we can put something together and everyone can get a decent deal.
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Some of these photos have been posted here before but there are a few more. The camouflaging on some of these is brilliantly done. The Swiss have their crap together….
Or, they did until the last paragraph of this article. Ooops.
Speaking of bunkers…lets throw in some links:
http://www.leofabrizio.com/bunker/bunker_main.html – In French but easy enough to figure out
If anyone wants to buy me this book, feel free…….
A few bunker appreciation societies..brush up on your Berlitz for these….
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Had the opportunity last week to fire a few other FAL’s. I bought a pile of DSA’s $5 used metric mags and sometimes I had problems with them. The question is: was it the gun or the mag? You can see the confidence-sapping possibilities, yes? Well, I tried one of the mags that was giving me problems in my FAL in someone elses FAL. Exact same problem. So…the problem is indeed that particular magazine. Accordingly, I need to head-to-head my mags in more than one FAL to vet them. And I need to spend the extra $ and get the better condition $12 used mags. Grrrr.
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I got a call from someone I know who was attending a gun show in Mass. They came across a new in box Becker TacTool and wanted to know if I wanted them to pick it up for me. :::facepalm::: Oh where does the money go……
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In case you haven’t noticed, the price of ammo and components has, in the last several months, skyrocketed. I’m sorta in the business and stuff that is on ‘special’ or ‘sale’ right now is more expensive than the same item’s non-price sale in January. The ‘why’ isn’t terribly important. What is important is that your ammo:dollar ratio is now shifting to less ammo for your buck. So, if youre lacking in some particular caliber or component, I’d say get ‘em while you can because its only gonna cost more later. I’ve still got cases of $85/1000 Wolf 7.62×39 sitting in the bunker that I’m patting myself on the back over.
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Dunno if anyone noticed but theres a permanent link for ordering the MH ProPack if anyone wants more. Theyre on-hand for immediate shipping.
www.zeroincorporated.com/mh
Thats the link to the permanent-for-now ordering page for the Montain House freeze-drieds. For now, its the ProPack pouches in ten different flavors (their entire line). Unlike last time, there is an option for ordering single (or, really, up to five) pouches but you get a better value ordering by the full case.
No time limit on this particular deal. Order whenever you want. All of it is on hand for immediate shipping.
#10 cans will be on there but not for a few months until the next group buy.
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EDIT: Oh..and I received another 100 mags for my HKlone today. So a big, heartfelt ‘fuck off and die’ to the fine folks working to make HR1022 a reality.
http://www.zeroincorporated.com/inc/
AR stripped lowers group buy page is up.
EDIT: Yes, this is open to anyone who can read this, has the money, and knows an FFL who’ll take delivery.
Tagged: Group buy
I checked out ATF’s various newsletters to check a few things. These days a person can fax a copy of an FFL, rather than snail mail, and that faxed copy can be used as long as its checked against ATF’s ‘ EZCheck website. What this means is that you can have your dealer email a scanned & signed copy of an FFl rather than go through the tedious and laborious process of nagging your FFL into please getting the damn thing in the mail.
I needed to look into this because I really wanted to make this as easy on myself (and you guys) as possible. Obviously, some dealers are in the 21st century and some are not so snailmailing an FFL is fine but emailing one would probably be more efficient.
So…Im going to go ahead and set up the webpage along with a countdown timer. I’ll set March 16th as last day for ordering with the final order to be submited that day. As I said before, it’ll be $102 for a completely stripped lower, or $122 for the same with a letter of non-build to allow completion into a pistol. Shipping will be a flat ten bucks with insurance/confirmation extra. This will include shipping to Alaska and Hawaii as well. Obviously, no orders outside of the US. Any order received w/o an FFL is going to be refunded. I will, however, keep a list of FFLs up that I have received so you can see if one of them is near you. BUT, you’ll have to make sure to okay it with that FFL before anything gets shipped. I dont care when I get the FFL as long as its before the deadline. If you wanna pay for a lower (or three) but youre not going to be able to get the FFL out until you make your biweekly run into the city or something, thats fine….just try to get it in by the deadline. The reason for this is because if I order a lower with your money, and you wind up not being able to get a dealer to take delivery, Im stuck sitting with your lower indefinitely or, worse, having to refund your money and ‘buying’ a lower that I might not want or need (or be able to afford). So order whenever and as often as you like, but if theres no dealer to ship it to by the time the deadline rolls around, youre gonna get a refund. Tip: if ordering more than one, make sure your dealer is very, very clear about if their transfer fee is for each receiver or per order…avoid surprises that way.
I’ll have the page up in the next day or two.
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Last of the Mountain House orders went out today. The replacements for the wrong stuff they sent me arrived yesterday. Everybody should have their stuff by the middle/end of next week.
MH stuff has arrived. If youre local, c’mon down Sunday between noon and 5, or during the week during the same time.
Everything arrived EXCEPT they sent Jamaican Style Chicken w/ Rice insted of Mexican Style Chicken w/ Rice. Theyre sending the correct stuff but if you had the Mex rice in your order its gonna take a few more days. The Mex rice in the ProPak, however, did show up.
Okay, made the call. The ball is in play. Should be shipped Friday and arrive here within a week. After that its repackage and re-send.
As an aside, this purchase went much much smoother than the last one. Setting up a webpage and PayPal shopping cart made all the difference. In fact, it dropped thestress level so much that the next group buy might be a little different. I may be able to simply alter the webpage to offer cases as well as ‘singles’. Get one #10 can instead of having to order a case of six, etc, etc. We’ll see. That won’t be until late spring which is, to my way of thinking, end of May/June. Anyway, when stuff gets here I’ll let everyone know. Thaks for participating.
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The replacement MOUT magazine carrier and harness arrived from SpecOps. Its neat. I need to take it to the range and wring it out, but cant argue with the customer service!
Ok, thats it. Link is gone. I’m compiling all the orders together and getting ready to call it in to MH. Will update throughthe process. Tagged as : group buy
Reminder: Tomorrow. Last day on MH.
Go back an entry or two for the link to order.
