Midway USA "Out of Stock"!

[Cemetery-man]

Maybe it's just tax time and Midway is keeping their inventory low but has anyone else noticed that there seems to be a more than average number of Out-of-stock items listed? Didn't have any better luck at Brownells or CTD. I got so frustrated last night trying to put together an order that I finally just turned off the computer and said the heck with it.

 

[Smoke]

Yes. The available date on something I have been looking at kept getting pushed back. Now it just says temporarily unavailable and has for weeks.

 

[caneman]

Midway USA, Sportsmans Guide etc. all the same. Sportsmans doesn't allow some coupons or places restrictions on what you've ordered to use them. Cheaper than Dirt shipping charges can be out of sight especially with their multiple shipping points. Sometimes you just decide it's not worth it.

 

[MMRUSH]

Guns and Ammo has a small artical "Temporary Suspention'' Seems Ruger has recieved over one million orders and has tempoarily suspended the acceptance of any new orders. Just thought it to be interesting.

 

[shibumiseeker]

ALL gun industry materials are running behind and have been for the last several years. It's the biggest growth industry in the US for manufacturers. The retail side of it is a saturated market, but manufacturing is hot.

 

[Hoosier45]

I called Daniel Defense to see when they were going to be producing any more LPKs and was told "maybe next year sometime." They are so behind in orders that everything is being used in house for full builds.

Expect it to get worse the the closer to election time we get.

 

[sporter]

It's not just elections.

The Gun hobby is out of sight right now with new people getting into it.

I see 5 to 10 times the amount of shooters these days compared to 10 or 12 years ago.

Supply and Demand. Yes, Midway is out of all kinds of things, only because they sell out of certain items within days of getting them.

The Internet has had a hand in this as well...

 

[blamecharles]

CZ, Smith and Wesson are both in the same boat as Ruger.

 

[BlueEagle]

Stock up.

 

[KG1]

Yeah these things happen to certain industries. Just so happens to be the firearm industry exploding right now.

It's almost like the big Harley Davidson selling boom that was going on in the mid 90's to the mid 2000's.

Everybody and their brother had to have one. Nothing was available, you had to get on a waiting list just to get on another waiting list to hopefully have a chance to get one. Even used bikes on the market were outrageously priced but they were still selling.

It was like the big rush on AR's around the last election. Same deal there, everybody and their brother had to have one.

 

[Slapstick]

Yeah these things happen to certain industries. Just so happens to be the firearm industry exploding right now.

It's almost like the big Harley Davidson selling boom that was going on in the mid 90's to the mid 2000's.

Everybody and their brother had to have one. Nothing was available, you had to get on a waiting list just to get on another waiting list to hopefully have a chance to get one. Even used bikes on the market were outrageously priced but they were still selling.

It was like the big rush on AR's around the last election. Same deal there, everybody and their brother had to have one.

It's kind of a pain but I look at this way, the more people that get into the shooting sports the less likely politicians will try to pass stupid laws against them.

 

[DRob]

Another source

OP, you didn't mention what you were looking for but another site you might look at which hasn't been mentioned is Midsouth Shooters Supply. I find their prices usually better than most. It's always the first place I look. That's not to say they will have what others don't..........Just another possibility.

 

[NHT3]

Some guns are hard to get so it's no surprise that parts are in short supply too. I've also noticed that on Midway and I think it's just a sign of the times.
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[Cemetery-man]

Thanks for the link DRob, I'll check it out. I was looking for some tools for my M1A as well as some parts for my M&P 15-22. I think I have located everything now but I had to order a little from here, a little from there, etc.

 

[wetidlerjr]

After years of being a Midway customer, I have stopped buying from them altogether due to high shipping charges. Also while the current "panic" may have made some things hard to get, I have noticed that Midway was very often "out of stock" during normal demand times. As always, YMMV.

 

[chuddly]

midway does seem to be out of stock alot...but then again so does everyone else. I just try to stock up and get what i need when i can. But I also have resolved that i AM NOT going to pay the extreme markup some places demand for something just because they have it.

 

[DarkRose]

This is why anymore for anything other than ammo/reloading supplies I go with Brownells, they usually have more "in-stock", and my dealer discount usually makes them competitive with Midway (since Brownells charges shipping AND Indiana sales tax)

 

[XDLover]

I've sorta just set back and started the waiting game. I've not been to the range in a bit, and don't plan on shooting too much when I do go.

 

[ryknoll3]

This is why anymore for anything other than ammo/reloading supplies I go with Brownells, they usually have more "in-stock", and my dealer discount usually makes them competitive with Midway (since Brownells charges shipping AND Indiana sales tax)

Do you use your dealer discount at Midway, too? They have one as well. I get a discount from both with my C&R. I usually don't buy from Brownell's though because of state sales tax.

 

[Cemetery-man]

After years of being a Midway customer, I have stopped buying from them altogether due to high shipping charges.

You think they're bad? I started placing an order with Cheaper than Dirt and when I got to the totals page the shipping for my $28.76 order was $28.98 because the 2 items had to be shipped from different warehouses. I said BULL to that and ordered both items from Midway USA for $8.48 shipping.