AR Lowers Flying Off the Shelves?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 1:02 pm
No build planned, but decided it would be a good time to put a new complete (or assembled but without stock; not necessarily machined billet, forged okay) lower in the safe. Evidently, I'm not the only one who thought that.
Wondering if anyone else is shopping and what you're seeing out there.
For example, I glanced at Palmetto State Armory before breakfast and, while I was thinking of maybe something a grade up, they did have a few complete lowers in stock. Cleared some time now after lunch to do some comparison shopping, and PSA is now sold out of assembled lowers. Oh, and the assembled lower prices seem to have bumped by about 7%-9% since the beginning of the year. As with others, they do still have a modest selection of stripped lowers available, however.
Spike's Tactical is on my list, but they never really indicate "sold out" because they may manufacture based on orders placed. They are, though, now indicating they have about an eight-week wait.
Aero Precision is also on my list and, ta dah!, no complete lowers in stock, including .308 (I'm just looking for a 5.56). They have five stripped lowers in stock out of 15 offerings.
Bravo Company has no assembled rifle lowers, but does have three pistol lowers. Doesn't help me, though. And it looks like Anderson has a few--as in only a couple of configurations with four left of this one, and three left of that one--still available to ship. Don't really want to spend $623 on an Anderson lower, though, even with a Timney trigger.
Yankee Hill and CMMG sell through dealers only, so I can't tell the status there.
Wondering if anyone else is shopping and what you're seeing out there.
For example, I glanced at Palmetto State Armory before breakfast and, while I was thinking of maybe something a grade up, they did have a few complete lowers in stock. Cleared some time now after lunch to do some comparison shopping, and PSA is now sold out of assembled lowers. Oh, and the assembled lower prices seem to have bumped by about 7%-9% since the beginning of the year. As with others, they do still have a modest selection of stripped lowers available, however.
Spike's Tactical is on my list, but they never really indicate "sold out" because they may manufacture based on orders placed. They are, though, now indicating they have about an eight-week wait.
Aero Precision is also on my list and, ta dah!, no complete lowers in stock, including .308 (I'm just looking for a 5.56). They have five stripped lowers in stock out of 15 offerings.
Bravo Company has no assembled rifle lowers, but does have three pistol lowers. Doesn't help me, though. And it looks like Anderson has a few--as in only a couple of configurations with four left of this one, and three left of that one--still available to ship. Don't really want to spend $623 on an Anderson lower, though, even with a Timney trigger.
Yankee Hill and CMMG sell through dealers only, so I can't tell the status there.
