Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Another 50 surplus G3 mags showed up the other day. Why? Well…why not? I know someone who is thinking about buying a used PTR-91 so I figured I’d send some mags as an encouragement and the rest Im sure I can find a use for.

Magazines for the Glocks have been a hot commodity in the last couple days following the events in AZ. I’m amazed at posts I read on the forums about how people are trying to buy them now before prices go into the stratosphere and availability goes into the basement.

Here’s a thought… it has been 17 years since the 1994 Assault Weapons ban, its sunset in 2004, and all the disturbing crap that has been going on in the last few years and you still dont have all the mags you need? Well..hate to say it…youre an idiot.
“But..but..you just bought 50 more magazines so you’re just as bad!”
Well…no. See, I didnt buy them because of a panic (they were ordered before the shooting), and quite honestly I dont need them. In fact, I passed the ‘need’ stage for HK mags about 350 mags ago. If they announced tomorrow that anything over 10 rounds is verboten I would have a lifetime (several lifetimes probably) supply. And I had it years ago.

When my vendors had Glock Happy Sticks at around $20 ea. I ordered a bunch. I even shared the wealth with people who read this stuff. And as a result I can smugly watch people frantically scouring the interweb for $35-45 magazines.

To summarize, the handwriting on the wall has been there for years, the opportunity to purchase has been in place for almost seven years, and anyone who is deciding, suddenly, that now is the moment to stock up on magazines is…well, you pick the term.