Four days on the his-prices-are-insane 10/22 mag sale. Four days. After that the page gets taken down. Stocking stuffers, investment, grandkids, secret squirrel cache, whatever….. there’s always a reason to sock a dozen or so mags away. Get some.
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Anything of note going on these days? Doesn’t seem like it. Summer is usually the time to test some gear and take advantage of the usual summer slump in metals prices. Other than that, not much going on.

I’m pretty busy these days with ‘normal’ stuff, but there’s always that little voice in the back of the head that says “Hey…stay frosty, man. Today could be The Day.” It’s really easy to get lax when there’s electricity, hot water, and a fridge full of food at hand. All of that can change like that (:::snaps fingers:::) But, still, it’s hard to stay focused sometimes.

I’ve been cleaning up the ‘extra’ guns and getting them ready for the Deep Sleep. Basically it’s a very detailed cleaning, a generous amount of lubrication, and seal it up in a Pelican case with some dessicant. Handguns are easier…clean and oil, and then stuff them in a nice new ammo can with some ammo, a holster, and some other odds and ends. A package like that can get tucked behind some drywall and be perfectly serviceable in fifty or a hundred years.

Happens from time to time, y’know. I remember reading about a guy in Illinois that found a fully functional Tommy gun and mags, with the receipt from the hardware store, hidden in the wall of his house. And, of course, in Europe you never know what you’ll find when you  pull up a floor or tear up a roof on an old house.

Here in Montana, you sometimes find guns where you least expect them…. someone loss a rifle in the woods, old cabins have a hidden cubby with a rifle in it, that sort of thing. I’ve never found an old gun that way but I know people who have. (I suppose the Watergun might count.)

Guns are a tremendously durable good….as the saying goes, their only natural enemies are rust and politicians. Same goes for magazines, too.

Man, that is just too much like real work…

I’ve packaged and shipped, in the last week, hundreds and hundreds of magazines. And while I appreciate that there is a certain amount of effort that must be expended to achieve a certain amount of reward, it’s a surprisingly large time sink. We all know that a little hard work never killed anyone…but why take chances?

So…

I’m going to go ahead and put a countdown timer up on the page that has the magazines listed. Lets say ..mmm…a week from this morning. After that, this deal is over, finito, ended, history, bring the car around we’re done.

So..if you’ve got some friends who need 10/22 mags, or if you just want to stockpile for the inevitable local/federal ban that seems to always be just one election away, you’ve got until this time next week to hop on the bandwagon.

FYI, the Steel Lips mags are outselling the Hot Lips mags at something like 5:1, which surprises me since the Hot Lips is an excellent value (40% more mags at the same price). If you’re the type to think strategically, the Hot Lips are an excellent choice for tucking away to sell to some poor slob if another ban comes through.

Mags are moving muy pronto. The Steel Lips mags will be sold out in the next day or two. Still have plenty of the Hot Lips…. and at 14 for a hundred bucks, delivered!, you’ll be kicking yourself if you let this one go by.

Out of the Steel Lips but may have more in a few days. Still have plenty of the Hot Lips.

ETA: Spoke too soon. Delivery just dropped off another case of the Steel Lips. But…the Hot Lips are still an excellent value and you should get some of them too.

Man, that is a lot of Ruger mags that just moved over the last couple days. I have about 17 16 15 13 12 10 bundles of them left so if you’re wanting some magazine security in your life, now is the time. Priced to move and that’s exactly what theyve been doing. Get ’em while you can.
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Missoula gun show this weekend.  I was remarkably restrained and purchased nothing except a few sets of reloading dies. But, best part, I got to meet some and greet some folks that I hardly ever see except for at these sorts of things. And that was a good experience…it’s always a joy tob e around like-minded individuals where you don’t have to hold back about your interests and beliefs. In short, its a nice thing to get to spend time around ‘your own people’.

Didnt see much at the gun show that jumped out at me. Was hoping to see some .338 Lapua Savages but…nope. Was also hoping to run into Trochmann to pick up some odds and ends…nope. But there were still a few interesting things to look at. It’s kinda strange to wander a gun show and realize “I don’t need that, I already have a dozen of them” but that’s pretty much what happened. My wallet needs the breather anyway.