So, I placed a simple order for two Ruger BX25 magazines (for a Ruger 10/22) a couple of days before Christmas. They were expecting the order would ship on 12/28/12 at the time that I ordered.
I called Midway today, since the order has not shipped as of this time. They're now predicting that this order isn't going to ship until mid-March, due to the fact that they apparently have 24,000 backorders of these magazines ahead of me. For a .22lr magazine!
Times are certainly strange at the moment, and I know my experience isn't unique on this at all. Still, it's amazing to me to think that the panic buying frenzy has made things so incredibly hard to get... Pmags I kind of expected. Magazines for a .22lr, not so much.
I do wish Midway's backorder status would have been a bit more accurate (instead of off by 3-months), but I'll just sit on the order for now and hope that it arrives sometime before next summer. I'm sure glad I already had most of what I needed on hand around here.
I called Midway today, since the order has not shipped as of this time. They're now predicting that this order isn't going to ship until mid-March, due to the fact that they apparently have 24,000 backorders of these magazines ahead of me. For a .22lr magazine!
Times are certainly strange at the moment, and I know my experience isn't unique on this at all. Still, it's amazing to me to think that the panic buying frenzy has made things so incredibly hard to get... Pmags I kind of expected. Magazines for a .22lr, not so much.
I do wish Midway's backorder status would have been a bit more accurate (instead of off by 3-months), but I'll just sit on the order for now and hope that it arrives sometime before next summer. I'm sure glad I already had most of what I needed on hand around here.