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    Uppers, BCG's, etc., selling like crazy?

    Given the chatter, I understand lowers and mags selling out and getting horded, but why is everything else gone too? Uppers, bolts, BCG's, etc., are parts, not firearms. Is there anticipation this designation could possibly change? Or is it that people are thinking parts availability may become limited? I haven't saw/heard anything about about it and have just been chalking it up to peoples uncertainty so far.

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    Because people are buying lowers, then buying uppers and parts and putting them together for complete builds.

    And possibly because people think outside the box and realize that stuff is getting harder and harder to find.



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    Bolts and carriers have been tough to find for some time now. Just got even worse recently.

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    Received email from BCM today that BCGs arrived. Received email at 1308 and out of stock by 1315. You better be quick to get one of those!

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    I checked my phone at around 12:02 today after sitting down for lunch. Got an email today from bravo showing it came in at@ 11:51, saying the bcg's were in stock.. Clicked the link instantly to their website, they were already gone... Some f'er that's probably already got 20 of them, probably bought all they had.. Haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by underwoodbitsandspurs View Post
    Received email from BCM today that BCGs arrived. Received email at 1308 and out of stock by 1315. You better be quick to get one of those!
    I was two minutes late.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    Because people are buying lowers, then buying uppers and parts and putting them together for complete builds.

    And possibly because people think outside the box and realize that stuff is getting harder and harder to find.
    Point taken on assembling complete builds, that makes sense.


    Say you've already got a couple of lowers and wanted to get a couple more uppers, wouldn't it make sense to avoid all the frenzy and wait it out and get upper receivers, barrels, bcg's, bolts, etc., when they are more readily available from retailers and not being price gouged from individuals that are actually willing to sell right now?

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    Eh, Ive got plenty of lowers in the safe I'll wait it out. People are being retarded about this stuff. If an awb does go thriugh I'm going to be able to pick up parts to complete my lowers for dirt cheap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by underwoodbitsandspurs View Post
    Received email from BCM today that BCGs arrived. Received email at 1308 and out of stock by 1315. You better be quick to get one of those!
    Me too. Was going to pick up a few for parts box....well that didn't happen

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    Quote Originally Posted by col.1981 View Post
    Given the chatter, I understand lowers and mags selling out and getting horded, but why is everything else gone too? Uppers, bolts, BCG's, etc., are parts, not firearms. Is there anticipation this designation could possibly change? Or is it that people are thinking parts availability may become limited? I haven't saw/heard anything about about it and have just been chalking it up to peoples uncertainty so far.

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    dont forget that this whole ordeal also happened around christmas time. a lot of people were saving all year for ar related stuff. stores were probable stocked for that but then...... well... shit happened. had i not finished mine ahead of schedule i would be staring at a finished lower.

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