Hi guys,

You may have noticed I haven't been around much lately. Don't worry though, my love for the Yard is still strong and this is still my favorite website.

The thing that has been keeping me busy as of late is that I have been trying to locate and buy all of the new stripped AR lower receivers that I can find that haven't been marked up to the moon. Same goes for 30 round magazines. Heck two months ago you could buy stripped lowers from just about anybody for anywhere from $99-$135 a piece. Now people are selling stripped Essential Arms, DPMS and Stag lowers for $200 to $250 each and they aren't having any problem getting that much. All three of those lowers could be bought for $100 or less two months ago.

Magazines are just as bad. Magpul PMAGs are alomst impossible to get in 20 or 30 round. Brownells has a back ordered list that is over 20,000 magazines long and they are getting something like a thousand mags every couple of days from Magpul. Still can't keep up with demand!

Almost every dealer who deals with AR stuff is out of everything, and the slimebags are starting to come out as well. The dealers that are raising their prices to ridiculous levels when they get a hard to find item in stock. Yep, in times like these you find out who the "Good Guys" are.

I am not really in need of any more ARs, I just don't want to get caught in a situation where I CAN'T build one because of OBAMA-nation, so I figure I better stock up on lower receivers and Hi-Cap mags while I can where I can. The other parts should still be available even after a ban is put in place. Just like with the earlier ban in the 90's, you could still buy parts, just not lower receivers since that is what they consider a "firearm".

That's the great thing about ScrapYard knives, we may have to wait for a certain model to come out from time to time, but at least we know that when it does it will be offered at an awesome price point for what you're getting. San Busse has never used the fact that his knives are limited production just to drive the price up...(there are plenty of individuals that do though), instead, he just offers great knives at great prices.

Thanks Again Dan for the excellent job you do at bringing us great blades that are affordable! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Oh well, I just thought I would rant a little, I knew you guys would understand.

well, they're always limited so we don't know what point he'd drive them up from and assuming that point exists we don't know it's not well below what he charges. of course, i don't believe that, just a statement for consideration. all these knives rock and they're worth every penny.

i'd love a Garand Guy premium grade. he's pretty close to me, i just gotta get on with jumping through NJ's hoops.

Yep, NJ isn't the most gun friendly state.

I'm not afraid of Obama with respect to firearms, but I do recognize that panic buying has run the prices up.

No firearms here...These aren't the droids you're looking for. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

I think the panic buying and artificial inflation is disgusting. I understand it but I think it's disgusting.

I'm not very tolerant of any threats to my Second Amendment rights so I tend to get a bit prickly very quickly.

At least we go Heller vs. DC in 2008.

High quality, hi cap mags are always in season.

The lowers are a bit of crap shoot. If another "assault weapons" ban is passed, the mechanics of what is OK or not is OK is subject to political whims. They could say any receiver must be 10 years old to meet the new "pre-ban" requirements. In fact they could use the original pre-ban/post-ban cutoff date.

Not that I would discourage investment in a few receivers, just realize there is risk. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Did all my hoarding months ago on those items. Presently just after SY knives. Yes- I also believe it is the best buy going !! Thanks SY !! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I would love to have a lower with the ScrapYard Logo on it. Now that would be cool!

It would also be nice if ammo prices came back down a little bit. now that gas is $1.35 a gallon here locally I have a little extra to spend on knives and ammo. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I was at Crossroads of the West this weekend and was disgusted at the prices dealers were charging. Almost impossible to find an AK under $700.

I did manage to pick up this in a trade with a friend.

AMMO...AMMO...AMMO...AMMO...AMMO...can't have enough AMMO <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I'm researching before buying my first rifle, possibly an AK. I see where kits are available from Eastern Europe and they don't include the 'receiver' which has to be bought separately. When you talk about an AR 'lower' is that the same as the receiver on an AK?

Well I recently bought 2 AR15 lowers and 1 AR10 lower. As for Mags, that is not an issue as I live in Cali however my wife is from Oregon and we do go up there a couple of times a year at which point I buy a few mags.