Bay Area gunshop shelves were getting bare.

[whatever]

I went in to Tabor's in San Bruno and was surprised to see about 1/3 of their inventory was gone since I'd been there a month ago. Very few Glocks and Sigs left, most of the lower priced pistols were gone. Almost no 9mm or .45ACP ammo and zero .223.

I heard the owner tell another customer the ammo distributor said it will take about a year to fill all their back orders.

I was wondering what does a shop do if it sells out of inventory and can't re-supply?

[Black Majik]

It's not just up north, it's EVERYWHERE.


I'm betting some of the members here have more ammo supplied at home than their LGS.

[MontClaire]

It's not just up north, it's EVERYWHERE.


I'm betting some of the members here have more ammo supplied at home than their LGS.

You got me columbo.

[JeffM]

I went in to Tabor's in San Bruno and was surprised to see about 1/3 of their inventory was gone since I'd been there a month ago. Very few Glocks and Sigs left, most of the lower priced pistols were gone. Almost no 9mm or .45ACP ammo and zero .223.

I heard the owner tell another customer the ammo distributor said it will take about a year to fill all their back orders.

I was wondering what does a shop do if it sells out of inventory and can't re-supply?

Close shop.

Rent is still rent, and payroll still needs to be paid.

If a shop doesn't have anything to sell, it goes out of business.

[thempopresense]

Targetmasters in milpitas was starting to look a little empty when I was in there last weekend.

[UBFRAGD]

Last time I was at Tabors (great shop great guy great dog) he seemed pretty happy with current sales but had a very GLUM outlook for the future.

[dfletcher]

Maybe now's the time for some of us to do a few consignments and cut the store owner's take to 15%? Getting 15% of something you don't have to lay out cash in advance for is better than no sales and empty shelves.

[50 Freak]

Wow, guess it's time to weed out my safe of guns I haven't shoot in years...sells like a sellers market.

These guns are doing better than the stock market.

[rips31]

tabor's has always set prices at about msrp. but frank's a great guy, so why not. but everyone's buying like crazy...just heard a consignment sig went for $850. that's crazy!