WINCHESTER 9MM SILVERTIPS AVAILABLE

[birdman]

  I have a Japanese camera that when you push the shutter it goes "crik". Sorry, old joke, but then so am I.    Gene

[kjtrains]

Hey, Gene.  That's not Chinese!    

[DanR9SF]

Silvertips have arrived via FedEx, from Sportsmans Outdoor Superstore.  Made in the USA.  So it appears Winchester is back in the Silvertips business.  With prices dropping, and availablility increasing for many calibers and loads, I have to wonder if we're actually seeing the end of the Obama Stock Up Campaign.  Will we actually see shelves fully stocked as in the "old days"?    

[kjtrains]

I think it will take awhile.  Lots of backorders out there.

[yankee2500]

Silvertips are are still on the scarce or non existent list in many calibers,
and are only available at a few places. I don't think were out of the woods yet. 380s are still pretty hard to come by in any brand.

John

[kjtrains]

Cabela's has stopped giving an ETA on Silvertips, .380 and 9mm.  Sportsman's Guide has moved their ETA on .380's & 9mm to 7/15/10.  It seems as if Winchester has not started production on Silvertip .380's as they're not showing up anywhere.

[DanR9SF]

Went to a gun show today and no Silvertips available.  However there were PLENTY of Gold Dots at many, many tables.  And a lot of other 9mm.  Didn't see much 380...

But lots of Gold Dot in 9mm.

I also noticed prices had been changed on many signs next to the ammo - lowered prices in all cases.  $30 for a box of 50 Gold Dots if I remember.

[deercop]

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/65254

Presently available at Bud's.

[kjtrains]

deercop.  Says out of stock at Bud's.

[birdman]

    I read the availability e-mail from Bud's just a few minutes after it was received. I immediately accessed Bud's web site and they were already sold out. Couldn't have been more than five minutes after I received the notification. So what the Hell is going on? If they actually had any at one time, then they must have been sold out when they sent the notification. I think I'll take Bud's off my approved list.    Gene

[kjtrains]

Bud's must have received a small shipment.  

[DanR9SF]

Buds does a LOT of business.  When you received notification - so did perhaps 1000 other people waiting for Silvertips.  Right now, at 8PM there are over 900 people logged-on and shopping at Buds.  I've seen as many as 10,000 people logged-on during the day.

When I received notification about the S&W R8 becoming available I jumped on it in 2 minutes.  I've received notification of other guns, not acted, and 5 minutes later they're no longer available.

It's possible 200 or 300 people all ordered Silvertips within a 5 minute period, and then - That's All Folks.

I've only bought one gun at Buds, and nothing else, so this is only my opinion.

[yankee2500]

Dan,
   Your right on the money, I have made a few gun purchases and some other supplies from Bud's and they are a booming business, other gun sellers hate them because there gun prices are so low.

John

[deercop]

deercop.  Says out of stock at Bud's.

They were "in stock" at the time I placed that post.  I guess they sold out quickly.  

[kjtrains]

I didn't know that Bud's had such a large customer base.  Just never looked at the customer count.