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    My one complaint with SWFA is that they don't have live inventory tracking.

    Placed an order for my scope rings yesterday and got an email today they're backordered.

    Need to think about it, but it looks like its cheaper to order from Midway (with another order I was going to place) which is quite shocking because Midway seems to be extremely expensive lately (on shipping). And yes, Brownells doesn't have the rings I want or I'd order it all from them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffCyclist View Post
    My one complaint with SWFA is that they don't have live inventory tracking.

    Placed an order for my scope rings yesterday and got an email today they're backordered.

    Need to think about it, but it looks like its cheaper to order from Midway (with another order I was going to place) which is quite shocking because Midway seems to be extremely expensive lately (on shipping). And yes, Brownells doesn't have the rings I want or I'd order it all from them.
    I don't care for midway's shipping charges , add in the everyone pays the same. They are my last place to shop at.
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    Midway is my first place to hit if nobody local has it. Went to buy a VLTOR stock tube for my AK yesterday. Midway was backordered, overdue. So I just bought direct from VLTOR instead. But they are where I at least keep a list of what I want to get.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridge View Post
    Midway is my first place to hit if nobody local has it. Went to buy a VLTOR stock tube for my AK yesterday. Midway was backordered, overdue. So I just bought direct from VLTOR instead. But they are where I at least keep a list of what I want to get.
    They're where I keep a wishlist too, but their shipping prices have become ridiculous, there's no way they are actually paying that much for shipping, its probably mostly packaging materials and labor fees.

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    I'll admit, it has been a while since I bought something there, so I don't know what has become of their shipping prices.

    It looks like my last order was in October. AK cleaning kit and safety selector; $55 for the parts and $4.57 for shipping.

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    It seems like if you add more than 4-5 parts and estimate shipping, USPS Sure Post goes over $20. UPS Sure Post should NOT be that expensive, that's the point. It's not First Class, its not Priority, its slower than the freaking pony express but super cheap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridge View Post
    I'll admit, it has been a while since I bought something there, so I don't know what has become of their shipping prices.

    It looks like my last order was in October. AK cleaning kit and safety selector; $55 for the parts and $4.57 for shipping.
    Nov. i purchased 2 dies for $15 (sale!) it cost $19 to ship. Is there a reason you can't send it priority mail, flat rate? No, we ship ups.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo View Post
    Nov. i purchased 2 dies for $15 (sale!) it cost $19 to ship. Is there a reason you can't send it priority mail, flat rate? No, we ship ups.
    Yeah my last order before that was a set of dies in March. $40 for parts, $10 for shipping.

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