The largest LGS near here has had them, but not in the numbers you use to see years ago, but that also applies to everything except ARs. Same situation in the big store down in Leesburg; some nice used stuff, a bazillion ARs and Glock-like objects, then Tupperware. I assume they’re ordering what sells. Plenty on the WWW, if anyone wants one.
A few weeks ago, I called the local store about getting a new Howa. They told me they can’t get them. I mentioned that the WWW was loaded with them, and the guy kind of snapped at me, “We can’t get them!”. I find that hard to believe. Maybe he thought I was going to try and get a lowball price, but I never mentioned that at all. I was actually willing to pay full ticket to avoid the kind of shipping Hell I’ve been experiencing lately, but we never got near that point. So much for supporting local dealers.
