Altamont Grips

[caryc]

I just had someone leave a message on my machine about a pair of grips for a Vaquero. He wanted something checkered. I got curious so I brought up Altamonts website and checked it out. As far as I knew, Altamont was Ruger's grip panel supplier unless something has changed.

I looked at what was available for the Vaquero. They had a page with pictures of 25 styles of grips for Vaquero / Blackhawk. Lots of various materials and styles. The trouble was that on 21 of the style pictures it said "Temporarily Out Of Stock".

All they actually had was bonded ivory grip panels. I wonder if they are so busy supplying Ruger that they can't supply the public anymore? I went on Ruger's site and under "grips", a lot of them that I assume were Altamont grips they also had "Temporarily Out of Stock" I wonder what's going on with Altamont?

 

[NH Rugerman]

My guess is they are struggling to get stock to manufacture grips and/or price of wood has gone crazy and so maybe they are just waiting…also, they are located in IL so they probably have been short staffed and restricted as far as workforce for over a year…all, some or none of these could be causing challenges….just my thoughts.

 

[hittman]

My guess is they are struggling to get stock to manufacture grips and …… they probably have been short staffed and restricted as far as workforce for over a year…all, some or none of these could be causing challenges….

This.

Its this way almost everywhere with every product manufactured.

 

[caryc]

Yeah, I hadn't thought about all that stuff. Maybe their work force is making more on unemployment and sitting around eating Oreos and watching Oprah.

 

[turd]

You know that is so much BS that I just can't keep from commenting anymore. I want someone to document a person sitting at home making more on unemployment than they can or will make working. During the last year of Covid and people not being able to find work and struggling to pay bills the extra was needed. Lets get over it, now there are more jobs that there are employers willing to pay for what they need. People are very likely to change jobs to make more money. Learn, employers, learn. You need to PAY for staff that you want to keep.

 

[hittman]

You know that is so much BS that I just can't keep from commenting anymore.

You should really do some research.

Why do you think some states have now made it illegal for their citizens to collect federal unemployment?

You must know that in some states an employee can simply state their fear of getting COVID in order to stay home, get unemployment benefits and the employer is required to hold their position open.

In IL it doesn’t matter if you offer double minimum wage …… people are staying home. Here there’s far more jobs open than people who want to work.

IL minimum wage is now $11 an hour and will go up $1 per year until it reaches $15.

 

[Cholo]

↑ Yup!

 

[Fox Mike]

You know that is so much BS that I just can't keep from commenting anymore. I want someone to document a person sitting at home making more on unemployment than they can or will make working.

I know firsthand. A friend of mine is a carpenter. He said to me, as we were getting a cup of coffee at the local WaWa store, that he wasn't looking for a job as he was taking home more now then when he was employed.

 

[hittman]

Across the river in MO I think the minimum wage is $7.50 or $8.00 an hour.

Say you’re making $10.00 an hour there just to use round numbers. In a 40 hour week you make $400.00.

Net pay = $400.00 weekly.
State unemployment of 80% = $320.00 weekly.
Federal unemployment = $300.00 weekly.

You just increased your income by $220.00 weekly.

Not rocket science. Even uneducated entry level folks can figure that out. Of course, that is the target market of voters the Democrats want.

 

[Dave P.]

You know that is so much BS that I just can't keep from commenting anymore. I want someone to document a person sitting at home making more on unemployment than they can or will make working. During the last year of Covid and people not being able to find work and struggling to pay bills the extra was needed. Lets get over it, now there are more jobs that there are employers willing to pay for what they need. People are very likely to change jobs to make more money. Learn, employers, learn. You need to PAY for staff that you want to keep.

My wife has a 20 year old niece who worked 2 part time jobs maybe 20 -25 hours per week combined.
She took home more than double of what she ever earned by getting state and federal unemployment.
Dave

 

[Armybrat]

You know that is so much BS that I just can't keep from commenting anymore. I want someone to document a person sitting at home making more on unemployment than they can or will make working.

I know firsthand. A friend of mine is a carpenter. He said to me, as we were getting a cup of coffee at the local WaWa store, that he wasn't looking for a job as he was taking home more now then when he was employed.

In Texas, those on unemployment are required to look for jobs.

 

[Watchman]

Across the river in MO I think the minimum wage is $7.50 or $8.00 an hour.

Say you’re making $10.00 an hour there just to use round numbers. In a 40 hour week you make $400.00.

Net pay = $400.00 weekly.
State unemployment of 80% = $320.00 weekly.
Federal unemployment = $300.00 weekly.

You just increased your income by $220.00 weekly.

Not rocket science. Even uneducated entry level folks can figure that out. Of course, that is the target market of voters the Democrats want.

Yes. And it's tax free money in most cases. And that also doesn't include the extra food supplement money, or the extra child care money, that they will receive for being without income from a job.

Figure it out Turd. It's a scam to buy Democrat votes. The lazy or unethical eat it up. :evil:

 

[Fox Mike]

You know that is so much BS that I just can't keep from commenting anymore. I want someone to document a person sitting at home making more on unemployment than they can or will make working.

I know firsthand. A friend of mine is a carpenter. He said to me, as we were getting a cup of coffee at the local WaWa store, that he wasn't looking for a job as he was taking home more now then when he was employed.

In Texas, those on unemployment are required to look for jobs.

Looking for and accepting a job is two different things.

 

[mike7mm08]

I was out of work for several months at the beginning of the BS. Good paying factory job that was already on the high end of average pay for the area. Was taking home 300 more a week on unemployment. I did not look for work as I was guaranteed my job back. I tell you though it would of been hard to look for work with that kind of pay coming in.

Other issue going on is I think a lot of people plain just don't to work. They have adjusted their lifestyle to get by on way less. They are also living more in the moment and are much quicker to say screw at any little bump in the road at work.

If I did not have debt and family obligations I would pack it in today. I got a shack up in the woods. I would need maybe 2500 bucks a year for housing costs. I can eat cheap or supplement my freezer with a 22. Always a gas station or bar hiring at 12 to 15 bucks an hour.