it sucks rod, but i've watched the cycle in firearms ebb and flow for years and now it's all in these "black" guns. i now officially hate everything AR, despite having several, for the inevitable civil war with the govt that'll come at some point but for what i enjoy and like to shoot i can't find. hell, i wanted to support ruger coming out with the 480 again, can't find em, can't find an alaskan 454, and when i talked to ruger at sci they said they sell everyone they make and quickly but the hot item is the AR's and the lil plastic lcp's and whatnot. i agree, completely pisses me off when i can't find what i want. now if the 400 gr xtp is gone then we've hit a new low!