Eggroll's fat civilian ass
said: Before placing your order for any gear, be sure to call and CONFIRM availability of said items in the style and color that you want. Otherwise you may be left hanging.
I have never had an order held for over 2 months, and fill 97% within 30 days, most right off of the shelf. Most items if they are facing a lengthy backorder have the ordering turned off on them. If items are backordered I have never left anyone out of the loop for more than 24 hours or the length of a weekend. I always suggest in stock items for replacements and if possible give estimated arrival times. So put that in your Kimchee bowl and smoke it.
I do perceive your post as a flame...I'm also a little pissed about what happened in Iraq today, so don't take my tone wrong.
TAS makes great gear, for those of you who don't know, the founders are former riggers from 1/1, one of whom has BTDT with 1st Ranger Battalion as a sniper, and with a Marine recon unit in Oki. Their gear is designed around operator needs, not around gear trends, other companies designs, or any other stuff you see a lot of companies doing today. They develop everything on their own, test it on their own and run with it. It has been issued to entire TF's on OEF, and at one point almost every member of one unit I will not name had a piece of their gear mounted on their rigs.
Editted to say: If your were refering to TAS's availability I take back my comments, I won't even go into how long I waited to get an order filled by them.