Have gun people stopped buying?

I'm done.

Id say things are settling down finally, for now. Case in point Heritage is now offering a $20 rebate on Rough Rider revolvers and I believe Taurus also now has a rebate on their G3C

Those of us that are buying..
Ammo and guns are no longer buying guns or ammo from the internet...were good...

I done spent my stimulus money. Shame it came at a time when primers were hard to come by. I think I only acquired 4 bricks during the last two years, no, 5, now that I think on it. It woulda been 20 if I could have found them.

When you abuse something you lose it ...customers included.......

I think you're making something out of nothing. January is always a slow month. I'm not buying anything because I'm still paying off what I bought in November and December. Things will pick up.

It has been over a year now since my last gun purchase... my collection is at a point where I feel good about it, and the current prices are by no means enticing me to shop for more.

Guns and ammo seem to be in stock more, but unlike you, the prices I’ve seen have been lower than a year or two ago, generally. I think a few factors are at play.

Below are some possible contributing factors. Whether all, none, or some are contributing is unknown, but these are my best guesses.

-People have been buying whatever they can get their hands on over the past two years and are content for the time being.

-People were fearful about the Dems eliminating the filibuster and erasing the second amendment, but the possibility of elimination of the filibuster appears to have subsided for the time being.

-Inflation and the lack of stimulus money is causing people to prioritize their spending on daily essentials such as food, gas, car repairs.

-Biden’s approval ratings are suggesting troubled waters for the Dems in the mid-terms so some people may be reducing their panic buying under the premise that the Dems won’t push any drastic anti-gun legislation over the next few months or banking on Republicans becoming the majority party again.

I'm buying another shotgun as soon as I get the funds.

I would like one more gun in a caliber new to me but I’m waiting because of the ridiculous ammo and primer prices. There are thousands of cases of 9mm in stock at several places online, and they’ve been there for quite a while, yet prices are not going down. Odd ball calibers are even in stock and as expected, the prices are even worse than popular calibers. So in my case, ammo and primer prices is the reason I’m not buying guns.

I am not paying for inflated prices of anything right now. guns, ammo, vehicles, homes, etc.

giggitygiggity said:

Guns and ammo seem to be in stock more, but unlike you, the prices I’ve seen have been lower than a year or two ago, generally. I think a few factors are at play.

Below are some possible contributing factors. Whether all, none, or some are contributing is unknown, but these are my best guesses.

-People have been buying whatever they can get their hands on over the past two years and are content for the time being.

-People were fearful about the Dems eliminating the filibuster and erasing the second amendment, but the possibility of elimination of the filibuster appears to have subsided for the time being.

-Inflation and the lack of stimulus money is causing people to prioritize their spending on daily essentials such as food, gas, car repairs.

-Biden’s approval ratings are suggesting troubled waters for the Dems in the mid-terms so some people may be reducing their panic buying under the premise that the Dems won’t push any drastic anti-gun legislation over the next few months or banking on Republicans becoming the majority party again.

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I might have my tin foil hat on, but I think more panic is right around the corner. I think Russia and China are going to conduct a serious cyber attack on our infrastructure right after the olympics. Biden just spent the first year damaging our country in almost every category/area, while Charlie just gets stronger and stronger. Biden is compromised, our once highly respected ABC agencies are compromised and weaker. I asked myself the other day if we actually had any leader in any cabinet in this administration that would literally sincerely care if we got hit hard. And I could not find any name... not even in the DOD... who in our own government would actually care what happened to us here? With an administration like this, do we really even need enemies?... I know that is cliche but I'm not joking when I ask that. I bought a few pistols on the blue label sales last year for the same cheap price when regular prices on everything were sky high. I have my eye on getting another Mossberg 500 and another SRH 44 but I am not highly motivated to even inquire these days. I'm not paying any higher price for anything... except of course for gas.

Maybe gasoline over $3/gallon, 25% increase in food prices, inflation, and an economy in decline explain why fewer people are spending money on guns and ammo.

tarosean said:

I am not paying for inflated prices of anything right now. guns, ammo, vehicles, homes, etc.

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Don't expect inflated prices to improve for years. Elections have consequences.

I buy fairly regularly, however almost all is used older stuff I'm interested in. Haven't bought a new gun in several years. Not much of interest to me in the new department.

The way it's looking at the moment, I don't know when I'll ever buy another gun. My gun hobby involves searching for guns I would like to own (I have a pretty narrow range of guns I'm interested in), but there is almost no gun that I'm willing to buy at a price that is more than I think I could sell it for. That's because I don't need another gun at all, so I have put the "bargain requirement" on myself. Those parameters, compounded by the fact that GB started collecting tax, have resulted in me not finding anything that I was compelled to buy for the past few months. Some of the stuff I'm interested in is bringing 2x what I was finding them for 2 years ago.

And I don't need ammo anywhere near badly enough to pay the current prices.

Panic buying can only last for so long. Eventually people will stop paying double and triple what they should for ammo.

On top of that January and February are usually very, very slow for retail. I remember working commission sales at Sears while in high school and it was painful just sitting around with no customers.

I would love to have all the guns. But what I want more is time and ammo to shoot them.
Nothing wrong with having a collection, but then I struggle to find time to shoot them all. Would rather have a manageable number that I can get to using.

a few months ago, I sold off/traded a bunch of stuff from the safe that I had not used in years. Everything I have now, has a purpose for me. It is manageable and makes more practical sense for my vision.

wiscoaster said:

I think you're making something out of nothing. January is always a slow month

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If you've ever worked retail, you know how true this is.

I dunno.....
I swore I was done in November, but the stars have aligned just so and Ive bought more guns in the January than in the last 6 months of last year!


Nothing brand new, though some were low-mileage newish trade-ins.

I went into a grocery store this evening; shelves were stocked but it was like a ghost town! I guess that I should concluded that no one is eating anymore and it is the government’s fault and don’t forget about those damn Chinese and Russians! Everyone might need to re-read what they just concluded by one guy’s visit to one sporting goods store - I am scratching my head - huh, say what?????

I will buy when I see something that I am wanting. So far I have bought another 1911 this year and am looking for a new Marlin or two or three and a few other things.

Supply (and prices) is catching up to demand and it is a slow time for gun purchases now off hunting season. And with the economics of current people see their expendable income needed now for bread and milk and gasoline.

I think I will keep buying when I see something I want. And primers and powders and ------.

3C

No, but maybe in a different context-sold two superfluous guns to have ready cash for something, but instead ordered a gun type I had Never planned on buying.

I clicked/bought a Buy Now, new-in-box PTR-91 (G-3 clone) three nights ago.

The high price of .308 ammo might help explain why these new PTRs are priced at approx. $1,100.

And why a nib SA /Springfield M1A-1 with nice walnut stood in a gunshop's floor rack for Days before a friend bought it. The rifle had been there so long that the store somehow no longer had the factory box (but the staff are excellent guys: it's my shipping FFL)).

—— Also…the likelihood that the State Department will deny renewals of permits, as suggested last August, to Import Russian ammo is a factor.

Balrog said:

Maybe gasoline over $3/gallon, 25% increase in food prices, inflation, and an economy in decline explain why fewer people are spending money on guns and ammo.

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Too late here gas is at or near $4