Post-election buying panic mega thread of power

My wife picked me up 3 boxes of .380 today. She said that the shelves were packed full.

I haven't experienced ANY buying lately. Lost my job due to downsizing in December of '08, been struggling ever since. Recently even the part time work I've had has pretty much petered out, and I haven't worked in 3 weeks.

Wish I could afford to engage in a little panic buying!

ShooterGuy said:

What are the chances of prices possibly dropping a little since the elections over? Trying to decide if I want to wait a bit before expanding the collection or not and looking for some educated opinions. Thanks fellas

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Prices dropping? Because Obama was elected?

Highly doubtful.

Prices dropping? For any reason, doubtful. Demand wont go down for raw materials or the finished products.

Some sellers reported record sales today. Already out of certain items. Price increases to follow.

orionengnr said:

I might "panic buy" about 1000 sleeping pills and end it all...
The stupidity of the American people has surpassed any and all projections.

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I'd rather you bought 1,000 Wake-The-Hell-Up pills to start handing out to the left-leaning Independents. Hell, maybe we can start a collection.

On Topic - I did notice several sites last night start with their "We're Now Swamped and Have Shipping Delays." within about 2 hours after the election results were announced.

Haven't noticed panic buying or price increases, but I did find out that the majority of American voters are clinically retarded.

mr.scott said:

Haven't noticed panic buying or price increases, but I did find out that the majority of American voters are clinically retarded.

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Not the majority...more like 98%

Panic buying??, That was done in 2008-2009. Most have more than they need for a while. Wait till Hillary runs for president in 2016, then the panic buying will go through the roof (LOL).

Jim

Warp said:

Not the majority...more like 98%

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At least someone gets it.

OilyPablo said:

Some sellers reported record sales today. Already out of certain items. Price increases to follow.

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Do you have any links to confirm this. No doubting you just I have seen nothing locally to indicate this

The local walmart had more stock than usual today. The only reasons I went in was because i have range trip this weekend and im out of 22 and 762x39. Bought a brick 22 and 120rds of 762. There was PLENTY of stock on AR ammo even the steel case cheap stuff that is always gone.

Why people where talking about civil war i have no idea. Was the last 4 yrs bad for me because of Obama? No. Locol weapon laws became looser, my salary increased 50% and I have more health care coverage than ever.

YOU have more power over your well being than anyone else. This is still 'Merica not mid 1900 China and Russia.

Locally only. No links or actual statistics. Three resellers in WA state are saying this.

One FFL Dealer just posted, when asked about price increases:

Tomorrow. Distributor stocks are.already.depleated

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Only time will tell, but we are always on the short end of the stick when it comes to new handguns.

What are the chances of prices possibly dropping a little since the elections over?

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Whatever is less than none.

They might come down a little after they go up dramatically.

The better question is at what rate they will increase. Unfortunately, the answer is in the wind.

Hmmm, maybe "confiscation" program/law down the road? Just because you have it doesn't mean you can keep it?

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Not in this lifetime. They can count on that.

47% anyways.

Um, you haven't got the hit yet
wait till the senate goes into session
lame duck or the new "mandate" senate

who propose gun control then the NRA takes off with their fundraising
THEN you see the bump

IMHO there were (and are) way too many people talking like the United States is going to crumble after this election. C'mon, we had a Civil War, two World Wars and a Depression that lasted from 1929 until 1941. Every generation has had challenges. Our history is full of financial panics, immigration problems and fear mongering. The U.S. is still the best place to be on this planet.

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There's a fundamental difference in the people who exist today. A distinct lack of morals, work ethic, individual responsibility and patriotism will be our demise, not the man in the white house. His getting a second term just shows that people would rather vote themselves money out of other people's pockets than secure a prosperous future for this nation, because the latter requires them to make some effort and have a modicum of accountability.

I'm 30 years old, and I thought my generation was the worst. I have been proven wrong.

MachIVshooter said:

There's a fundamental difference in the people who exist today. A distinct lack of morals, work ethic, individual responsibility and patriotism will be our demise, not the man in the white house. His getting a second term just shows that people would rather vote themselves money out of other people's pockets than secure a prosperous future for this nation, because the latter requires them to make some effort and have a modicum of accountability.

I'm 30 years old, and I thought my generation was the worst. I have been proven wrong.

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I think all generations believe this of later gens

Yeah I dont think prices will ever go down ,they just seem to do the opposite.I do have luck once in a while at w-mart believe it or not.I have bought 3 rifles there over the years and you can't beat those prices.I think they sell rifles/shotguns so you'll buy the ammo there.Factory ammo is alot cheaper if you can get it there instead of the local gs or ordering with S&H fees.But you all saw what happened to prices the past 4-5 years. I'm hoping for the best though.Have to at least try to be optimistic

He wasn't talking about the younger kids. He was talking about the boomers.

We're selling a few more tactical rifles, and more ammunition. That's about it.

Don't know about "PANIC" but I have been in 'high gear' for 8-10 months.

Posted at SGAmmo today.

NOTICE CUSTOMERS - EXPECT SHORT SHIPPING DELAYS DUE TO A SPIKE IN VOLUME - WE WILL BE WORKING EXTRA TO KEEP DELAYS MINIMAL

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They are pretty much out of 5.56 now. A couple of days ago they had a lot.

JohnBiltz said:

Posted at SGAmmo today.



They are pretty much out of 5.56 now. A couple of days ago they had a lot.

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I watched their page last night. They had PMC Bronze .223 for $320 + $16 shipping (for most areas), for a total cost of $336/1k (my case arrives Friday). People should have known about this as it went out in the email several days ago.

After midnight they had 90+ listed in stock. At 4 am it was down to 7. I'm sure those final 7 didn't last long.