Gun trends

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castile

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I have had to make a move and with all the home repairs and getting settled in I have not been able to really follow gun trends for about 2 years. I was wondering if anyone saw any trends I.E. steel frame guns making a come back or prices going up, AKs or SKS prices going up or down what hot whats not ect. Thanks
 
Compact carry guns seem to be hot. Check out threads for the SIG P365, Glock 43 and 43X, and of course the long time favorite S&W Shield.
 
Both of my LGS have 3 cases of .380s in all flavors of compact carry pieces. I really like this because I am getting lots of great used all steel gun trade in deals out of the used gun section.
 
Gun prices are at or near rock bottom for these times. Production was high in the run-up to an election everyone "knew" was going to go a different way. That led to a pretty-saturated market, especially of AR-type rifles.

As mentioned above, CC-type handguns abound, and are super-affordable. No real "comebacks" in the steel-framed world, though CZ seems to be doing their best.

Mil-surp guns seem to be holding steady, if not ticking upwards. Import tariffs have driven up more sharply the prices on anything Russian, as well as on some AK-types from other Eastern-Bloc countries. While AR prices have flattened, especially on "entry-level" models, AK prices have risen.

During the .22LR shortage of several years ago, I was finding some pretty good deals on used guns in that caliber. That seems to have run its course now, as .22LR ammo has been widely-available for some time now (though it still runs about ten percent higher in some cases than prior to 2013.)
 
6.5 rifle cartridges are popular and there are quite a few affordable hunting rifles that are one moa accurate.

Muzzle brakes are very popular so take both ear plugs and muffs when you go to the range.

Also sounds like lots of folks are into long distance shooting.
 
The days of the cheap Mosins, Enfields, SKSs, and Carcanos are now irretrievably gone.
 
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