Gun sales finally begin to decline a little

sota said:

I was referring to the whole concept of reloading being cheaper than factory, when all factors are considered, not to mention the ever constant dig against those who don't reload, as if reloading is a magical tasliman warding off the evil specter of ammo prices or shortages.

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Reload or buy ammo, the shortages affect everyone. Reloading won't keep you shooting if all you do is buy powder by the lb, and primers/bullets a few hundred at a time.

My ammo costs are about half of buying ammo. Therefore I can shoot twice as long during a shortage on the same dollar that someone spends on manufactured ammo, if I keep a reserve.

If you read my post that you quoted again you will see I said ammo and components.

Some people can't afford to pay their rent so stacking ammo probably isn't high on their list. I understand why people don't do it.

Gun sales are almost nonexistent where I work. We have more guns in stock than we've had in more than a year...all at normal prices. Ammo not so much. No ammo to sell nobody means nobody wants to buy a gun. It makes for a really sad paycheck.

Somebody reminded viewers (regulars or lurkers, who are stuck on images recorded a Full Year Ago…),…

….that the only recent “riots” are very few--if any—and mostly are Pre-Planned, specific tactical “missions” against police stations or such in one or two “approved” cities.

If this remains as it is, gun prices should begin some gradual downward spiral, even if difficult to quantify.

A Moderator days ago mentioned “anxiety fatigue” as one of the recent factors.

Ignition Override said:

Maybe those of us registering now for our —First Social Security— checks will use a tiny Bit of this “stimulus money” to buy just one gun..


Or wait for ammo prices to decrease.

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Yeah, I've mentioned before that I used my first two Social Security payments to pay for my custom .308 Norma Magnum. That was 11 years ago.
As far as the "stimulus money" goes though, it, along with a bunch of other money and the new .257 Weatherby Magnum I was planning on buying is down the new well we had to have drilled last week. Having running water in the house took priority over the new hunting rifle I'd convinced myself I "needed."
Maybe the well driller will buy himself a new gun. I hope he can find ammo for it.

Last year our gun range would see 200 shooters a day on weekends. It’s about half that now.
I contribute this almost entirely to ammo shortages and costs.
The percentage of those who handload is very low, maybe 3% for pistol.
9mm is the predominant cartridge by far, 22lr is second. 10mm, 357Sig, 38 Super, 25ACP is almost non-existent compared to 2019.
First time pistol owners normally spend less than $800. Very few of them buy revolvers.

Ignition Override said:

….that the only recent “riots” are very few--if any—and mostly are Pre-Planned, specific tactical “missions” against police stations or such in one or two “approved” cities.

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The Capital in DC being the main one! I know the coup attempt was a catalyst in some on the left finally understanding the need to be armed. That's probably one of the biggest reasons for the gun sales boom- it wasn't just right wingers buying this time around.