Anger
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Nope, lowers are not hard to find. Look on gunbroker. They're there. Just 3x msrp.
AR lowers getting hard to find?
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I have 2 lowers I could probably sell at a serious profit. I have 2 friends picked out that I would give them to before I would profit on them.
Some people love a panic buy. Twinkies and Hubig pies are 2 items that come to mind.
Hubig is a local pie company. It burned down. As soon as word got out people went out & bought every pie they could get. It was not a sustainable plan.
We need a sustainable plan. Panic buying is not a sustainable plan.
Some people love a panic buy. Twinkies and Hubig pies are 2 items that come to mind.
Hubig is a local pie company. It burned down. As soon as word got out people went out & bought every pie they could get. It was not a sustainable plan.
We need a sustainable plan. Panic buying is not a sustainable plan.
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morcey2
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Especially if the panic buying suddenly ends, the manufacturers are left holding tons of excess inventory, they also have been paying lots of extra people and extra overtime, and all of the panic-bought guns/parts go back on the open market driving the prices through the floor.
This is where a futures market for guns and gun parts would come in handy.
Matt
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As per lowers, complete rifles, magazines, etc. We are all having to live with the big "what if".
What if there is a complete and Draconian AWB?
What if there is a more "moderate" type of AWB? (who knows what that could entail)
What if nothing happens, and we all go back to business as usual? If that occurs, then those that bought into the panic will be out a few dollars.
As for myself...A few days ago I bought 10 Tapco 30rd. AK mags and a 75rd. drum for a little over $150 (Not real fond of the Tapcos and didn't really need the drum), but for the price I paid I am glad I bought them now.
I did also purchase 4 black 30rd. PMAGs for my ARs. I paid 22.95 each for these. Seemed a little pricey but in retrospect, not too bad of a buy. Also bought 4 30rd. steel AR magazines for $18.00 a piece.
What I'm trying to say is...If you have the money and can purchase a few extra magazines, a lower, whatever, and don't have to pay a ridculous price. Then it might make sense to buy "some". As in, a few, or a little bit. Just to be on the safe side. Just make sure you do not spend the milk money or the electric payment, or something really important to your family.
Better safe than sorry. Better prepared than unprepaired. Just be prudent and as clear headed as possible.
Anyhow...Just some thoughts of mine.
What if there is a complete and Draconian AWB?
What if there is a more "moderate" type of AWB? (who knows what that could entail)
What if nothing happens, and we all go back to business as usual? If that occurs, then those that bought into the panic will be out a few dollars.
As for myself...A few days ago I bought 10 Tapco 30rd. AK mags and a 75rd. drum for a little over $150 (Not real fond of the Tapcos and didn't really need the drum), but for the price I paid I am glad I bought them now.
I did also purchase 4 black 30rd. PMAGs for my ARs. I paid 22.95 each for these. Seemed a little pricey but in retrospect, not too bad of a buy. Also bought 4 30rd. steel AR magazines for $18.00 a piece.
What I'm trying to say is...If you have the money and can purchase a few extra magazines, a lower, whatever, and don't have to pay a ridculous price. Then it might make sense to buy "some". As in, a few, or a little bit. Just to be on the safe side. Just make sure you do not spend the milk money or the electric payment, or something really important to your family.
Better safe than sorry. Better prepared than unprepaired. Just be prudent and as clear headed as possible.
Anyhow...Just some thoughts of mine.
BK
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That's what we all said four years ago when the panic buying sent a box of .380 range ammo up to $50. I never saw any huge influx of unwanted and barely used ARs after that one settled down. Everyone kept their guns.
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Bingo!!
I have an adequate stock to keep going for the next year or two if i dont go crazy shooting. I think the best thing I did as far as my AR's go is that last year I bought a 22LR conversion kit with 2 mags. Well built and I was pleasantly surprised at how well it shot the Federal bulk pack 22's (think cheap). I then stocked up on 22 bricks. every other time I went to Walmart, I bought another brick. Lots of bricks now. I have a good supply of "real" ammo, but this will allow me to at least practice my shooting instead of blowing out my supply and being unsure of replenishment in the future.
waterhouse
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I did. I'm a very small time part time dealer, and I probably took over 100 used AR15s in for trade or for not a lot of cash about 2 years after the last panic.
I'm sure a lot of people held on to theirs, but a lot of them also traded them in for duck shotguns and deer rifles or to pay off bills. In other words, a lot of people seemed to think "I bought this out of panic, maybe I should trade it in for something I'll actually use."
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