Gun & Ammo auctions

[Sniper66]

I have some observations and a couple of questions. Went to an estate auction this past weekend. The guys who died might be one of the reasons for the 22LR shortage. They auctioned off his 22,000 round stash! And that was just 22LR. He had hundreds of other rounds in 8-10 different calibers. Same with shotgun shells; several cases and dozens of boxes. One observation....the prices seem to be coming down. Most of the 22LR bulk ammo going for around $40 per brick. Most of the guns sold for about 90% of retail. Some auctions I attended in the last 3-4 years saw bricks selling for $70-$80. Most of the center fire ammo sold for about 90% of retail. There were some bargains on brass. And a hand tooled leather gun case that probably sold new for several hundred dollars, went for $40. The bargain of the sale was a Sako AV .270 with beautiful wood and a nice Leupold VX II 3-9X scope. The gun was nearly flawless and went for $900. Are you guys seeing changes in auction behavior? The ammo prices were still more than I was willing to pay, but much less than the last 3-4 years. i would be interested in your observations.

 

[Bush Pilot]

22,000 rounds is only 44 bricks, that's a good start.

 

[medalguy]

Really. I still have most of the 20,000 rounds of .22 I bought from CMP several years ago. That's nothing for an active shooter. I'm still working on the cases of .22 I bought from Wally World years ago when a brick was about $7.

 

[Bullseye]

Are you guys seeing changes in auction behavior?

I hope not, at least not for this coming Saturday as I have consigned 10 firearms and some odds and ends at a local gun auction.

 

[e rex]

Up here in Nebraska an auction gun will quite often fetch more than new price. Seems not everyone checks price before going to the sale.

 

[huntsman]

Did the auctioneer accept credit cards? When I go to cash only auctions prices seem a bit better.

 

[Cannibul]

22,000 rounds.

That's a nice start.