Some observed asking prices at the show today-

[LoonWulf]

You go to the store to go get dirty-dirty for ol' Bets' and there's only 2 boxes on the shelf, maybe you bought both, even if you knew you only really needed 5-6 for the Five Tags you bought. Bubba comes in a day later and the dirty-dirty shelf is bare, so he gets online to go get more.

That's pretty accurate lol.
The 30-30 is one of the rounds that actually pretty well stocked most of the time here tho, You can usually get two or three different flavors of 30-30s at each of the 3-4 major stores.
It just strikes me as a weird cartridge for there to be a run-on.

 

[DustyGmt]

Ya, I picked it up and fondled it. If I didnt already have a nice M99, I might have walked out with it. One of the better deals I saw.

My uncle picked up a M99 in .300sav at a yard sale out in the middle of nowhere. I can't say for certain but I know he got it for a stupid price. $120-$150 or thereabouts. It was mint. Great gun.

Some of those prices don't seem too bad on the guns. The ammo is still a lil nuts, especially the 30-30. What a weird cartridge to be so high. It seems disproportionately high compared to everything else. I wonder why

 

[Mars5l]

Did you go back and get that Mas 45? Because I want it

 

[ozarkhillbilly]

Overpriced ammo and guns, we have all seen it before, but this time it might be different. We all know, or should, that 5 or so years ago 22lr ammo could not be found and all other prices of ammo and guns were overpriced. It happened after Sandy Hook and right before Obama and again during the 94 gun ban. But all through these times you did not have the inflation that has hit the shooting sports industry and other markets. Right now car prices are inflated and there is a shortage of cars. Home prices are sky-high and if you think ammo is pricey just go to your lumber yard. We are seeing prices go up everywhere. You combine Covid19 shortages, election fear, 8+ million new shooters and massive cash give aways from government and you get inflation. Half of the country is open and the other half shut down and Oregon just passed a permeant face mask requirement, these are unsettling times. While I do believe prices in all of these area's will stabilize and maybe even go down a little, I do not think prices will drop to 2019 levels, not with inflation on the rise. So I say to people if you want something and you have the money for it you might not put it off because there is no guarantee you will be able to get it at a cheaper price in the future.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Did you go back and get that Mas 45? Because I want it

No, I was responsible and worked in the yard today......sometimes I hate being a grownup.

Next time I see one locally, Ill PM you, though. They turn up from time to time.

 

[Old Dog]

A "minty blued 4" Security Six at 575? I probably woulda bit on that. Those prices are comparable to what we see up here. The prices on older, pre-lock/pre-MIM S&W revolvers went through the roof a while back, so I'm never surprised for the asking prices on the used Smiths anymore.

That's pretty accurate lol.
The 30-30 is one of the rounds that actually pretty well stocked most of the time here tho, You can usually get two or three different flavors of 30-30s at each of the 3-4 major stores.
It just strikes me as a weird cartridge for there to be a run-on.

Seems to me that a lot of guys in my area -- where our legislature is continually attempting to ban all semi-auto long guns and limit magazine capacity to ten rounds -- are stocking up with the consideration of their lever-action "cowboy assault rifles" possibly becoming their primary defensive rifles.

We almost never see any .30-30 cartridges on the shelves anywhere in this state over the past year. And if there's any, it's more than double the pre-pandemic prices, with the now customary two-box purchase limit.

 

[LoonWulf]

A "minty blued 4" Security Six at 575? I probably woulda bit on that. Those prices are comparable to what we see up here. The prices on older, pre-lock/pre-MIM S&W revolvers went through the roof a while back, so I'm never surprised for the asking prices on the used Smiths anymore.


Seems to me that a lot of guys in my area -- where our legislature is continually attempting to ban all semi-auto long guns and limit magazine capacity to ten rounds -- are stocking up with the consideration of their lever-action "cowboy assault rifles" possibly becoming their primary defensive rifles.

We almost never see any .30-30 cartridges on the shelves anywhere in this state over the past year. And if there's any, it's more than double the pre-pandemic prices, with the now customary two-box purchase limit.

That makes sense too lol, i guess ive just never really thought about it.

 

[Bush Pilot]

We had a large show locally this weekend, I couldn't see any reason whatsoever for going because of how bad the past few have been. On the other hand, the local Walmart did have several boxes of 30/30 (limit 3)

 

[BreechFace]

I would’ve bought that MAS 22

 

[FROGO207]

I think a lot of 30-30 owners have the thing burried in the closet and think the powers that be dont know it's there. They go to the store to get ammo to have a few boxes incase stuff gets banned after hearing about it being discussed and wham. Multiply it by a bunch of hunters and seriously lacking supplies result until more is made.

 

[jmorris]

Aside from actual prices, I have spent more money to enter buildings, to proceed in wasting time walking around for looking for unicorns. The internet finally ended my attempts all together.

Never did buy used cars from lots either.

 

[4570Tom]

Several possibilities come to mind, or perhaps a combination of possibilities. Or not.

1. Maybe there is true scarcity of factory ammo in that caliber in that region. Seller observed hunters couldn't find any 30/30 last fall. Seller decides $80 for 20 rounds of 30/30 is a fair market price.

2. Maybe the seller put that price on it just to what might happen. Maybe seller is hoping that an ammo-less hunter with extra cash in his pocket wanders by.

3. Maybe seller is thinking that a box of "original" Remington ammo has collector value now.

 

[vintovka]

Overpriced ammo and guns, we have all seen it before, but this time it might be different. We all know, or should, that 5 or so years ago 22lr ammo could not be found and all other prices of ammo and guns were overpriced. It happened after Sandy Hook and right before Obama and again during the 94 gun ban. But all through these times you did not have the inflation that has hit the shooting sports industry and other markets. Right now car prices are inflated and there is a shortage of cars. Home prices are sky-high and if you think ammo is pricey just go to your lumber yard. We are seeing prices go up everywhere. You combine Covid19 shortages, election fear, 8+ million new shooters and massive cash give aways from government and you get inflation. Half of the country is open and the other half shut down and Oregon just passed a permeant face mask requirement, these are unsettling times. While I do believe prices in all of these area's will stabilize and maybe even go down a little, I do not think prices will drop to 2019 levels, not with inflation on the rise. So I say to people if you want something and you have the money for it you might not put it off because there is no guarantee you will be able to get it at a cheaper price in the future.

Food prices are climbing and if Bidet raises taxes it will be hell to pay. Already seeing/hearing disturbing things you would only imagine in a occupied country. A truck parade with huge "F Joe and hoe" flags got honks and waves from about everyone. (even amazon sells them!!!). Lots of grumbling in grocery stores already and maybe even a minor food shortage may push folks over the edge and trigger a correction. Everybody wants a gun (or more of them) and most folks are already carrying. Wouldn't take much and being polite is really important right now.

 

[PapaG]

Dang! I wonder what my "minty" 4" stainless 200 year security six would bring. Orig box, papers and all. Maybe I could sell it and a sheet of plywood and get a new F150.

 

[Dibbs]

Of all the stuff that makes the no sense to me, that one takes the cake.....how in the world is 30-30 ammo that bloody expensive now?
And who bought it all?
You can't get it on the shelves here, and I've been having to scrounge components to make rounds for guys that can't get any.
These guys only shoot maybe a box of ammo a year......

I've been noticing that, even with all the "AR craze", what's gone off the shelves, in all the local LGSs, is all the lever guns like 336s and '94s, or any levers, at all. So that would explain the 30-30 being rare. Also, short barrel and snubby DA revolvers are very HTF.

 

[vintovka]

Have not seen a single box of 30-30 since last November. Guess our "spruce" Winchester is safe from being fired before it goes to RIA.

 

[Reloadron]

Had a good hunting buddy who lived in Webster Springs, West Virginia. Every year I made the trip to go hunting with him. His dad also hunted and every year I would bring his dad a box of 30-30 Winchester hunting cartridges just as a friendly little gift. He hunted with a Savage old 30-30 bolt gun. During those years I concluded the 30-30 cartridge was the West Virginia state cartridge. I mean you could use 30-30 ammunition like money, really you could. I felt out of place using a Ruger 44 Carbine. Unfortunately I lost my good friend Herm but you can't start every day with a bottle of Lord Calvert and expect to live long and prosper. He was 59 and I miss our hunting outings. I saw more hunting done with the 30-30 cartridge in W. Va. than any other state. Oh yes, for his dad a 20 round box of 30-30 would last his dad about 19 to 20 years. He took a deer every year and always with one single shot from that old Savage rifle. I still know several people in Webster Springs and someday I have to get back there for a visit and the memories.

I would guess you could find plenty of 30-30 ammunition in W. Va.

Ron

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Dang! I wonder what my "minty" 4" stainless 200 year security six would bring. Orig box, papers and all. Maybe I could sell it and a sheet of plywood and get a new F150.

I dont think you CAN buy a new F150 right now. Thanks to the Chinese chip shortage, thousands of them are sitting unfinished in the factory parking lots.

 

[vintovka]

Dang! I wonder what my "minty" 4" stainless 200 year security six would bring. Orig box, papers and all. Maybe I could sell it and a sheet of plywood and get a new F150.

Just saw half a sheet of well used and weathered 3/8" Ply at Habitat--- $16!!!!!!

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Just saw half a sheet of well used and weathered 3/8" Ply at Habitat--- $16!!!!!!

If you want to really flaunt your wealth these days you'll shoot a box of 9mm ammo into a plywood target.

 

[PapaG]

Have not seen a single box of 30-30 since last November. Guess our "spruce" Winchester is safe from being fired before it goes to RIA.

I have four boxes of Legendary Lawmen 30-30 and a few others. Trading for 209 shot shell primers. Wild times

 

[welldoya]

I would’ve started dickering on that Model 29.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

I would’ve started dickering on that Model 29.

The Two Guys Show is in Port Charlotte this weekend. If it didnt sell, the same seller usually has a table there and may still have it. I recognized him as a regular attendee, but dont know his name, sorry.

 

[PapaG]

I'll tell you how bad it is. I just traded two boxes of "Legendary Lawmen" 30-30 for a thousand shotgun primers.

 

[FROGO207]

Well if you both purchased them back when it's probably a fair trade. They were about the same cost around here. Seems bartering works today as well as or better than cash.