The latest gun panic appears to be a flop

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October 21, 2017, 09:29 AM

parabellum

The latest gun panic appears to be a flop

I've been watching the price and availability of some items that disappear quickly during panics- 30 round AR magazines and supplies of .223/5.56 ammunition.
I see that one vendor I checked raised his prices on AR magazines, but he raised the price back to where it should be, from its depressed price of late.

That's it.

Granted, my sampling is small but it appears that the Great Gun Panic of 2017 is a flop.

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October 21, 2017, 09:43 AM

erj_pilot

I will neither confirm nor deny I have anything at all or more than I need.

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October 21, 2017, 09:54 AM

darthfuster

I saw a plethora of bump stocks pop up for sale locally. The prices went as high as 600.00. One did sell for 500.00 but the 600.00 one did not. Knuckleheads. I mentioned to one of my sons how different things would be if the harpy had won. We both winced. I am back to buying gun stuff after a period of rest.

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October 21, 2017, 10:04 AM

Ronin101

ehh two more years it will start again if it looks like Trump will lose!!!

October 21, 2017, 10:06 AM

SIG4EVA

I haven't even looked to buy anything in about a year. The only thing I'm picking up is .22LR and random super cheap ammo.

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October 21, 2017, 11:10 AM

signewt

I finally burned the last of some 22LR a buddy foisted on to me from his survivalist frenzy circa 1985ish....

Amazing....mini-mags @ 88 cent tags....almost hated to use them up....

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October 21, 2017, 11:24 AM

darthfuster

Last night I dreamed I found a very nice S&W 617 6" sitting on a table at an empty range. I was so stoked! Then my conscience started in on me and I turned it in to the range office.

That's got to mean something.....

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October 21, 2017, 11:46 AM

cslinger

What I am actually kind of shocked about is how quickly this incident has left the news/collective consciousness.

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October 21, 2017, 01:21 PM

Il Cattivo

Well, if it didn't get traction on the first push then I guess it must've been a pro forma freakdown.

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October 21, 2017, 02:18 PM

Fredward

A few weeks ago I found a few hundred rounds left over from the panic when it looked like Bill Clinton was going to win.

October 21, 2017, 02:30 PM

lyman

quote:
Originally posted by Fredward:
A few weeks ago I found a few hundred rounds left over from the panic when it looked like Bill Clinton was going to win.

I still have primers from one of the panics when he was in office

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October 21, 2017, 03:00 PM

radioman

quote:
Originally posted by signewt:
I finally burned the last of some 22LR a buddy foisted on to me from his survivalist frenzy circa 1985ish....

Amazing....mini-mags @ 88 cent tags....almost hated to use them up....

But with inflation, that 88 cents translates to $2.05 in 2017 dollars.

I'm convinced that on an inflation adjusted basis, ammo is close to the cheapest it's ever been. With the exception maybe being .22 LR.

October 21, 2017, 03:54 PM

Scurvy

PSA is running a sale on PMAGs for 7.99.

They've also been throwing in 10 free mags in a lot of purchases.

I think even if there was a mini-panic, inventories are so swelled from everyone (makers/sellers) getting fat off the last one.

October 21, 2017, 04:04 PM

Balzé Halzé

I was actually looking to buy a new AR rifle prior to the events in Las Vegas. I ended up not and won't now for a bit because I refuse to be confused with or by consequence take part in any type of "panic buying."

I'll wait a few more months now.

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October 21, 2017, 04:06 PM

Beanhead

I only observed some higher demand for bumpfire stocks, echo triggers, and surefire mags. Prices were up for these and inventory were low or nonexistent in my observation.

October 21, 2017, 07:23 PM

TomS

I'm certainly happy and continue to acquire cases of my favorite .22lr which is CCI SV. It's down to .07/rnd which, is not quite the .05/rnd before 2009 but I'll take it!

And I ain't gonna stop any time soon!