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Just because something is legal to do doesn't mean it is the smart thing to do.
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Now that the election is over I wonder how many of the group was stocking up on ammo & reloading supplies.
I already had more ammo/supplies then I will probably shoot up due to age and health so I wasn't buying.


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Prior to 2016 election, Para used the phrase "stack it deep when it's cheap" and I took it to heart. I'm still shooting 9mm and rifle ammo I purchased then.

The only thing I had run out of was .40 S&W. I've been periodically buying a case when the price was good, and still had most of a case left. However, I bought a case a month or so ago just in case. I'll shoot it eventually.



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I did, and it was not a bad move by any stretch. Bought some cases of ammo, topping off some calibers and also purchased a couple of firearms sooner rather than later.



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Not specifically with the election in mind, but I have been building up an ammo, magazine and non-perishable (canned and can be eaten without cooking) food stash for some time. Better to have these things and not need them than the reverse.
 
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I'm guessing we're about to enter a golden age for stocking up.
Be advised, the cycles are transient.
Get to getting while the getting's good.



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Years ago I decided I needed a gun for each caliber and stock up on range and self defense ammo for each. 9mm, 10mm, 380acp, .40, 45acp, .357sig, .357 Magnum. Also have a rifles in 556 and 30-06.


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Just because something is legal to do doesn't mean it is the smart thing to do.
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Originally posted by tatortodd:
Prior to 2016 election, Para used the phrase "stack it deep when it's cheap" and I took it to heart.


That is why I have so much already.


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I saw it as a good sign before the election that even 24 hrs before, ammo and guns prices were stable and low. I mean a 629 Stainless S&W brand new for $649 after rebate. I was so tempted. There was no noticeable panic buying or price increase. Yes golden times are before us.
 
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I've been stocking up on ammo since well before covid.


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Don't run your stockpiles down. Keep replenishing what you use while times are good.



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Gun related parts, supplies, and components? Not so much as I have more than I can shoot. When I croak, somebody is going to hit the motherlode.

Everything else with regards to prepping? Yep, I was stocking up for another communist term. I'm thankful that the red wave came, but as a life-long prepper, my habits won't change. One never knows what may be coming.


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Not so much ammunition on my end, but a lot of non-perishable groceries. I anticipated strikes, etc, after the election that would interrupt the supply chain. I've been pleasantly surprised by the lack of turmoil.


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Been saving my money, haven't been looking for any deals lately but am looking to buy another Glock 47 next month. Big Grin




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PSA has Trump 47- Ar-15 lowers for $49.99
 
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I thought we migrated to sorta a glut in the guns & shooting markets with the 1st Trump administration? Of course, always have supplies on hand, extra too.

With Trump, the Senate, seemingly the House, I think in the near future there shouldn’t be a run on things. There are higher prices with inflation, like mostly everything.
 
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I’d expect prices to come down and quantity to be available in next few years. Not getting complacent but I believe we will have a few years of declining gun and ammo prices to stock up.
Of course my dream is 4 years of DJT followed by 8 years of JDV
 
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I’m going to start stacking ammo again. I expect my state to require ammo to go through an FFL, and push firearm liability insurance through.
 
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A few days before the election, Winchester announced a 10% price hike across the board, son I'm not sure what that means for prices in the near term. Last week, I went ahead and picked up several hundred rounds of defensive 9mm because I felt it was time to change it all out and have a little reserve. Otherwise, I'm pretty well set for a bit. I inherited a reloading setup I'm going to build a bench for this winter and start learning that, so I'll be buying components.

I think like under the last Trump presidency, barring a disaster of some sort, we'll see gun and ammo prices go down and the market get really soft. If ammo prices go down appreciably, I'm going to try to get myself stocked to a point where I'll be as many cases deep on every caliber I shoot as I can manage. Buying ammo will be a continuous thing, at least a few boxes at least twice a month, but an eye towards buying in bulk.


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Originally posted by fischtown7:
I saw it as a good sign before the election that even 24 hrs before, ammo and guns prices were stable and low. I mean a 629 Stainless S&W brand new for $649 after rebate. I was so tempted. There was no noticeable panic buying or price increase. Yes golden times are before us.


I bought my first handgun in I think 1976, an S&W model 66. I had to pay a premium for a rare new model and I think it was $325, about $1800 in todays dollars. That model 629 for $650 is $117 in 1976 dollars, 1/3 the price I paid for that 66.

If someone would have told me I will be able to buy 3 stainless 44 mags in 2024 for the price of that 66, I'd of course thought them nuts.
 
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