Been trying to find a 220 legion 10mm SAO.

Not in a rush and this isn’t a rare pistol so I just check various forums.

Found one on an auction Site.

Gonna go for more than a Wilson Combat or Nighthawk before it’s over. And no, I didn’t bid.

I really don’t get upset. It’s more of a game now, I get to be entertained by the absurd amounts people pay all while being excited when I find a deal.

I’ve purchased 4 firearms during this “panic” and only one did I pay full price (read: sticker price).

What kind of deals have y’all found?

Completely blew the bargain of the century on a Wilson...but had to have it and have been eyeballing it for long enough. Finally picked it up today...off layaway, at full price. Sucks on the price, but an excellent firearm.

I’d never look down on paying full price as long as full price was what the manufacturer suggested.

Which I paid for the MK10.

Full price is just fine.

This Legion will go for upwards of $2500!!!

You gonna post the Wilson photos ??

It looks like every other EDC-9. Black. Fiber optic front sight. Accessory rail.

I forget the service that used to host pictures...when that went away, the process to put a picture online exceeded my technical know-how. I've also had some bad experiences with pictures in storage that I removed, but which continued to circulate...so I don't do pictures or social media or any of that.

This one went for about 3200 out the door; it's nice, and like other Wilsons, comes with a checklist initialed by each builder, identified by name, and a test target with three rounds in a ragged hole. Not even wide enough to cloverleaf, benched at 15 yards.

What kills me is the deal I COULD have had if I'd jumped on it...same pistol, over a thousand bucks less, new for all intents, plus the subcompact and the government model size...at ridiculously low prices. Someone got a bargain, but it wasn't me. Snooze, I lose. Not the first time.

When the wife discovers this on the credit card, I'm dead. Therefore, I'll enjoy it while I can. Which is about a week, before I have to go back in the field again.

In my mind it's like sitting by the fishing hole. It may come down the river at a price I can live with, or it may not. Let's just say I don't expect the fish to run at all until sometime after the election, but I'm always up for being pleasantly surprised.

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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:
In my mind it's like sitting by the fishing hole. It may come down the river at a price I can live with, or it may not. Let's just say I don't expect the fish to run at all until sometime after the election, but I'm always up for being pleasantly surprised.

That’s a good way to put it. I still enjoy fishing even if I don’t catch something nice. Always better when you do but that’s what makes it fun.

It happens. At least the 10mm Legion is still in production, so theres a good chance you'll come across plenty of others in the future at more reasonable prices. Most of the stuff I'm after has been off the production line for awhile, and prices tend to be through the roof. But then one day you walk into the LGS and there's exactly what you're looking for on the used rack at half the price you've seen them selling for everywere else. You grab that thing off the rack and are afraid to put it back down in case somebody else comes along and grabs it before you can get to the counter, lol.

Ultimately, it makes you appreciate it so much more when you finally take it home, because of the time spent in the hunt, and because you know what others have been spending on them.

I know how you're feeling, though. I'm kinda in the hunt for a Redhawk in 45 Colt/45ACP right now. I don't NEED it...but I want it. The prices I'm seeing locally are painful, and online is no better. Plus I want one of the older ones with a 1 piece barrel....not the new one with the sleeved insert. So I'll wait and keep looking. Maybe one day one will come along at a price I can't refuse. I can wait.

I just payed slightly over sticker on a Scorpion carbine. But just before that I payed well below sticker for a CZ PO7 because I had won a gift card for the sporting good store where I bought it. It made it easier to pay a little over for the Scorpion. I haven’t done the math but between the two I payed under sticker for both I’m guessing.

After those purchases I’m good for awhile but I’m browsing around for a nice HD shotty like the FN SLP or similar a HK VP9 or the Sig 365XL. But not going to pay sticker or over for any of those. It’s going to be awhile before things settle down and for availability to return.

At least the gun is available.

I have a serious hankering for a no-rail Dan Wesson DWX Compact. New York’s dumbass business shutdown has prevented DW from launching the pistol into the market. They have to move out of that liberal fortress of a state. The unfortold millions of $ in profit the company has lost during the shutdown by not stocking as many gunstore shelves as possible during the greatest year ever in the industry is extremely sad and to be frank, pathetic. Management should not acquiesce to residing in a state that does not like their business. Rant off.

Hadn't bid on anything higher than I'd like and was able to get a P226 in 357Sig for under $500. Worked great as I didn't have to get the .357 barrel later, so I got some checkered aluminum grips instead.

Good deals can be found.

I haven't been in any type of gun store or online since March when all the crap started.
I did sell my G48 to a friend as I felt bad that he had nothing to defend himself and his family with. New gun owner and I took him out to my back acreage and gave a few shooting lessons.
I'm holding on to what I have now and shooting very little to conserve ammunition.

Overpaying is a wicked disease that I generally do well to avoid, but damn does my brain go through some crazy machinations trying to justify the absurd asking price before Reason ultimately pokes up with its blunt force head and finally puts a stop to it all. Most of the time.

There have been a few times where I've succumbed; those were with serialized frames and parts, where I'd figure that I could make up the added cost as I rounded up the remaining parts to complete the individual firearms. Reality is that I seldom break even, let alone come out ahead. But my onboard logic chip keeps trying anyways.

Bought a PD retired 5906 Tactical here in the classifieds for only $400. Saw one go on auction later that week for over $750.

Got a Rossi/EMF 92 in .357 with octagon barrel and receiver sight holes for under $800 on its way.

I’m with you, enjoying the show.

I have been wanting a HK Mk23 for quite some time now. The prices,fortunately/unfortunately, haven't changed. Hopefully I will get one in the next couple years when ammo. has returned and prices go back to somewhat normal, as I don't own any .45 ammo right now.

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Originally posted by monoblok:
Overpaying is a wicked disease that I generally do well to avoid, but damn does my brain go through some crazy machinations trying to justify the absurd asking price before Reason ultimately pokes up with its blunt force head and finally puts a stop to it all. Most of the time.

There have been a few times where I've succumbed; those were with serialized frames and parts, where I'd figure that I could make up the added cost as I rounded up the remaining parts to complete the individual firearms. Reality is that I seldom break even, let alone come out ahead. But my onboard logic chip keeps trying anyways.

i have the same affliction. I keep buying frames and parts attempting to piece together pistols and shotguns at bargain prices. Inevitably I end up paying half again more or even double what it would have cost to just buy a complete firearm in good shape. I never learn LOL

When it is all said and done would you rather have the gun or money in the bank? If the wrong political party wins the election, gun buying may be radically changed. I take the gun now!

I recently bought a Ruger No. 1 International.

There were several I could have purchased, but I wanted a specific combination of great wood, stainless, .308 and a red recoil pad.

For that combination, I was willing to pay/and had to pay a premium.

I was not sure when I would run across the exact combination again, so I pulled the trigger when I found one.

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Originally posted by ACP1:
When it is all said and done would you rather have the gun or money in the bank? If the wrong political party wins the election, gun buying may be radically changed. I take the gun now!

That has been a motivating factor. I went in the store the other day, and they had the magazines. I hadn't been planning on buying them, but the store owner, with a wry smile, quipped, "but who knows how long we'll be able to get them in?"

I bought a few. The owner grinned and said "That's all it takes to make a sale these days."

He was right on both counts. I paid full price, something I don't often do.

And now I wake up to a Short and Smart for same price as the Legion...

WAY more tempting !!!!

I decided a long time ago that if I wanted anything, I'd get it. You live once and die forever. So WTF !