What dafuq is happening? I almost bought a 2k rugmaurlin 45-70 today. That's a 900 dollar gun. A 30-30 fuddmaster is 1k on a good day. That's a 500 dollar gun at best. What is going on with this? Have we come full circle?
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Things aren't always like they seem,are they, Gunny?
They said Anna Nicole married for love.
They said Anna Nicole married for love.
Asking prices
Supply and demand. Almost zero supply, demand higher than ever.
^ This. ECON 101.
Also I think even non-gun people have a family heirloom lever kicking around in a closet or attic, or are willing to buy one when an AR or similar is too scary looking.
Baby boomers are retiring after long and successful careers, and using their pensions and tapping into their savings accounts to pursue their hobbies. Shooting and gun collecting are such hobbies. A whole lot of money, from people with a lot of time on their hands, is chasing a limited number of lever guns on the market.
And people of the baby boomer generation have a soft spot in their hearts for lever guns, the quintessential hunting rifle in the eastern half of the USA, and the gun that won the West.
And people of the baby boomer generation have a soft spot in their hearts for lever guns, the quintessential hunting rifle in the eastern half of the USA, and the gun that won the West.
