New Purchases

[Al Capone]

With ammo issues going on is it affecting your new purchases? Seems like I find myself not buying guns in new calibers. Cost too much getting into a new caliber. With AK(primarily 7.62x39) ammo being almost half the price of AR ammo (primarily 5.56 ammo) are more folks buying AKs?

 

[BLIP]

 

[BIGLEW]

I am trying to. But you know how that is going. I know you want to offer that Arsenal up on a trade with me.

 

[BLIP]

I have seen the price is getting ridiculous

 

[The Southern Gentlemen]

Yes I was looking at getting a 357 wheel gun but with the ammo craze I’m out for a good while it seems also wanting a 357 or 44 lever action rifle

 

[Bandwidth]

If I find a deal I'll buy a firearm in a new cartridge, I have most calibers covered.

 

[Sharpsburg]

I got into 30-30 during this shortage, which broke my own rule of not doing that. But I really wanted the rifle and said eff it. I got about 100 rounds of ammo here and there for good trade value with my surplus ammo, and I will just wait for more ammo to eventually get back on the shelves.

but generally, I am only buying and trading for guns calibers I already own and have plenty of ammo for.

 

[UptaCamp]

Similarly, I'm thinking of selling a gun that I don't have enough ammo for.

 

[Tylerls1]

Unless I found a deal im out of the buying game till things chill.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

I'm not really in the market for any new guns right now.
But if I wanted a new gun just because I thought there was room for it in my collection, and IF I saw a good deal on it now at a price that I didn't think I would see that low again for many years, if ever...

then I would go ahead and buy it now, regardless of the artificially-created shortage and high prices on the ammunition.


I would have confidence that if the ammunition for this gun were affordable and available a year and a half ago, that it will return to that status again one day within a couple years.

I wouldn't mind owning a gun that I have little or no ammunition for,
because I have plenty of other guns (with ammo) to do any job I need to get done.