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Why do certain guns sell in waves? unrelated to elections
- Thread starter laserbeam1k
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Some of it is driven by the distributors, if a distributor has a deal on a lot of a certain pistol or rifle, and they're offered at a good price, gun shops and dealers will load up on them if they think they can sell them, latest and greatest model out drives sales for a period of time also, when G43's first hit the market no one could keep them in stock, now they're everywhere .
Thanks to the current POTUS Russian/Soviet firearms and parts are becoming scarce. Like the ban on the Chinese firearms and parts wasn't bad enough.
Import regulations mostly.
only a certain number of guns may be imported and often distributors try to decide whats going to be the best seller and lean to importing them.
like CZ and EAA on what models to import.
others have bans on them totally and that's why some manufactures now are in the USA to get around import regs..
whats In this month is a dawg next month by certain peoples assertions as well.
only a certain number of guns may be imported and often distributors try to decide whats going to be the best seller and lean to importing them.
like CZ and EAA on what models to import.
others have bans on them totally and that's why some manufactures now are in the USA to get around import regs..
whats In this month is a dawg next month by certain peoples assertions as well.
Yep! so is a automobile "NEW" if its purchased but never driven??
Kind of like a gun that's bought but never fired.
or a grave that was only used once!
Part of it are also foreign contracts. Mosin Nagant's and their corresponding ammunition have had price increases due to the Ukrainian conflict. Government isn't parting with those rifles due to a possible need of having them and the ammunition is being used to fuel other firearms. Other nations that have stockpiles are sometimes electing to sell their arms and ammunition to Syria and other hotspots because there are fewer regulatory measure than the US and the prices can potentially be higher.
Even commercial manufacturing firms like Zastava have military contracts that will almost always take precedence over civilian sales.
In the case of the VZ-58, those were available because the Czech's were replacing them with the CZ-805 BREN. Many were purchased and then imported as parts kits, and many of those were rebuilt into semi-auto guns for the US market. Slovakia is the only other European country I know of that still uses the VZ-58 and they are slowly moving to the HK416. If Slovakia decides to sell off the VZ-58's and an importer like Century buys them, then we'll get additional guns built from kits. Otherwise, that train is probably over for good.
Even commercial manufacturing firms like Zastava have military contracts that will almost always take precedence over civilian sales.
In the case of the VZ-58, those were available because the Czech's were replacing them with the CZ-805 BREN. Many were purchased and then imported as parts kits, and many of those were rebuilt into semi-auto guns for the US market. Slovakia is the only other European country I know of that still uses the VZ-58 and they are slowly moving to the HK416. If Slovakia decides to sell off the VZ-58's and an importer like Century buys them, then we'll get additional guns built from kits. Otherwise, that train is probably over for good.
I recall that the Daewoo rifles were specifically mentioned and included in the 89 Bush ban. But I know what you're getting at. I'd love to have a Galil but they were part of the same ban and I've only seen one or two in person ever.
So basically they are gonna go around banning each country and then we will just buy arms or parts from other countries or what ever legal parts we can find?
There is just so many countries we can ban. Someone needs to overturn some of these rules.
There is just so many countries we can ban. Someone needs to overturn some of these rules.
