I usually have a pretty good instinct for this. Does anyone else believe that right now is a pretty good time to buy some more ammo/mags/guns? Prices are at 5 year lows (aside from .22), and there's a bit of anti-gun sentiment circulating through the media, but no pending legislation and little support from Congress. We know another scare is coming. Retailers are heavy on supply right now. Now is the time to buy some more.
Time to buy
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I'd agree...if you plan on flipping...
Or stocking up. I have been telling my wife for the last 2 months if Hillary is nominated she will win, if she wins whether she actually tries to do a gun grab prices are going to skyrocket.
Either way now is the time to get what you want/need.
Or stocking up. I have been telling my wife for the last 2 months if Hillary is nominated she will win, if she wins whether she actually tries to do a gun grab prices are going to skyrocket.
Either way now is the time to get what you want/need.
of course it is. It's always time to buy when I dont have any gun money.
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One thing I learned during the last shortage was that caliber consolidation may not have been the smartest move. I got real sick and tired of showing up at Academy or Walmart to find the 9mm and 223 shelves completely empty. I was always able to find 38 , 7.62 and 40sw. Who knows what the next big glut will be. I can shoot 5 different handgun calilbers now and just as many rifle choices. I'm thinking a great single gun solution would be A Glock 23 with a 9mm conversion barrel and a 357 sig barrel.
Sounds like that would cover all bases. And the usp, just for shiggles. Lol
My solution has always just been to have enough on hand that I don't have to buy. I consolidated calibers as well. I was tired of having a lot of guns that got little use, and that I didn't really love shooting. I probably sold 85% of what I owned and used the cash to buy ammo for the calibers I kept. Best decision I've made.
If you reload it takes a long, long, time to recoup your investment in tooling shooting .223 and pistol calibers. The advantages that you gain are consistency in rifle ammunition and huge cost savings on larger calibers 7mm, 30 caliber, etc. If I advised a newbie it would be to get a couple .223/.556's and a 9, then load up on mags and ammo. Maybe a larger centerfire if they hunt.
