AR Inflation

[Fishstiq]

I think its interesting some guys are getting mad at the inflated costs. Its basic supply and demand. Do you really blame them for raising prices, when they can't keep the stuff on the shelves anyways? I don't. There is a chance this stuff won't be around much longer. Welcome to capitalism. I would call it a free market but its government interference that is causing all of this...

 

Personally, I love it.  I think it's great to see a very strong capitalist response, both in dealer and private sales, in response to a socialist agenda.  It's almost poetic.  It's also a great teaching tool for young people just being introduced into the "real world". 

I can only hope that next Ohblahblahblahma proposes a ban on onions.  I could use the boost in revenue at work!!!   

[Biggerhammer]

Woohoo! You have to pay to play! I had a buddies girl friend start sniveling about a AR he picked up. I stopped that right there, I said first off your only a girl friend and your not married so as for his bank account and financial matters. It's not even up for debate in the GF department, besides every time I see you, you have a $5.00 coffee  in your hand  and his bank card in your wallet. Add all the coffee's up over the year and see what that adds up to and you want to snivel about a single guy purchasing a AR with money he made every day putting his boots on and going to work while you laid on his sofa watching "Kardashians"(Spelling?) Texting the poor guy all day about where he's going to take you to dinner when he gets home.

Hahaha! She hasn't talked to me much since.

[h20hunter]

Sounds like a win/win.

[Skillet]

Something is worth what somebody is willing to pay for it.  If they can put a DPMS that has an MSRP of $1049 on the wall for $2100 and it is sold within 48 hours (actual example at a gunshop by my work), then that is what that DPMS was worth.
Are they "gouging" us who are/were in the market for AR's?  Nope.  AR's aren't milk and butter items - you don't absolutely, positively have to have one to live from day to day... some may argue that point, however 

[magnanimous_j]

well, im thinking of the supply and demand thing this way.  if nothing comes of this whole mess as far as more restrictive laws... and our access to ars and such is not jeopardized in the future..... there will be tons of people who bought them in a panic, and at some point when the fear of losing the right to buy them wears off, there will probably be a lot of people wanting to sell basically unused guns, and if the market is flooded with people trying to all sell the same gun, should be able to get good deals right?  supply and demand.  im going to be optimistic and hold out for this.

Maybe, but given the durable nature of firearms, people seem unlikely to want to take a big loss on them. I rarely see the advantage of buying used when it comes to guns, prices usually seem only marginally lower. Cars depreciate and take up a lot of room and maintenance, not so much with firearms. I would imagine most people would be happier letting them sit unused than selling for a big loss.

Then again, this AR craze is based on fear of new legislation, which if it proves to be unfounded, may have a different outcome.

[Biggerhammer]

well, im thinking of the supply and demand thing this way.  if nothing comes of this whole mess as far as more restrictive laws... and our access to ars and such is not jeopardized in the future..... there will be tons of people who bought them in a panic, and at some point when the fear of losing the right to buy them wears off, there will probably be a lot of people wanting to sell basically unused guns, and if the market is flooded with people trying to all sell the same gun, should be able to get good deals right?  supply and demand.  im going to be optimistic and hold out for this.

Maybe, but given the durable nature of firearms, people seem unlikely to want to take a big loss on them. I rarely see the advantage of buying used when it comes to guns, prices usually seem only marginally lower. Cars depreciate and take up a lot of room and maintenance, not so much with firearms. I would imagine most people would be happier letting them sit unused than selling for a big loss.

Then again, this AR craze is based on fear of new legislation, which if it proves to be unfounded, may have a different outcome.

  Fact of the matter is the majority of people purchasing AR's now, couldn't run one to save their lives. 

[lokidog]

  "Fact of the matter is the majority of people purchasing AR's now, couldn't run one to save their lives." 


Hey, I went online and figured out what pins to remove to disassemble one...   now, where do I pour the powder? 

[Fishstiq]

  "Fact of the matter is the majority of people purchasing AR's now, couldn't run one to save their lives." 


Hey, I went online and figured out what pins to remove to disassemble one...   now, where do I pour the powder? 

In the little hinged plate in the back of the buttstock.

Arrow goes in the barrel, odd fletching up.   

[Biggerhammer]

  "Fact of the matter is the majority of people purchasing AR's now, couldn't run one to save their lives." 


Hey, I went online and figured out what pins to remove to disassemble one...   now, where do I pour the powder? 

 

I just don't make my daily trip to the gun shop to check out the new hardware. I get my real entertainment from some of  the clowns trying to purchase a firearm or the classy ass clown that thinks he knows it all running his suck. It's times like this where I actually feel sorry for the guys behind the counter. When I've had enough of the stupidity I can go about my business and walk away. These guys are trapped in it! Like the movie "Groundhog Day". Over and over and over again.  Ha! Postal employee's deal with less crap than these guys do.

You never hear anybody say: Hey man! He lost it and totally went "Gun shop employee". 

[mountainman]

  "Fact of the matter is the majority of people purchasing AR's now, couldn't run one to save their lives." 


Hey, I went online and figured out what pins to remove to disassemble one...   now, where do I pour the powder? 

In the little hinged plate in the back of the buttstock.

Arrow goes in the barrel, odd fletching up.   

 

[thinkingman]

Woohoo! You have to pay to play! I had a buddies girl friend start sniveling about a AR he picked up. I stopped that right there, I said first off your only a girl friend and your not married so as for his bank account and financial matters. It's not even up for debate in the GF department, besides every time I see you, you have a $5.00 coffee  in your hand  and his bank card in your wallet. Add all the coffee's up over the year and see what that adds up to and you want to snivel about a single guy purchasing a AR with money he made every day putting his boots on and going to work while you laid on his sofa watching "Kardashians"(Spelling?) Texting the poor guy all day about where he's going to take you to dinner when he gets home.

Hahaha! She hasn't talked to me much since.

Maybe your buddy could grow a pair?...Then he might not be your buddy.....

[Heredoggydoggy]

Woohoo! You have to pay to play! I had a buddies girl friend start sniveling about a AR he picked up. I stopped that right there, I said first off your only a girl friend and your not married so as for his bank account and financial matters. It's not even up for debate in the GF department, besides every time I see you, you have a $5.00 coffee  in your hand  and his bank card in your wallet. Add all the coffee's up over the year and see what that adds up to and you want to snivel about a single guy purchasing a AR with money he made every day putting his boots on and going to work while you laid on his sofa watching "Kardashians"(Spelling?) Texting the poor guy all day about where he's going to take you to dinner when he gets home.

Hahaha! She hasn't talked to me much since.

Maybe your buddy could grow a pair?...Then he might not be your buddy.....

His buddy already has a pair--he just needs to ask her to give them back! 

[kerrdog]

As a veteran of the U.S Army, I carried an M16A3 and have always had a nostalgic place in my heart for those pieces of crap.  Recent (and not so recent) events have changed that.  There is a mentality surrounding that rifle that's just....uncool.  Me and a buddy went to the range on a Sunday morning to shoot our muzzleloaders in preparation for elk season.  The range was packed, and every person besides us (yes I said every person) was there shooting ARs.   

[huntnphool]

Unfortunately its not limited to AR's

[Biggerhammer]

As a veteran of the U.S Army, I carried an M16A3 and have always had a nostalgic place in my heart for those pieces of crap.  Recent (and not so recent) events have changed that.  There is a mentality surrounding that rifle that's just....uncool.  Me and a buddy went to the range on a Sunday morning to shoot our muzzleloaders in preparation for elk season.  The range was packed, and every person besides us (yes I said every person) was there shooting ARs.   

That's great, the more AR's the better! They need to be everywhere, I can care less about the left's snivel factor concerning the "Uncool" evil black rifle. Chances are the model of vehicle they are driving has killed more people over the years than the uncool evil black rifle they fear some much.