Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation? (Read 8445 times)

drck1000

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #40 on: September 07, 2021, 08:01:44 PM »
if only you had "a friend" that had some spare rifle ammo...
“spare” you say?

macsak

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #41 on: September 07, 2021, 08:07:10 PM »
“spare” you say?

i say nothing
i don't own any firearms nor ammo...

Glasser

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #42 on: September 07, 2021, 08:08:28 PM »
SEC has a better vibe, the people are awesome, they havent been gouging during these hard times. I have much respect for them.
YG even at the best of times wasnt a great place to shop unless there was a sale on something. But I do give them props for pointing me toward a good gunsmith many many years ago.

Flapp_Jackson

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #43 on: September 07, 2021, 08:11:47 PM »
TLDR. . .

Nah, nah.  I get that.  For the longest time, and still actually, I had a "normal going rate" where I refused to buy ammo.  I bought at higher prices here and there, but rarely and typically paid premium in the 10% range, maybe 20%.  However, when I did find ammo at close to my "normal going rate" I would buy as much as I could, even sometimes spending more than I should have in times when my disposable income situation was a lot tighter.

Yes.  Basically, dollar cost averaging for investments means to set aside a specific amount of cash each month or quarter, then buy as much as that amount can buy.  Over time, you'll have purchased fewer shares at high prices, and more shares at lower prices.  Even if the price you paid at the start equals the price per share when you sell it, you bought more shares for less, and fewer shares for more.  In most cases, you'll make money if you stick to the plan over the long term.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

drck1000

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #44 on: September 07, 2021, 08:18:20 PM »
Yes.  Basically, dollar cost averaging for investments means to set aside a specific amount of cash each month or quarter, then buy as much as that amount can buy.  Over time, you'll have purchased fewer shares at high prices, and more shares at lower prices.  Even if the price you paid at the start equals the price per share when you sell it, you bought more shares for less, and fewer shares for more.  In most cases, you'll make money if you stick to the plan over the long term.
Sell ammo!?!? Blasphemy!  How dare you!!!!

 :P

 ;D

Glasser

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #45 on: September 07, 2021, 08:51:28 PM »
One thing I learned from all this is that ammo is a whole nother stock market, when you buy in and when you sell out can reap you a lot of money or make your cry you bought too late or sold too early.

QUIETShooter

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #46 on: September 07, 2021, 10:09:39 PM »
I had looked into Henrys as well.  I've shot them here and there and they seem like good guns, but always struck me as price for cosmetics/aesthetics than function.  Which is all good, just that I'd rather play less for more focus on function.  Nice guns for sure though.

Agree.  The Henry's are really nice looking guns.  But truth be told, I never cared for the brass and the prettiness of them in the Golden Boys and Big Boys.  The stock is also beautiful and the workmanship on them is great.

The Henry I'm interested in is more of a practical "tacti-cool" rifle.  It is the dark series with a polymer stock with rails to add optics and such.  Another thing I like about it (besides the obvious side gate) is the over-sized lever.

I hope I can get ahold of either the Marlin or Henry in the near future.  I'm no spring chicken and the sooner the better: more time to enjoy them before I head off to the land of Depends, walkers, and Baby Food. :thumbsup:
Sometimes you gotta know when to save your bullets.

Brystont1

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #47 on: September 07, 2021, 11:50:00 PM »
Agree.  The Henry's are really nice looking guns.  But truth be told, I never cared for the brass and the prettiness of them in the Golden Boys and Big Boys.  The stock is also beautiful and the workmanship on them is great.

The Henry I'm interested in is more of a practical "tacti-cool" rifle.  It is the dark series with a polymer stock with rails to add optics and such.  Another thing I like about it (besides the obvious side gate) is the over-sized lever.

I hope I can get ahold of either the Marlin or Henry in the near future.  I'm no spring chicken and the sooner the better: more time to enjoy them before I head off to the land of Depends, walkers, and Baby Food. :thumbsup:

I’ve got a single shot 12 guage from Henry and I absolutely love the thing. Their craftsmanship is just so good. Beautiful wood and awesome fitting. If they came out with an old school SxS or O/U shotgun I’d buy it in a heartbeat.

aletheuo137

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #48 on: September 08, 2021, 05:13:33 AM »
if only you had "a friend" that had some spare rifle ammo...
spare rifle ammo... hypothetical!

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drck1000

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #49 on: September 08, 2021, 07:31:03 AM »
Agree.  The Henry's are really nice looking guns.  But truth be told, I never cared for the brass and the prettiness of them in the Golden Boys and Big Boys.  The stock is also beautiful and the workmanship on them is great.

The Henry I'm interested in is more of a practical "tacti-cool" rifle.  It is the dark series with a polymer stock with rails to add optics and such.  Another thing I like about it (besides the obvious side gate) is the over-sized lever.

I hope I can get ahold of either the Marlin or Henry in the near future.  I'm no spring chicken and the sooner the better: more time to enjoy them before I head off to the land of Depends, walkers, and Baby Food. :thumbsup:
I also don't care for bling on my guns.  While I do think the appearance of Henrys are nice, they also look like a pain to maintain, as well as all of my guns are shooters, at least so far. 

drck1000

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #50 on: September 08, 2021, 07:31:47 AM »
spare rifle ammo... hypothetical!

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figment his/her/its overactive imagination  :P

groveler

Re: Impact on Recent Firearm and Ammunition Situation?
« Reply #51 on: September 08, 2021, 07:39:11 AM »
What was the going rate for those?
$4,000
Any semi auto pistol that doesn't require registration
in any state commands a high price.
I think that is also the going price for a illegal
full auto AK47 on the mainland.
 :geekdanc: