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Less than 60 days to a major election and no panic buying. I'm Surprised!

I'm truly surprised that people aren't panic buying guns, mags, and ammo right now. Since the economy really is in a dump due to inflation and stagnant wages plus the fact that in a four-year timespan, 22-million Americans became first-time gun buyers. I guess the market is just tapped out. Heck, you had people literally buy everything off the shelves back in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic and the Summer of Love.

Talking to my FFL contacts, all the distributors that they do business with are stuffed to the gills with product at the moment. Ammo, guns, mags, parts, etc... They're all trying to unload merch on the FFLs and the FFLs aren't buying because no one is buying from them. Stuff isn't moving at the moment.

Me, I'm stocked. I've been buying it cheap and stacking it deep since the early '00s. Even before the Clinton AWB expired, I was already buying stuff. Literally the only thing I've recently purchased have been revolvers and just a few mags. Sportsmans Outdoor Superstore had some LE surplus GLOCK mags on sale. But of course, the ones I ordered are fifty-state legal. 10rd GLOCK 30 and 9rd GLOCK 27 mags. I only ordered them because they were both under $15 a pop. Simply couldn't let a deal like that be passed up. I only have four mags for both my GLOCK 30 and GLOCK 27 anyways. So, having a few more ain't a bad thing.

But in terms of wanting another case of ammo, more 30rd AR mags, another AK, etc.... nah, I'm good.

Only thing I'm lusting after is a S&W Model 4516 and that's a compact 7rd .45 ACP pistol.



Again, nothing that folks would panic buy right now.

Any of you have a must-have purchase before the elections?

The panic buying will happen if after the election things get crazy because everyone right now is tapped out.
If Kamala wins and starts with AR ban talk those on the right will start slow but panic will not take place until post inauguration
If Trump wins the left will go nuts and riot prompting some to go deeper in ammo and if the dems refuse to certify the election and talk of civil war starts up expect a mass run on everything particularly toilet paper so if you want pre panic advice buy TP now for 5 years.
If Trump wins I believe the prices will be at their lowest for a while and you should have a good supply

Wulfmann wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 5:14 pm The panic buying will happen if after the election things get crazy because everyone right now is tapped out.
If Kamala wins and starts with AR ban talk those on the right will start slow but panic will not take place until post inauguration
If Trump wins the left will go nuts and riot prompting some to go deeper in ammo and if the dems refuse to certify the election and talk of civil war starts up expect a mass run on everything particularly toilet paper so if you want pre panic advice buy TP now for 5 years.
If Trump wins I believe the prices will be at their lowest for a while and you should have a good supply

The post-2016 Trump slump absolutely wrecked the industry. Manufacturers expanded tooling, labor-pools, and marketing all on credit. Based on the idea that Hillary was going to win. That in turn caused distributors to go and purchase guns, parts, and ammo at large sums, also on credit. And then when Trump won, with a Republican controlled Congress. The market collapsed. Long time manufactures and distributors went out of business.

None of the major panics have the same theme or priority items of desire.
We don't have a say we just ride them like rapids we can not control or fight them.
There are always new twists and the possibilities are off the chart for this possible crazy time.

My philosophy for a major panic is there are three ways to approach them
1. When the herd panics you can do nothing and be trampled.
2. You can get out of the way
3. You can set up a toll booth and sell off your stash for a good to great return

None of them follow a logical pattern and defy rational

Projecting from the Trump victory in 2016 to a possible Trump victory in 2024 is tough. The Left did not go kinetic during Trump I until the St. George Floyd bullshit, very late in his term. They were completely surprised by his victory.

This time they will be ready, and I might expect a much earlier freak out. That, in turn, could cause a panic.

As Wulfmann says, hard to predict. I think most people here are sufficiently gunned up.

I think after the last few years, everyone that wanted to get in on the act already has, and the only real issue is how stocked up they are. It's been a bit tough stocking up with Bidenomics making everything more expensive, but if The Kackler wins, people might reprioritize the importance of ammo. Other than that, we'll just have to wait and see.

I think there are a couple of reasons for no panic buying - yet.

First, I think everyone is expect old KamelToeKommie to be just as incompetent as she was during her career. Meaning she will not be able to get legislation through, even though the Kommies will control the entire Gooberment. Not that he will need legislation, as he will rule through executive fiats just like Bidumb. Mostly because it is the easy way, and KamelToe is a lazy bitch.

Second, With the Kommie inflation, ammo prices are through the roof. Some people, like me, already got theirs as we expected the $ to fall in value which it did and will do even more and ammo is better than gold!

The few people that might be thinking of panic buying don't have the $ to do it this time around. They have to take what little free cash flow they have any pay high priced car, house credit card loans and it leave very little to buy super high priced ammo.If they have a job at all and are not yet on the gooberment dole.

Now that I said it, that is what the Kommie Gun Grabbers wanted all along and just an unexpected fall out of their globalist Kommie policies- nobody has $ to buy guns!

That all being said - all hail KamelToe! Our new imperious leader! and thank the proven cheating methods the Kommies have learned, and special thank you to all the Oprah lovers that blindly vote in the incompetent Kommie because she looks so nice and speaks so well! And let's repeal the 19th Amendment!

cvasqu03 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2024 4:26 am I think after the last few years, everyone that wanted to get in on the act already has, and the only real issue is how stocked up they are. It's been a bit tough stocking up with Bidenomics making everything more expensive, but if The Kackler wins, people might reprioritize the importance of ammo. Other than that, we'll just have to wait and see.

That's just it. How "stocked up" you are is in the eyes of the "stock holder." I might think I'm sufficiently stocked for myself, but other's might laugh at how little I have.

I agree that finances are a significant factor. Right now I'm working some financial things out. Once done, I'll be looking at a couple of "inventory" acquisitions and some more ammo (.45acp, then .308 win). Maybe a little Green tip. We'll see.

In my collections of ammo pricing data from ammoseek.com, I'm seeing most prices go down this past 4 weeks. If Harris does win, we'll see what happens. Perhaps, if Trump wins we'll also see (I hear the Dems are starting to arm themselves). We shall see.

FfNJGTFO wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 6:35 am I hear the Dems are starting to arm themselves.

That only works if you actually know how to use them.

I predict panic buying will come right after (if) Kameltoe wins…