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...not taking any advantage, whatsoever, of all the crazy good deals in the firearm world at the moment?

I feel kind of foolish not building ARs at the moment, but truthfully, I have more than I need now. I've not been stocking up on mags, parts, or tacticool stuff. Instead, I'm out chasing 100+ year old firearms tech.

I dunno. Kind of a pointless thread, but one half of me is screaming invest while the investing is good, while the other half is telling me I don't need yet another black rifle or tupperware pistol in the stable.
 
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I wish I could do both! Unfortunately that's not going to be the case for the foreseeable future.

We are however, dropping a good chunk of change on a cnc machine for the shop, so maybe the need to "buy" is curbed by the want of being able to "make" something instead.
 
Hmm. You haven't been long posted about excess and stuff, in a word. But if you use the investment angle, I suppose buying more AR stuff is not a huge deal.

Go on. Buy something.
 
I do. As someone who been through some liberal poop twice, one would think I would be less complacent.

I really need to just buy lowers and parts kits for the sake of doing so, even if I don’t finish them for years. Problem is, how long can I really sit on Uzi, FAL or whatever parts kits and not feel compelled to drop thousands more to finish them. Errrr
 
I've noticed over the years, the prices of older military rifles (Mauser's, rare Nagants, etc) are high when the AR and AK platform are not threatened. Now, if some saber rattling about banning those platforms comes around, the older rifles get cheaper. Right now, AR's and some AK's are really cheap. So, more people (like myself) are spending funds to acquire the older pieces they have wanted. Supply and demand. Just my .02
 
kcult said:
Hmm. You haven't been long posted about excess and stuff, in a word. But if you use the investment angle, I suppose buying more AR stuff is not a huge deal.

Go on. Buy something.
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I think "investment", then I think, really? Is that really how I want to make money? Selling crap online after a Dem gets elected? Or what I want to leave my wife? A bunch of crap she has to get rid of in order to get money? I already have plenty of shizz for the ATF to pry from my cold, dead hands, why give them more?

And here I was crossposting you about un-enablement. :p
 
Nope, I’m right there with you. I have more ARs than I want so that’s not where my money is going even tho they are cheap. I prefer interesting guns, and right now antiques are interesting.

ETA: I did make a small bet on the market, but when I’ve done that before it never paid off. Speculation is dangerous.
 
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premise said:
I think "investment", then I think, really? Is that really how I want to make money? Selling crap online after a Dem gets elected? Or what I want to leave my wife? A bunch of crap she has to get rid of in order to get money? I already have plenty of shizz for the ATF to pry from my cold, dead hands, why give them more?

And here I was crossposting you about un-enablement. :p
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I’m not a financial planner, but I’m fairly certain there’s much better places to park your money for short and long term monetary investment.

I look at it more like an investment in the desires of my future self. Since laws, prices and other dynamics change, I see it more as hedging against future issues in procuring desires guns by acquiring minimum necessary raw materials (regulated parts) now :)

buy. When your wife asks, tel her you’re the worlds poorest hedge fund manager.
 
Catfish said:
Nope, I’m right there with you. I have more ARs than I want so that’s not where my money is going even tho they are cheap. I prefer interesting guns, and right now antiques are interesting.
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Parts kits are also an important thing to remember. My current gun boner is for WWII era guns, and many of the guns are restricted by AWB in liberal craphole states.
 
Sigequinox220 said:
:):):)

I’m not a financial planner, but I’m fairly certain there’s much better places to park your money for short and long term monetary investment.

I look at it more like an investment in the desires of my future self. Since laws, prices and other dynamics change, I see it more as hedging against future issues in procuring desires guns by acquiring minimum necessary raw materials (regulated parts) now :)

buy. When your wife asks, tel her you’re the worlds poorest hedge fund manager.
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Well, I tend to invest in places where I understand the market and where I am in direct control of my assets. Guns, knives, musical equipment, and the like. I took an absolute bath on a 457B, and that is enough for me. Once money becomes an abstract concept (as it does for me with money market investments, etc), I get nervous.

The interesting part... I don't give a fig about owning an AR10, but I bet I will once Beyonce becomes president. I'm trying harder to understand why I want things instead of just wanting them.

My wife doesn't care one iota about how I spend my money. Those that have seen the two of us together probably just assume I'm wealthy.
 
premise said:
Well, I tend to invest in places where I understand the market and where I am in direct control of my assets. Guns, knives, musical equipment, and the like. I took an absolute bath on a 457B, and that is enough for me. Once money becomes an abstract concept (as it does for me with money market investments, etc), I get nervous.

The interesting part... I don't give a fig about owning an AR10, but I bet I will once Beyonce becomes president. I'm trying harder to understand why I want things instead of just wanting them.

My wife doesn't care one iota about how I spend my money. Those that have seen the two of us together probably just assume I'm wealthy.
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I hear ya. Mostly just being silly. I wish I was more handy so I could flip houses or something. I much prefer having physical control of an investment over some abstract computerized speculation.
 
bigfelipe said:
Been that time... Prices aren't ever going to get cheaper than they are.
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guess i picked a good time. I haven't had any need for any new builds as I have my dream AR so haven't really been paying attention. The more I see pre built parts the more I realize I just wanna build my own. At least a full lower. Might buy an Aero upper.
 
Me. said:
When y’all say you “have enough” ARs... what do you mean? I’m so confused. ;)
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I mean personally there was only 1 I REALLY wanted so I built it. And its perfect and I love it and my gf looks at me funny when I fondle it lol.

But now I have a 300blk suppressed pistol in my head so I'm starting to plan that.
 
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No @premise you arent alone.
Im not really buying anything either.
Might be sacrilegious to say, but nothing I really NEED. I NEED other things more than guns and gun parts, I WANT things more than gun and gun parts etc
 
bigfelipe said:
Right? @Catfish claims to have more than he wants... Some folks got it like that...
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I swear I saw him in his office lighting a cigar with a lower just the other day.

Me. said:
When y’all say you “have enough” ARs... what do you mean? I’m so confused. ;)
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When Ihave 3 of a particular model and the only difference is sling attachment points on each, I feel like I've gone overboard.
 
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premise said:
I swear I saw him in his office lighting a cigar with a lower just the other day.



When Ihave 3 of a particular model and the only difference is sling attachment points on each, I feel like I've gone overboard.
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It's not redundancy, it's insurance...
 
I have not bought an AR in years. I have enough in different configurations that there is no “need” to buy another. I don’t shoot them often enough to justify another.

I even have a lower somewhere in the safe I never built. I am actually not buying much right now. I think there will be a lot of panic buying this year and I am trying to stay out of it as much as I can.

Focusing more on Ammo and training in 2020.
 
I'd love to buy more, but I am more strapped for cash now than I've been in a long time, but a baby will do that to you. I've also had other random stuff pop up that is killing me. For now like a few others have said I am going to try and concentrate on ammo, upgrading accessories, and hopefully some training that I doubt my finances will allow much of any.
 
Let's just say spare parts are cheaper than ever. They may be needed ASAP.
As in, when you blow up your favorite AR upper and just swap a new one in for less than $200. Voila, I have another rifle.

Combat Armory is too cheap and from what I have seen, good enough, to not have at least 1 or more spare uppers.
 
Sigequinox220 said:
I do. As someone who been through some liberal poop twice, one would think I would be less complacent.

I really need to just buy lowers and parts kits for the sake of doing so, even if I don’t finish them for years. Problem is, how long can I really sit on Uzi, FAL or whatever parts kits and not feel compelled to drop thousands more to finish them. Errrr
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I know what you mean. I'm considering doing some AK kits I've had for years.
 
Don't really need anymore AR's. And I only have a few. One is so good and does it all so it's all I want to shoot.

What I want is a precision rifle. That market doesn't seem to be as cheap!
 
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My worthless two cent contribution to this thread...you should always, always be stacking ammo...save and invest in good night vision, a hand held thermal for detection and a good GEN 3+ optic for identification and fighting...already there, maybe some smoke grenades, they can still be legally purchased, or a flame thrower, and if you if don't want night vision, better get a whole lot of aerial flares so you can level the fighting field when they come in the dark...because they will come in the dark and he that owns the night will own the fight. Learn how to make a homemade claymore, anti-personnel rocket, or napalm from stuff around the house & garage...its a bit nerve racking the first time you boil gasoline, but you can get used to it.

I guess I still really have a foxhole mentality, lol

...and then there is training...it never, ever ends.

my most recent firearms purchase was a GSG MP40 in 9mm...I couldn't sleep so got up, made a drink (one of many) and ended up watching "Where Eagles Dare"...and it is just non-stop MP40 action from start to finish and I really wanted one, so now I have one...that is still in the box, unfired, but heavily fondled...I need to stamp it and add the folding stock that is made for it to make a more accurate replica...time & money, but then maybe I would actually shoot the damn thing, but maybe not...not sure what I am getting at here, there was a point, but it dulled as I poked at the keyboard, sorry.
 
Ammo, mags, uppers and ARs. That's where my money goes. Those are the things most likely hit by law.

I'm not into new stuff, tech, NVGs, etc. No judgement, just not my bag.
 
premise said:
I swear I saw him in his office lighting a cigar with a lower just the other day.



When Ihave 3 of a particular model and the only difference is sling attachment points
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NKD said:
Don't really need anymore AR's. And I only have a few. One is so good and does it all so it's all I want to shoot.

What I want is a precision rifle. That market doesn't seem to be as cheap!
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To my knowledge, the US-produced market is at the lowest it has been for years, and the lowest it will be for years after any spike would occur. Sanctions have impacted (negatively) the prices on items coming from certain countries, but American manufacturing is at high output in both ammo and firearms. I would assume its at peak saturation, meaning only more companies will go out of business than grow. Ie. the supply is as high as its gonna get for quite some time.

The only thing I can think of that would drive down any precision rifle costs any more than now, would be if they were the only things legal. In that case, demand would sky rocket and if the manufacturers switched gears to flood that market, you would see big price drops. But right now, a healthy gun consumer market and competing for consumer dollars with cheaper weapons is all ya got for precision. Lets hope we don't have to experience the latter hypothetical scenario to test my market theory though!
 
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