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Comment by Carl M on April 25, 2013 at 4:49am

With the new gun control laws popping up, I see firearm and accessory mfgs are bailing out of states or refusing to sell to states (including law enforcement) that have enacted restrictive gun laws. Colorado's wildlife agency is worried out of state hunters will boycott the state.  Like it or not, folks are clinging to their gun rights.

 

Comment by Paul_of_TX on January 11, 2013 at 10:59am

Kevin, that just sounds like you know your guns and made a good trade. I say great job. I think that is very different from someone buying a gun only to turnaround and sell it for a big profit a short time later. Usually the profit is due to some hyped up demand like we are seeing right now.

Comment by Kevin Collier on January 11, 2013 at 10:50am

Paul, I am usually the same way, I am a shooter. No "safe queens" here. The guns I am referring to, were 98%+ condition, I wasn't going to run down a collector grade gun, but at the price, I knew it would be an investment for the future. The last one was a pre29 S&W .44 Magnum with out even a turn ring on the cylinder. I had less than $400 in it and was able to get a $1200 Thompson for it. The S&W came from a gunshop, so I don't feel at all guilty about getting a righteous deal.  The .44 went to a local collector who loves it.

Comment by Paul_of_TX on January 11, 2013 at 9:54am

I would feel bad doing that with a gun. If I can buy it I'm not going to turn around and sell it for double just because I can. Now although I wouldn't do it I would not feel bad buying something like an Elmo doll and selling it for double or triple the price.

Comment by Chris B on January 11, 2013 at 12:11am

So far thats been my reason for buying firearms.  I love shooting them and taking them apart and stuff.  If I ever have a little money to blow I might pic up something as an investment.  Even if it ends up not being a fruitful investment I can still shoot it.

Comment by Justin Huff on January 10, 2013 at 8:23pm

I've bought rifles and magazines that I later decided I could part with ;) But my purpose for buying a firearm is always "personal use".

Comment by Kevin Collier on January 10, 2013 at 8:15pm

I have picked up guns that I knew were bargains/investments in the past. It's how I was able to trade for my Thompson.

Comment by LShieldes on January 10, 2013 at 6:22pm

Not me, I buy them for a purpose to shoot/hunt with them. I do have one that I pretty much don't touch anymore as I saw the value triple in a matter of years, but definitely not over night. It is just a classic Winchester.

Comment by Chris B on January 10, 2013 at 4:47pm

My AR15 tripled in price over night.  Has anyone bought firearms with the intent to sell them at a higher price later?

Comment by Paul_of_TX on January 10, 2013 at 11:39am

I stopped by Academy on the way home yesterday to pickup some 9mm for my new pistol and they were completely out of stock. Today I look online and almost everywhere I look online is out of stock. It never occured to me to be sure and I had plenty of ammo before I actually buy a gun in that caliber.

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