Firearms guidance on buying 10+ magazines private party.

[Kuffar762]

Banking on some kind of shooting event to profit on firearms and related gear, not the type of capitalism I like to see.

Naw, just "banking" on the same kind of fascism that closes 4x4 trails, forces people to sell 50 year old family cabins on USFS/BLM/NFS land and sucks up our cellphone data without a warrant.

Gun Control threats have zilch to do with public safety and everything to do with hysteria and paranoia, shootings are just a flimsy excuse for them to pull shenanigans.

 

[Kittrell]

....shootings are just a flimsy excuse for them to pull shenanigans.

And a great way for you to make a pile of cash?

 

[Kuffar762]

And a great way for you to make a pile of cash?

Sure, why not? I didn't vote for any of these turds that circle the dead like vultures waiting for an excuse to flush our collective constitutional rights down the toilet but I know they exist and I sure as hell won't be the guy doing without if I can help it.

Last time I sold my own personal stuff to the point that I had almost nothing left, this time I will be sitting on a decent sized pile of stuff and trust the fascists in DC to do what they do eventually.

I'd do the same thing with 1 ton axles if I could go back in time to the 80s when they were a dime a dozen and sitting in every junkyard in America for $100ea.

It's about priorities, some peeps buy iphones,skinny jeans and backlit LCDTVs and some guys buy Jeep Parts, Gun Mags and Tools.

I go around to all of the estate auctions looking for dead guy's tools on the cheap. Is there some moral butthurtness that goes along with that as well? It's no different in my eyes.

Heck,I would hope that everyone here would have had a good pile of gun stuff set aside before July 2013 and be able to do the same thing.

It's just common sense, bro

 

[Kittrell]

I go around to all of the estate auctions looking for dead guy's tools on the cheap. Is there some moral butthurtness that goes along with that as well? It's no different in my eyes.

Well and that is just the difference between us. I absolutely see a difference. All are capitalism, but every other example you gave is not investing with the hope, desire, outlook, whatever word you want to use, that something horrific will occur so that you can profit form it.

Not morally butthurt, just morally disappointed. I see a problem with it, you do not, that's about it. No a common sense issue.

 

[Kuffar762]

Well and that is just the difference between us. I absolutely see a difference. All are capitalism, but every other example you gave is not investing with the hope, desire, outlook, whatever word you want to use, that something horrific will occur so that you can profit form it.

Not morally butthurt, just morally disappointed. I see a problem with it, you do not, that's about it. No a common sense issue.

The incidents don't cause the panic that drives up the value, the crooked politicians cause the panic.

Without a dedicated class of treasonous career politicians looking for excuses to take away our rights(all of them not just 2nd Amendment rights) there wouldn't be a profit to be made by buying low and selling high other than inflation or basic collectibility.

The OP wouldn't be skulking around the back pages of looking to get mags for his pistol either. He'd be living in a free state that respected the constitution and be able to stop by the gun store on the way home and buy a spare Glock mag for $20-$30.

 

[Kittrell]

The incidents don't cause the panic that drives up the value, the crooked politicians cause the panic.

I won't disagree with that at all. But the incident is inevitably the cause of the "crooked politicians" pushing firearm restrictions at the Federal level. So one could say, "No, I'm not stocking up to profit from a panic caused by a mass shooting or what have you. I am stocking up to profit from the politicians using that incident to push their agenda, thereby starting a panic." But at that point it's just semantics really. You still need the incident to occur for your mass profit to happen, so in the end you are still waiting for that moment. You stockpiled so when all of those dominos fall in to place you can make a killing on parts, no pun intended.

Anyways, it is what it is, I just felt the need to voice my disdain...........:cheers:

 

[Kuffar762]

I won't disagree with that at all. But the incident is inevitably the cause of the "crooked politicians" pushing firearm restrictions at the Federal level.

Nope, they were on this mission right after the Civil War trying to prevent African Americans from owning guns and it's the real reason the Freed Men's Bureau Act and the 14th Amendment to the Constitution were written.

Long before "Mass Shootings"(which haven't killed 300 people in 30+ years) and long before Gang Violence they were pushing the same laws any time there was an excuse.

It's always been based on hype and sensationalism, not facts.

The US murder rate is at it's lowest point since 1913 and there were 100 million Gun Owners in the USA as of 2007. In fact being shot by someone other than yourself isn't even in the CDC top 20 causes of death.

Gun Control's motives have nothing to do with the incidents they claim to be tied to because they find a new one whenever their last excuse dries up(like Cowboy Train Robbers, 30s Mobsters).

There's a dedicated class of people who don't like the plebes owning guns, property or even books that are critical of their agenda and that's just a fact.

I always feel sorry for guys like the OP who merely want to practice a basic Civil Liberty but a bunch of lies and hype make them walk through a minefield of constitutionally illegal laws trying to stay out of trouble.

It's the same thing we face when our old Jeeps can't pass emissions or when a public use 4x4 trail we've used for 3 generations is closed.

We pay taxes and we have rights but only to the extent that they will allow when they feel like it.

Fascism Sucks and Colorado is drowning in it.

 

[Xhavier_5478]

Nope, they were on this mission right after the Civil War trying to prevent African Americans from owning guns and it's the real reason the Freed Men's Bureau Act and the 14th Amendment to the Constitution were written.

Long before "Mass Shootings"(which haven't killed 300 people in 30+ years) and long before Gang Violence they were pushing the same laws any time there was an excuse.

It's always been based on hype and sensationalism, not facts.

The US murder rate is at it's lowest point since 1913 and there were 100 million Gun Owners in the USA as of 2007. In fact being shot by someone other than yourself isn't even in the CDC top 20 causes of death.

Gun Control's motives have nothing to do with the incidents they claim to be tied to because they find a new one whenever their last excuse dries up(like Cowboy Train Robbers, 30s Mobsters).

There's a dedicated class of people who don't like the plebes owning guns, property or even books that are critical of their agenda and that's just a fact.

I always feel sorry for guys like the OP who merely want to practice a basic Civil Liberty but a bunch of lies and hype make them walk through a minefield of constitutionally illegal laws trying to stay out of trouble.

It's the same thing we face when our old Jeeps can't pass emissions or when a public use 4x4 trail we've used for 3 generations is closed.

We pay taxes and we have rights but only to the extent that they will allow when they feel like it.

Fascism Sucks and Colorado is drowning in it.

 

[Kuffar762]

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[Funtogun]

Found this thread while Googling a similar topic and had to throw my .02 in. You guys should listen to Kuffar762 about magazines being a better investment than gold, stocks, etc. It is not a matter of if, but when the next excuse pops up and the panic buying starts all over again. I too have dedicated a substantial reserve to increase my personal stash. Going as far as to sell one of my most prized possessions (Think current 1994 NAS Defender 90 Soft Top prices and then add a little for a super clean truck and lots of bolt ons) in order to ensure I will be able to have what I feel I need. Those saw a rapid increase in value over the past 1.5 years due to recent seizures by the .gov of the gray market trucks. The NAS trucks doubled in value relatively overnight. Was I wrong in making a profit off my NAS trucks when guys lost 100k plus to the scrap yard because customs and DHS came to their homes and seized their vehicles out if their driveways. This was not a knee jerk reaction to profit. I poured years of work, labor, and love into my 90. Although some may feel it is a moral issue to profit off of the panic buyers...I feel they have the same opportunities to prepare for the inevitable as myself. I have watched this pendelum swing so many times I've lost count. Every time, I have liqudated...waited and repurchased and then some. My moral compass points no different than that of the businessmen/dealers that take advantage at the first sign of an increase and remove stock and hold until the demand is overflowing. Prices will increase prior to the election..they always have. Regardless of the outcome of the election it is a matter of time..and with high quantity purchases, you will never lose money and will have a nest egg that may just hatch.

I was fortunate enough this last go round on magazines to have made a few good purchases. My EXTRA magazines paid for my current rifles. (KAC/SCAR/BARRETT/LARUE)

How quick people forget 800.00 CMAGS, 125.00 Glock 18 mags...75.00 G17/G19 mags. Can you imagine currently paying 30.00 for a NIW OKAY brand magazine? Well guess what..I remember...and I did. 33.00 SCAR 17 mags sound a lot better than 200.00 SCAR 17 mags right?

Anyway..just thought I would throw my thoughts at those questioning the logic of a 6k mag purchase. In would hate to hear what you would say about what I've spent in the past few months in anticipation of the next go round.

As a parting question..I would like to hear what you think is the down side to buying in bulk in anticipation of the next increase?

 

[Fred]

I always lose when I play the market. I do need more magazines, however.

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

I don't concern myself with all the hysteria over gun control. Why you might ask? Well, for one it will never happen! If for some reason laws are passed that outlaws private ownership of guns .... I feel very sorry for the fools tasked with collecting them! Second that act in itself would start the next civil war due to the fact that many states would succeed from the union regardless of any laws prohibiting it! That and the fact that I can buy what I need through LE/Military sources anyway. The only thing gun control morons will succeed at, because they already have is controlling how we get them, what kind you can have and ammunition supply.