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Old January 17, 2013, 12:04 AM   #151
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Got the Rossi circuit judge in 410/45 long colt. It's on the list as shotgun with revolving cylinder even though its a rifle. Got the tactical tuffy.
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Old January 17, 2013, 12:32 AM   #152
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I didn't buy a thing, I'm waiting for the frenzy to die down so I can cash in. More than half the people buying guns right now aren't even gun people. The market will be flooded in a year or so with unfired or near mint rifles and pistols. I'll hold off and cash in on all the naive buyers out there.
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Old January 17, 2013, 05:05 AM   #153
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It turns out that the $800 AK I saw was actually a completely fair price for that version and I should have bought it.

Today I ran across a Mini 14 and some fancy pants piston AR-10 type thing.

The Mini was $1600. The AR-10 thing was $3500.

I passed on both.
Yes, $800 is a very fair price for an AK right now. Most of them go for $1k + even for the lower-end AK's.

I got lucky and bought a Draco AK last week for $700 with 2mags. I don't consider it a panic buy as I've always wanted an AK47, and it was still a very good price considering the whole frenzy.
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Old January 17, 2013, 07:19 AM   #154
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Most of my buying was a week or two before the election,I load for everything
Except 22's.I remembered the panic buying 4 yrs ago and got cought with my pants down.I bought powder, bullets,and enough primmers to get buy for quite a while.I bought a 10/22 several 25 rounders and several bricks of ammo
2wks prior to the election.I admit I was at my LGS 8:00 the morning after the election and bought a AR on sale for 679.00,just because I was Pi--ed off.
Told the wife 11:00 the night of the election if I was gone when she woke up
Obama won and I would be out buying an AR to keep my Mini company.Oh and
I did buy a snuby to keep my 586 company but it was only 250.So my 2013
toy allowance has been spent but all at good price points.

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Old January 17, 2013, 07:23 AM   #155
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What did you buy during the current AWB buying frenzy?
nothing, but I have had second thoughts to that decision
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Old January 17, 2013, 07:36 AM   #156
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I got an early Christmas present, a Colt M4 and this prompted my nephew to pick one up as well. Both from Walmart @ 1100 usd or so. Just beat the rush by a few days.

I also picked up 24 pounds or powder and 10,00 primers. (5,000 LRM and 5,000 SRM)

More M1 Garands are on the menu and HXP Ball.

Here is the Colt with a pig and a deer

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Old January 17, 2013, 01:48 PM   #157
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Ive gotten an Arsenal AK. 4 AR lowers, 2 uppers, 2 good barrels. Bunch of small parts. 5 Pmags, only had GI mags before.
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Old January 17, 2013, 02:39 PM   #158
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Rifle, pistol and shotgun ammo. Found some for the less used guns that I don;t often see on the toy store shelf so I jumped in and got a little bit more than my share of 16 gauge and a few boxes of 25-20 plus the usual suspects, 300 Wby, 30-30, .308, 30-06, 44 mag, 22LR match ammo etc. I'm just trying to keep what I have fed so I can exercise them on a regular basis. Never know when the practice might come in handy.
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Old January 17, 2013, 03:12 PM   #159
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Hey Hamour.....according to grabberz propaganda you can't hunt those animals with those rifles.

But since you seemingly did the impossible....Wild pig-n-venison sausage. Yum!
I fix a mean jambalaya......just sayin'.

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Old January 17, 2013, 03:14 PM   #160
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Nothing. Chose not to drink the cool aid this time.
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Old January 17, 2013, 03:15 PM   #161
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I broke and got 500 rds of 5.56. The local gun range was selling them for $11 per 20 and I couldn't pass it up.
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Old January 17, 2013, 05:04 PM   #162
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Hey Hamour.....according to grabberz propaganda you can't hunt those animals with those rifles.

But since you seemingly did the impossible....Wild pig-n-venison sausage. Yum!
I fix a mean jambalaya......just sayin'.

Hey, Red Jacket did it... Well, they might have re-chambered it for .454 Casull first :-)
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Old January 18, 2013, 06:11 PM   #163
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I don't really like 30 round magazines - they get in my way on the bench and I generally find them heavy, cumbersome and unnecessary. But on Dec. 15 or so I figured maybe I'd better grab a few before some idiotic politician decides what's best for me. Luckily Midway still had Stoners for about $13, because I probably wouldn't have paid much more than that. At the very least maybe they'll make good trading stock someday.

Mostly my response has been adding stock of my most-used reloading components. I learned from the 2008 shortage and try to keep my personal inventory up now.
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Old January 18, 2013, 09:43 PM   #164
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I scored 4 BX-25s for my 10/22 today. Haven't seen any of those around for awhile. Had to pay $30 a piece though.
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Old January 18, 2013, 11:41 PM   #165
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1941 91/30, 80rds 7.62x54r, 40rds 30-30, 15rd M1 Carbine mag
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Old January 19, 2013, 04:09 PM   #166
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I bought another Glock 19 Gen 4 without any price increase. But paid $90.00 for two additional magazines. I have a total of 10 15rd mags between two Glocks. I might buy two more but I will wait till the price drop to under $30.
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Old January 19, 2013, 04:31 PM   #167
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nothing..

I'm comfortable with my current stockpile of weapons and ammo on hand.
however after seeing obummers list of EO'S he signed,I did run out and pickup a couple of cases of my favorite brew. sometimes warsteiner dunkel can be a bit tough to find in these here parts of KY.
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Old January 19, 2013, 06:42 PM   #168
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Lets see.. to this date...

I ordered my BCM Jack Carbine the day it happened (not because of fear, I wanted one badly and that was the day the order form went live.)

I picked up:

Bushmaster Carbon-15 w/ 2 mags and 2 optics - $500
Glock 19 w/ 3 mags and a leather holster - $200
Another complete lower w/ Magpul furniture- $200
Stripped lower - $90
Lower Parts Kit - $60
AR Barrel... Free
30x Pmags - $12 each

So I spent a total of $1400 not including my order for the Jack Carbine.

The carbon-15 and glock were used guns, guys were trading them in at work towards other purchases so I bought them for myself.
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Old January 20, 2013, 08:04 AM   #169
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I bought an LCR .38 for about $100 less than I could find anywhere on line. We went to the gun show yeaterday and most of the vendors didn't even show up because they are out of stock.
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Old January 20, 2013, 08:17 AM   #170
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Ammunition
Couple 25-round magazines for my Ruger 10/22lr Carbine
Bersa BP9CC
S&W M&P22

On my list: .45 acp pistol. Maybe the SR45 if there is one to be had
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Old January 20, 2013, 08:34 AM   #171
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Noveske Gen 1 lower which is what I was looking for with quality parts $850 which is the going price here in Canada.
Stag 3 Gun on Thursday for $1989 which is $110 off of regular retail.

We don't have the low prices seen south of the border before this current hysteria but we don't have inflated prices since the run on everything either.

We also have access to surplus ammo supplies not available in the USA such as non corrosive 5.56 by Norinco for $499/1600
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Old January 20, 2013, 08:50 AM   #172
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Buy?

I bought nothing. I have everything that I want and more than I "need".

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Old January 20, 2013, 03:07 PM   #173
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I ran across one of those all American made IO AK's for $1500. It came with three magazines. I passed.

I saw a Century FAL with no magazine for $850. Maybe not a bad price, but 7.62x51 isn't cheap. I know I'd be happier with a bolt action that costs and weighs half as much with twice the accuracy.

On the plus side, I did see a couple of single shot bolt action .22's for $120 each or so. The dealer even told me outright he could come down a bit on price. One in great shape, and one in project shape. I've actually been meaning to buy a single shot bolter for a long time, so I might even get both.

I also a Remington 11-48. It might be fun to tactical up since parts can be adapted from other Remington shotguns.
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Old January 20, 2013, 03:19 PM   #174
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What did you buy during the current AWB buying frenzy?

Nothing. I topped off my "must have" items well before Virginia Tech. Even a blind man should have seen this coming. All that was needed was one or two more psychos to perpetrate such tragedies for the gun banners to dance in the blood and drum up support from the sheeple to punish those who had nothing to do with the events in question.
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Old January 20, 2013, 03:48 PM   #175
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Nothing

Nothing. I already have all I need. After the hysteria dies down I'll probably get a couple things I don't need.
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