Has the recent crisis and upcoming elections......

Kraziken · October 9, 2008, 04:49 PM

Changed your buying priority?

I admittedly was looking at some guns for fun and collecting, like .22lr plinking and a Colt SAA (peacemaker), maybe another lever action.

But now I think I'm going to be loading up on magazines, maybe a pistol or two and a couple more "evil" (cough, :barf: ) rifles.

KChen986 · October 9, 2008, 05:54 PM

Honestly, I was going to buckle down with my budget, however, seeing as how a new democratic Washington may come in to place, I was thinking of investing in another "evil" black rifle. Pistol grips and collapsible stocks galore.

overkill556x45 · October 9, 2008, 06:00 PM

Just buying components for reloading...maybe a little more than usual. Just anticipating another jump in ammo and component prices. Someday it'll be cheap to shoot again....someday....

vytoland · October 9, 2008, 11:44 PM

my life style hasn't changed

government elections = send in the clowns

Bogie · October 9, 2008, 11:56 PM

One candidate wins, and our rights go south.

The other candidate wins, our rights go south slower, and there are riots.

Thing is, having moved most of it, I think I've got enough ammo, components, and powder.

obxned · October 10, 2008, 12:07 AM

I've been buying ammo, because it just keeps getting more expensive.

NWPilgrim · October 10, 2008, 01:29 AM

I accelerated some already planned purchases I was saving for, mainly because of impending inflation storm, but getting it before the election was a small side benefit. A couple more firearms, more mags, and more reloading components and another press.

Regardless of who wins the election we are in for a mighty round of inflation that no politicians has the guts to face down because it would mean a depression otherwise.

Kind of sad that every election our rights are so threatened that you almost have to stock up a bit more as a hedge against that possibility.

AZ Med18 · October 10, 2008, 01:46 AM

I have adjusted my purchasing plan to make up for the up coming election like in the next few days ill have brand new bushmaster m4

Bartholomew Roberts · October 10, 2008, 09:58 AM

To my way of thinking, we are coming into a good time to buy ammo or reloading components.

The dollar is temporarily stronger because everyone is parking their money in the U.S. Treasury while the markets sort themselves out - so we have more buying power.

Commodities speculators can't get lines of credit to hedge risky commodity bets so prices for copper, lead, etc. are lower because of less buyers.

Those two things combined should make for some decent ammo prices if they last long enough.

The flipside is that inflation/weak dollar is a very handy way to solve the U.S. debt problems so I expect to see it making a come back and ammo prices jumping back up accordingly; but given the amount of debt that will just be defaulted on and the eventual reduction of credit lines, I think the Fed is probably more concerned with deflationary pressures for now.

October 9, 2008, 04:49 PM	#1
Kraziken Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2007 Posts: 268	Has the recent crisis and upcoming elections...... Changed your buying priority? I admittedly was looking at some guns for fun and collecting, like .22lr plinking and a Colt SAA (peacemaker), maybe another lever action. But now I think I'm going to be loading up on magazines, maybe a pistol or two and a couple more "evil" (cough, :barf: ) rifles.

October 9, 2008, 11:56 PM	#5
Bogie Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: Job hunting on the road... Posts: 3,827	One candidate wins, and our rights go south. The other candidate wins, our rights go south slower, and there are riots. Thing is, having moved most of it, I think I've got enough ammo, components, and powder. __________________ Job hunting, but helping a friend out at www.vikingmachineusa.com - and learning the finer aspects of becoming a precision machinist. And making the world's greatest bottle openers!

October 10, 2008, 12:07 AM	#6
obxned Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2007 Location: OBX, NC Posts: 1,128	I've been buying ammo, because it just keeps getting more expensive. __________________ “If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth.” Ronald Reagan I'm a proud member of a North Carolina *Committee of Safety*

October 10, 2008, 01:46 AM	#8
AZ Med18 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 337	I have adjusted my purchasing plan to make up for the up coming election like in the next few days ill have brand new bushmaster m4 __________________ XD 9mm service Ruger LCP Colt Python .357 magnum AK-47 Mossberg 500 12 gauge

October 9, 2008, 05:54 PM	#2
KChen986 Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2007 Location: Ninja Mall Posts: 818	Honestly, I was going to buckle down with my budget, however, seeing as how a new democratic Washington may come in to place, I was thinking of investing in another "evil" black rifle. Pistol grips and collapsible stocks galore.

October 9, 2008, 06:00 PM	#3
overkill556x45 Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 624	Just buying components for reloading...maybe a little more than usual. Just anticipating another jump in ammo and component prices. Someday it'll be cheap to shoot again....someday....

October 9, 2008, 11:44 PM	#4
vytoland Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 614	my life style hasn't changed government elections = send in the clowns

October 10, 2008, 01:29 AM	#7
NWPilgrim Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,346	I accelerated some already planned purchases I was saving for, mainly because of impending inflation storm, but getting it before the election was a small side benefit. A couple more firearms, more mags, and more reloading components and another press. Regardless of who wins the election we are in for a mighty round of inflation that no politicians has the guts to face down because it would mean a depression otherwise. Kind of sad that every election our rights are so threatened that you almost have to stock up a bit more as a hedge against that possibility.

October 10, 2008, 09:58 AM	#9
Bartholomew Roberts member Join Date: June 12, 2000 Location: Texas and Oklahoma area Posts: 8,462	To my way of thinking, we are coming into a good time to buy ammo or reloading components. The dollar is temporarily stronger because everyone is parking their money in the U.S. Treasury while the markets sort themselves out - so we have more buying power. Commodities speculators can't get lines of credit to hedge risky commodity bets so prices for copper, lead, etc. are lower because of less buyers. Those two things combined should make for some decent ammo prices if they last long enough. The flipside is that inflation/weak dollar is a very handy way to solve the U.S. debt problems so I expect to see it making a come back and ammo prices jumping back up accordingly; but given the amount of debt that will just be defaulted on and the eventual reduction of credit lines, I think the Fed is probably more concerned with deflationary pressures for now.