Did you get a bike? Those are gone everywhere too. Due to everyone not being to go to the gym and an aluminum shortage, bikes are hard to get too!
Yes, thankfully I did get a bike but it was an 18” since my grandson just turned 4.
Did you get a bike? Those are gone everywhere too. Due to everyone not being to go to the gym and an aluminum shortage, bikes are hard to get too!
I think I am done with Gulf Coast Gun in Milton. Stopped by there today and the prices on everything are outrageous!. I like supporting small businesses, but holy cow! I have to lookout for my own wallet at some point too. There's no reason a box of 50 9mm 115 grain fiocchi should cost $24.99 a box. Gen 2 pmags for $17.99, Wolf Golf 5.56 box of 20 for $13.99. Handguns and rifles were through the roof too. Looks like I'll need to go back to ordering my stuff online. I don't think I'll be buying there anymore. They're almost reaching Cheaper Than Dirt level.
I think I am done with Gulf Coast Gun in Milton. Stopped by there today and the prices on everything are outrageous!. I like supporting small businesses, but holy cow! I have to lookout for my own wallet at some point too. There's no reason a box of 50 9mm 115 grain fiocchi should cost $24.99 a box. Gen 2 pmags for $17.99, Wolf Golf 5.56 box of 20 for $13.99. Handguns and rifles were through the roof too. Looks like I'll need to go back to ordering my stuff online. I don't think I'll be buying there anymore. They're almost reaching Cheaper Than Dirt level.
This is the free market system. Supply and demand.The pricing for the few years before the COVID scare weren't "normal". Demand was just that low and that's what they had to do to sell stuff. I'm guessing we're not going to see something like that until the end of next year at the earliest. That's making some assumptions about the election and COVID with some wishful thinking thrown in. It's quite likely we won't see prices like that for a couple of years even with a favorable election outcome.
On the other hand.... this could get way worse.
Prices are up EVERYWHERE. Stock is way down EVERYWHERE. Three months ago I had access to every model of glock and I'd get a free range bag with my order. ALL the Glocks are out of stock along with quite a bit else.
We can continue to bitch about pricing but clearly there are people that are willing to pay it. We got lucky in 2016. Hoping it happens again in 2020.
Thanks for your input Little Jacks Guns. I have been wondering about distributor prices and I trust your word. I am not agreeing or disagreeing with what other members or shops are doing.
No different from when Obama got elected. Or after sandy hook. Eventually, supply catches up and all goes back to normal. Growth in the industry is good.
I’m all about capitalism, Econ major here. However, this is bullshit.
Thankfully, I have what I need for now.
The last panic it took about a year and a half for things to get back to normal.
.22 ammo wasn’t readily available for well over 2 years.
I’m well stocked but don’t plan on putting any holes in paper for a while. Not with what’s going on in this country.
Nate, what are you seeing with magazines?
They went sky high last time.
Same price margins. Hard to say. Say if they charged a 20% margin on ammo that cost them 20 dollar box of ammo and then a month later charge 20% margin on the same ammo that now costs $40 dollars, they might be doing better. Hard to say. It is a sellers market.I was at Gulf Coast Gun Monday and asked them about the prices and they told me that their purchase prices went up and they have the same margins as before. Of course they said they are definitely not try to price gouge. Who knows, sounds reasonable base on the prices I'm seeing online. Just my two cents.....