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7 - 15-22 mags for $455!!! but it includes shipping! WOW, glad that was included, but $315 for shipping? USPS should be making money now......
 
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I will freely admit that, I just bought the one in the classified section for $65.

I bought a 15-22 for my wife for Christmas and then after the new year got around to looking for more mags for it. I NEVER have just one mag for any of my weapons and it was driving me nuts. So now I'll have 2 and hopefully some more when Doomsdays come out.

It's all fine and good to say how much you would pay for a mag when you have alot of them...not so easy when you only have one. my 2 cents anyhow
 
Locked-N-Loaded said:
A cliche I just can't get down with that merely is used to justify a ridiculous purchase. We know what they are worth.. they are worth $20. We are not talking about a rare painting with a never established MSRP.
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I don't like it either, but it's a fact. Some people think they are worth $100 a piece. I am not one of them, so I'll wait.
 
Locked-N-Loaded said:
A cliche I just can't get down with that merely is used to justify a ridiculous purchase. We know what they are worth.. they are worth $20. We are not talking about a rare painting with a never established MSRP.
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Again...how many do you have?

How much were 30 rounders worth during the last ban?

There is a very good possablity we are looking at another mag restriction. All we have to go on is history. and History says Pre-ban mags only.

Supply and Demand is never a cliche it's fact.
 
Boy I'm glad I got my mags before all this **** hit the fan:rolleyes:
I thought it was only affecting the AR-15's, but I guess I was wrong.:eek:
 
looseman said:
Again...how many do you have?

How much were 30 rounders worth during the last ban?

There is a very good possablity we are looking at another mag restriction. All we have to go on is history. and History says Pre-ban mags only.

Supply and Demand is never a cliche it's fact.
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How many I have has zero point here. Zero.

If I had 1 or 5 or 15, I would never pay the current price of admission. Want proof? While everyone was paying $50,60,70,100 I paid $20 to get them direct from S&W just this past week. More proof? I was offered them at just over $20 from a guy I made a deal with to buy at the original $16 he was charging and I said no and walked away as it was not a cool move. I paid proper retail. So, I talked the talk and walked the walk. Even when I only had 5.

The supposed "supply and demand" issue is misleading. There is supply, S&W is even selling and making them and shipping them. As are other companies. And that is part of my point... people are buying into a false hype and paying far to much. Some are hording just to sell. But they are out there and are being made and in a few months when things chill, panic buyers that paid 2-3-4 times the value... bumming.
 
Old school L-n-L, I like that. Sometimes it is not about money! A man has to have principles! It's tough being a role model but I know the feeling!
 
Being a new owner of a 15-22, I was looking for mags. Found one on ebay for $65 and bought it. Like a previous poster I didn't feel comfortable with just one. I have several ordered from S & W and promag and will just wait for the craziness to end for shipment. Unless the zombie apocalypse comes, I'll be fine until then.
 
Hopefully the supply line will soon get some more mags and this insanity will stop. I'm also glad to have plenty of 15/22 mags on hand.
 
Locked-N-Loaded said:
How many I have has zero point here. Zero.

If I had 1 or 5 or 15, I would never pay the current price of admission. Want proof? While everyone was paying $50,60,70,100 I paid $20 to get them direct from S&W just this past week. More proof? I was offered them at just over $20 from a guy I made a deal with to buy at the original $16 he was charging and I said no and walked away as it was not a cool move. I paid proper retail. So, I talked the talk and walked the walk. Even when I only had 5.

The supposed "supply and demand" issue is misleading. There is supply, S&W is even selling and making them and shipping them. As are other companies. And that is part of my point... people are buying into a false hype and paying far to much. Some are hording just to sell. But they are out there and are being made and in a few months when things chill, panic buyers that paid 2-3-4 times the value... bumming.
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I understand your point of view..and admire your resolve, but the one bummin could be you if a ban takes effect and you could have had a bunch more for a few $ over retail.

99% of the people payin these prices are not guys like us. They are buying "because" of the **** goin on right now. They don't know about the past shortages. All they know is they have a new gun and want to shoot it, and they can't get ammo or mags.

I hope I'm not comming off as a dick. I just wanted to give another perspective. Ordinarily I would be in your boat, But I have never seen anything like whats goin on right now.

EDIT: I just noticed your "location"...thats funny stuff right there.
 
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Here's what I believe is happening or will: as many online and brick & morter shops get mags in, they will never make it to the sales floor. They will still be "OOS", while the shop puts them on gunbroker for $60-100. I believe this has already happened frequantly to be honest.

One of the biggest online gun shops is doing this with AR's and AK's right now. The rifles are "OOS", but they have constant auctions on the same OOS rifles that drive up to ridiculous prices. That's not being a good "bud-dy".
 
les strat said:
Here's what I believe is happening or will: as many online and brick & morter shops get mags in, they will never make it to the sales floor. They will still be "OOS", while the shop puts them on gunbroker for $60-100. I believe this has already happened frequantly to be honest.

One of the biggest online gun shops is doing this with AR's and AK's right now. The rifles are "OOS", but they have constant auctions on the same OOS rifles that drive up to ridiculous prices. That's not being a good "bud-dy".
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That is corrrect...and as long as there are people to pay those prices it will continue.

I look at it this way...If the SHTF...whats worth more, your $ or your ammo? Somthin to think about and whats on alot of buyers minds right now.
 
The retailers have no choice but to sell at an inflated price.

They can sell all of their stock to Joe Flipper and watch him relist it at an inflated price or just go ahead and list it them selves; its only smart business.

Bill
 
G & R charged me $2 over OEM just a few days ago and are on the way. He could have jumped on the bandwagon and nailed someone in the fanny like a lot of other places. But he will get future business from me unlike the others out there.
 
Jacwil said:
Chopper... when did you order them?
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Order the 19th after he answered an email saying they were in stock. Seems like they went out of stock shortly after but not sure, shorts went in-out-in-out in then longs went out. I think they were at a gun show when I got my answer and were probably selling out of there also.
These thing are like a yo-yo going in and out so you have to jump right on 'em. Retired have time to keep an eye out.
 
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