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Gun price complaints
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Around 1900 a new Colt SAA could be had for an ounce of gold (about $25). The price of one today is right at one ounce of gold (about $2,500). The prices have not gone up. We just use more zeros today.
First gun was an 09 Argentine Mauser for $125, looked like brand new. Today same gun in same condition would barely keep up with inflation. Today if I can get the DMV snafu straightened out I will buy a new rifle for just over $400. That would equal $40-50 in 1968, give or take a few dollars. A gallon of gas was 32 Cents. Now $3. Not sure about the OZ of gold but you could not own it years ago, just jewelry and collector coins.
Wages in 1968 working in the amusement park just out of high school was 62.5 cents an hour. $22.79 take home for 40 hours work. 5 years alter it was $13,500, maxed out social security for the only time in my life. Today the gov't sends me enough social security to barely afford to pay attention
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I found gov't to be a poor investment unless you worked for them and they did not want my race or gender, had too many already.
Wages in 1968 working in the amusement park just out of high school was 62.5 cents an hour. $22.79 take home for 40 hours work. 5 years alter it was $13,500, maxed out social security for the only time in my life. Today the gov't sends me enough social security to barely afford to pay attention
.I found gov't to be a poor investment unless you worked for them and they did not want my race or gender, had too many already.
UncleEd
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When you figure out how to be satisfied with a minimal number of handguns and stick with them, you will have a lot more money. I believe Lord of the Universe Alfred E. Newman
declared two S&W revolvers and two autos is the right number. He allowed for a fifth
handgun if you really, really must. He expressed no opinion on rifles and shotuins.
declared two S&W revolvers and two autos is the right number. He allowed for a fifth
handgun if you really, really must. He expressed no opinion on rifles and shotuins.
Harrison
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No problems with Glock quality control. Their plastic sights are awful, and I immediately replace them with either a red dot, or Trigicon night sights.what has not increased in price in the past 15 years?
New gun prices are higher and will continue to go up
New gun Quality Control is at an all time low.
Will not be purchasing anything new until quality improves.
Well I just bought a Marlin pre 195 336. Paid 650. I thought it was a bit much..10 yeas ago they were selling a lot cheaper. Go to a gun show these days and they have 70% or moreI plastic guns for sale. Not my cuppa joe. And the sellers are all complaining because sales are so slow! Hell I'm complaining because I can't find a decent real gun. know I'm old etc but I buy stuff because it is quality. I'd rather have a 450 dollar Rock Island 1911 than a 1000 dollar 1/2 plastic gun. Yeah...I have 3 or 4 plastics Couple AR 15s Early Armalite AR 10...and I do carry a Sig 365 cause it is light and reliable.....but.... ugly. And yep......I can hit PDs with the Bushmaster Varminter every time at 200 yds...but I can decapitate them with my old Rem 722 every time...My daaughter prefers The CZ 204 Ruger...hang time duh!. Young folks seem to buy plastics because of the price and because they probably won't keep 'em very long...and getting something else...the throwaway society??
Purchase a $500 face value bad of silver JUNK coins will run $13000. That is the true effect of deficit spending, 37+ trillion debt, and the inflation that it causes. Even with Gold trading $3400 an oz and Silver Eagles $40ish+, in 10 years we will all be saying woulda, coulda, shoulda. When I started buying Gold it was $200 an oz and Silver Eagles at $10. I bought 3 kilos about 16 months ago. I'm up about 40-60%. This train ride isn't close to being over. Precious metals, collectable guns ( not the cheap ones) should be a part of everyone's financial plan. Funny that Financial Advisors will tell you it's a bad idea to buy gold. Since 2000 gold has outperformed the S&P500. Don't believe me, chart it out.
That's only a new incarnation, as silver has languished for years...The last ten months it has finally creeped up. It's really an awful investment overall.
I have a $500 face bag of 90% halves, (mostly walkers and franklins), and I am selling when it hits around $45...I have owned it since the late 1980's. All dealers are paying under spot because thousands of dollars of face value 90% is getting burned every day at the refinery.
Lance Boyle
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I see what used to be local pricing supplanted by whatever the highest current pricing is on gunjoker. The country gun shops used to have the faded fashions collecting dust and would dicker. Now it's collecting dust until they find a guy willing to pay gunjoker pricing. Granted you skip the fees but it artificially inflated the old regional market thing.
I have one shop that has half his gushed guns unmarked so that he doesn't get shorted on the current price trend. I like the guy in the shop but his stock just sits and is half consignment anyway that are always looking for top top dollar. I don't blame them but I have never had an offer I made accepted. I am talking $75 ish difference on $1200 tags.
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No, I bought my radios about five years ago and haven't watched pricing. I would not be surprised thinking about it, it's all asian gear and we devalued the dollar. They're going to translate dollars to yen or whatever before they agree to a contract.
That is certainly a major problem on this forum.
Way back when the Hunt Bros were trying to corner the market on silver I sold all my silver culls and some mediocre larger coins at $53 p/oz. I'm sure most of that was all melted down along with tea services, etc at that price. It may someday get back up to that.
I wish I'd know back then.
Hunt brothers? Man, that is far back. I remember when that happened as my dad had a coin shop at the time. Silver actually reached $50 again in 2008 or so. I sold about 50 ounces at $45 an ounce back then....It wasn't long it dropped back down to $14 or so.
Jerry in SC
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I'm not entirely sure what's driven the older non collectible gun prices up, even shooter grades are bringing high prices. My guess is the internet and folks with a lot of disposable income.
Ham radio has never been an inexpensive hobby unless you built your own. The Japanese gear was $600 to $1,000 when I was first licensed in 1979. I think I paid about $600 for a basic Kenwood TS-120 without the power supply in 1979 or 80. Don't get me started about Drake and Collins.
That's a lot of money in 2025 dollars.
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I think the average person does grasp how inflation impacts them if they buy consumer products. It is the politicians who don't grasp how their agenda driven spending bills create the need to put more money into circulation that fuels inflation.
Getting a new Tisas 1911 Tank Commander .45 today for $329 is about what a Colt 1911 Combat Commander cost new in the 1980. I under stand how the plastic guns can be produced cheaply today but a high quality forged and milled 1911 cheap is pretty cool!
When bitcoin came out you could buy one for less than a dime. Right now their $112,087.47 each.
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