Wow. Just... wow.

[Frailer]

I think you're right. I reckon there are quite a few folks here that only own a dozen or so handguns, but not so many who will admit it.

I admit this made me chuckle.

My wife and I have an understanding: We both pretend that she doesn't know how many guns I own. ;-)

 

[randyman]

Not The Old Days

After reading through this thread and being a newbi to S&W revolvers I am sort of amused by some of the comments about the old days and buying these guns for the prices you guys are talking about. I used to think semiautos were cool and didnt think anything about paying 1300.00 for a nice Kimber 45 or even 2200.00 for a Wilson. These guns got shot a lot but thats what they were purchased for. The only problem with these guns was there wasnt any personal attachment to them. Now after stumbling into several nice S&W revolvers on a package deal and realising what I have been missing out on all these years I wish I would have got in 25 years ago. But at the same rate when you take into consideration inflation and economics and all that bs and also some of the comments from some forum members such as : they dont make em like that anymore: you guys are killing me: and a couple other amusing comments. And the fact that sat. night I took the wife out for a nice dinner, cost 147.00 with a fairly cheap bottle of wine thrown in. The problem with dinner was ya, it was a great time but you have nothing to show for it afterward except for the memory and a happy wife. You could also say hey dummy you could have spent that money on a gun. Or you could put it into perspective and say hey, these 500 to 800 dollar revolvers are a bargain and I want more. That seems to be where I am at. I just hope I dont wear em out just looking at and playing with em when I'm not shooting them. Thanks for all the great info and hope I didnt offend anyone with my comments........Randy........

 

[NFrameFred]

I think your attitude and comments are right on, Randy.

Some of these guys would complain if ya hung 'em with a new rope !

 

[ladder13]

If you don't want an item because of the price, don't pay, pretty simple isn't it?

 

[Jack Flash]

... But at the same rate when you take into consideration inflation and economics and all that bs and also some of the comments from some forum members such as : they dont make em like that anymore: you guys are killing me: and a couple other amusing comments. ...

Inflation is bs? In that case, get ready for a whole lot more bs in the next few years.

I had trouble understanding most of your post, so I'll leave it at that.

 

[Dennis The B]

There is also a "down-side" to...

...to the proliferation of the internet. Although prices have generally gone up, some prices have actually gone down.

Pre-internet, a lot of trade in goods was local (i.e. state, local, adjacent states, etc.). Your purchasing world, unless done by catalogue sales (think LL Bean, Lands End, Cabelas, etc.) limited your search area. With the expansion of the internet, everyone gets into the interstate fray. Now, anyone with a web site, can compete with even the largest volume retailers, and everyone has had to become more competitive. Hooray for the consumer. Notice now that state governments are scrambling for lost sales/use tax revenue?

On the other hand, that "rare" thingamajig that was in Auntie Em's closet, isn't really rare, the 9,999th one was just sold on eBay, or where ever.

Sure, prices are up in some areas; but overall the consumer has won big.