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#1 ·
OK so who panicked and bought a AR before the election?
I bought 3 Anderson lowers on a credit card just in case, now I have to start acquiring parts to build them.

Casey
 
#101 ·
I almost bought parts to finish the lowers I have. But something in the pit of my empty bank account said no. So now I wait a bit and prices should come down a bit and I can build a few uppers. Doing 1 .556 rifle and 1 ..300 blackout pistol.


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#102 ·
I almost bought parts to finish the lowers I have. But something in the pit of my empty bank account said no. So now I wait a bit and prices should come down a bit and I can build a few uppers. Doing 1 .556 rifle and 1 ..300 blackout pistol.
I don't think prices will come down unless a vendor bought more to inventory in anticipation of a Hillary win. But then retailers are also looking at making sales and reducing inventory numbers before closing their 2016 sales and inventoried stock $ numbers.
 
#104 ·
I noticed that a few retailers were "out of stock" a month or so before the election. Bastards were sitting of stuff looking to jack the prices. Amazingly everybody is in stock just after the election. I know larue has a good price on stealth barrels through the end of the year and might go to rainier arms for some .300 parts while they have end of the year deals.


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#105 ·
I bought me a new colt competition 1911 9mm but it had nothing to do with the election and everything with me trying to shoot a little faster in uspsa competition .
I have two 5.56 ar's , two 300 blackouts ' a 458 socom and a 50 beowulf . Im good on evil black rifles .
 
#106 ·
One More AR

I needed a lower for a xtra upper I had. Ended up buying two. So now I had a xtra lower. The Thursday before the election the msm caused me to think the election was going to go bad. So I hit the buy now on a complete upper. Now after the election the price dropped $100. But that's the way it goes some time you eat the bear and sometime the bear eats you.
 
#108 ·
I didn't panic, I had been thinking about building a 16 inch M4 style to go along with my standard A2. Once I found out hillary was running, I figured if I was going to do it, now would be the time.
I built a basic M4 clone off of a spikes tactical punisher lower. I also bought a 10 pack of Pmags.
But other than a little ammo, that's it for pre election purchases.

I have noticed one thing. Right now is definitely a buyers market for AR's. If you ever thought about buying one, now would be the time, as the market is flooded.
 
#110 ·
It's SRO in Ca. gun stores now. Anything with a "Bullet Button" is flying off the shelves. Some shops are so stacked up with items on hold/"in jail" for the required waiting period have stopped accepting transfers because they don't have enough room for safe/legal storage. I'd expect that some places are still struggling with keeping even M1 family type rifles on hand, too. Also the "parts" needed to go featureless are selling fast, too, as well as decent AR tools for doing conversions, etc.
 
#114 ·
Since the election we are moving a lot fewer AR's and other 'military' type rifles as well. That said, mags are still moving as is ammunition. With tax 'refunds' soon arriving I anticipate business will pick up on the firearms real soon.
 
#115 ·
Leading up to this past election I just stocked up on primers and powder.

However after the election I heard something on local Boston talk show that a lot of gun shops are hurting because they stocked up on stuff expecting (as did myself) that Hillary would win. When Trump won the panic evaporated overnight. The talk host said basically go support your local gun store and buy a "celebration" gun BEERCHUG1instead of a "panic" gunYIKES1.

I took that advise and bought my M1A.
 
#118 ·
I Panicked and Bought a Colt M4 HBAR.................in 2004 !
It had a Pinned stock but that lasted for ,well a week until the 4 position one came in the mail.
I was in NY than but that is a (30 round Mag ) Story for another day!
 
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