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I don't know them or their names. I meant to say "know of", rather than "know". Just guys I've talked to at various times and places.

My circle of friends generally has such limited cash, most are doing good to have a couple of boxes of handgun ammo, a box of hunting rifle ammo and a case of 12 ga bird shot on hand.

I knew I'd take a hit for suggesting that any of our brethren would use the "never let a good crisis go to waste" tactics.

Obviously, being self employed for the last 30 years, I am a hard core capitalist. And, my line of work is definately market driven. If potential clients clinch when I quote a fee, I always give them phone numbers for one or two of my competitors. They move on, I move on.

What I'm seeing in this "crisis rush" is not just a repeat of four years ago, but a repeat with a twist. We proudly and boldly proclaim the "we the people must stand together" mantra, while some amongst our ranks may just be a bit more patriotic to themselves as they are their proclaimed cause. And, yes, I have firsthand knowledge of folks that bought a few rifles in the $700-800 price range (and tons of ammunition) during the late summer for the single intent not letting a good crisis go to waste. Even if the election had gone the other way, they would have at least been able to get their money back. Some sold mid to late November for only a 50% "profit", one of which I heard complaining a few days ago that he wished he'd have waited another month or so for the 200-300% profit margin.

I just never considered the term "profiteering" to be anything less than dishonestly twisting the principles of capitalism. But, then again, free markets should not be restricted by anything/anyone other than an agreement between buyer and seller. I can live with that, for the most part. What I hate to see happening is that "we" are allowing "them" to manipulate us into doing some pretty stupid things to ourselves.

From some of what I'm reading/hearing, if there does come the day of real doom, we will all go down individually.

I bet that didn't make me anymore brownie points either


surv

the actual Mossy 500 is gonna cost a bit more than $200, but if you can even find one right now, a Mossberg Maveric 88 is the "less expensive" cousin to the 500, and it's assembled here in Texas (with a whole lot of parts from across the South River).

C-dub wrote:

mr surveyor wrote:a buddy called me this morning to see if I wanted to go to the Longview show with him..... uuuhhhh, no, not on your life! He called me a couple hours later and said the line to get in, 30 minutes after opening, was extremely long. He said there were probably 30-40 guys "in line" with AR's on their shoulders for sale and overheard three of them telling potential buyers a price of $2500. Lots of profiteering going on amongst our ranks. What was Emanuel's statement... "never let a good tradgedy go to waste" (paraphrased)? I find it disheartening that we are being led by the very people we so despise, to do this to ourselves.

Interesting. I wonder why these folks are selling. Are they selling because it is a seller's market? Are they selling before the ban so they don't have to register anything? Or are they selling one of their rifles to help fund ammo for one or two others?

note my use of the word "profiteering". I'm betting the majority of those folks walking around hawking their AR's remembered the rush in 2008-2009. They probably bought these in August or September at what we would consider "finally normal" prices, speculating on making a huge profit in the coming post election market...which has come.

a buddy called me this morning to see if I wanted to go to the Longview show with him..... uuuhhhh, no, not on your life! He called me a couple hours later and said the line to get in, 30 minutes after opening, was extremely long. He said there were probably 30-40 guys "in line" with AR's on their shoulders for sale and overheard three of them telling potential buyers a price of $2500. Lots of profiteering going on amongst our ranks. What was Emanuel's statement... "never let a good tradgedy go to waste" (paraphrased)? I find it disheartening that we are being led by the very people we so despise, to do this to ourselves.