Gun & Ammo sales on the rise

There are other factors - increase numbers of women gun owners, and rising anxiety about crime, possible economic collapse, race war, natural disaster, EOTWAWKI.

I think what went on with hurrican Katrina really opened a lot of people's eyes - many people believed that in a disaster, law enforcement was going to be there to help people.

What we saw was police abrogating their duties, allowing and in some cases even taking part in looting. Abandoning their posts / refusing to respond. People were rounded up, herded in and mixed with and put at the mercy of criminals. And of course there is the Danziger Bridge shootings.

There are still hard-core believers like Rahm Emanual, Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein and others who think that there is no reason to have a firearm - that the police can and will take care of you and you'll never need a gun. People who saw what happened with Hurrican Katrina know the truth.

So anyway - there are more factors than just the upcoming election and President Obama.
 
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Count makes a good point on more women shooting and I'll add just a general increase in this sport. My .22 league went from about 16 or so a year ago to something like 28 this past session! Add to that an election year with potential anti gun scare and the increase is not a surprise. Around here, Gander's cases have been lean the last few months but Fleet Farm (new to hand guns) has been able to keep a decent offering and I've had no problems getting ammo (nor have the prices gone up). I have seen some price rises on guns though. The Bersa Thunder jumped from 259 (239 on sale) to 279. Dang, knew I should have bought one on that last sale!!! Never any money when you need it! :(
 
i just noticed this early outage of ammo and gun parts...

I just picked up another ar lower to build and went online to put together a budget upper and parts kit for the lower... I was suprised when I couldn't find anything :eek: wow the mass hysteria has started earlier this time around... I guess I better pick up some more hi cap mags and more lowers to stash until the buyers get real crazy so i can then resell for a big profit...

last time around I sat back and laughed at all the folks paying 2-3x as much for any "black gun" or ammo... i even sold some of my guns for huge profits.... I was also there when the prices tanked and I picked up a few gems for a deep discount!

now is the time to stock up if you can and then sell later when prices are even crazier and stock is non existant...
 
I feel that more new gun owners are getting into the sport. They buy one gun then that sparks interest and soon you have 5 or 6. So many new people that demands are up. This also includes used firearms. Used firearms are harder to find even with the internet. Less people selling.
It is an addiction hobby. At least it is for me.
 
I believe Minnesota issued an additional 20,000 CC permits last year.
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Im glad to see that ......everyone who values their 2nd amendment rights should have their CCW permits if your state offers them even if you do not EDC.

If nothing else to show your support in numbers.

If CCW holders/applicants went up as much as the gun sales have I think we would all be a little safer. :)
 
There always seems to be some kind of shortage on a given gun at certain times. When a gun become popular normally the supply side wasn't ready for the demand. Then later the demand goes away and the company is stuck with a bunch of them. I think this is why the manufactures only make so many at a time to prevent price drops and lost profits.

Ammo manufactures are in the same boat. Make too much and you are stuck with it until the demand changes. Since the economy is not doing all that well from what I can see, it makes sense to not go overboard on production unless you know there will be a demand for the product longer then just the next few months.

Presently, I have seen some reloading items in short supply. The good thing is that there is a good supply of similar items on the market. I might not get the exact powder I want but I can get something close that works well enough. The same for primers. The bullet supply seems to be doing well. At least when you can reload you can get through these little shortages easy enough. I also enjoy reloading. Once I put enough coins together to make a large bulk purchase I should be good for some time to come.

I also have the pistols I to shoot so all is well.

I have noticed there is an increase in the number of people getting into shooting at the range. It is good to see the increase in interest. I just wish more of these new shooters would get some instruction from someone that knows what they are doing to make them safer and have a better first range impression. I have seen the biggest increase in new shooters that are couples of all ages. Some are only about 21 years old and some are well past 70. I have even seen an increase in the numbers of families coming with the kids to teach them how to shoot. I hope all these people continue in the sport.
 
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