Firearm prices coming down?
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I got a Sig P365 from Bass Pro for $499. Still $599 most places.
Generally speaking, new guns are more reasonable than used on the BST sites. For some reason some folks still think they're used Glock is worth $700 when the LGS has new for $549-$599.
Police trade-in pistols are still great deals though
Police trade-in pistols are still great deals though
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they will come down u till next years elections,,its a cycle that has been going on for decades
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Guns are cheap. Ammo isn’t.
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I got my Brand new Gen 5 23 for 499 on GB. Quite a good deal even today. You just have to be patient.
but I agree with the post above that said used is way overpriced.
but I agree with the post above that said used is way overpriced.
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I still see pre scamdemic $300 SD9s going for nearly $400.
Firearm sales slowed way down once the stimulus checks stopped being issued.
Firearm sales slowed way down once the stimulus checks stopped being issued.
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Lots of non-shooters and non-gun-owners wrecked the gun market in 2020 and 2021 when the stupid over-response to CoVid-19, ridiculous huge stimulus checks, and BLM/PANTIFA wrecked the country and scared everybody.
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For some reason it's different here just recently.
Prices had come down a good bit, but from what I saw locally yesterday prices have risen again where I live. Yesterday I bought another Shield Plus while I could get the rebate. (For when a few of the grandkids turn 21; they like mine.) I got it at Academy Sports and the price had increased $30 from a month or so ago, from $499 to $529. I'd have thought they'd just increased the price because of the current $50 rebate, but I noticed their prices on some other handguns had also increased $20-30 from the last time I looked, so it wasn't just their Shield Pluses.
I've been in there so much the people at the gun counter recognize me now. 😂
Of course groceries and gas have gone up a lot, too, so it's not just guns.
Before I went in I called my favorite, and maybe now the only remaining, local gun store and their price on the Shield Plus is now $579. I don't know if they've raised their prices on other guns as well, but that's definitely a recent increase. There aren't many local firearm sellers where I live.
I had a $15 store coupon which I used at Academy and also got my usual 5% discount for putting it on their card (worth getting for the discount if you buy guns there), so those brought the Academy price down to $489. That was about as low as I could have bought one from online sellers after adding in a $30-40 FFL fee for the transfer, plus I got to inspect the pistol before deciding to buy it and got it on the spot. I have to pay GA sales tax either way. So counting the $50 rebate I got it for $439.
That isn't a bad price for the pistol, but that was after two discounts and the rebate.
They also had the 13-rd magazines for $37.50 before any discounts. As soon as the coupon they gave me kicks in in a couple of days, I'm going to buy an extra or two. They didn't have any of the 10-rd magazines in stock.
Prices had come down a good bit, but from what I saw locally yesterday prices have risen again where I live. Yesterday I bought another Shield Plus while I could get the rebate. (For when a few of the grandkids turn 21; they like mine.) I got it at Academy Sports and the price had increased $30 from a month or so ago, from $499 to $529. I'd have thought they'd just increased the price because of the current $50 rebate, but I noticed their prices on some other handguns had also increased $20-30 from the last time I looked, so it wasn't just their Shield Pluses.
I've been in there so much the people at the gun counter recognize me now. 😂
Of course groceries and gas have gone up a lot, too, so it's not just guns.
Before I went in I called my favorite, and maybe now the only remaining, local gun store and their price on the Shield Plus is now $579.
I don't know if they've raised their prices on other guns as well, but that's definitely a recent increase. There aren't many local firearm sellers where I live.I had a $15 store coupon which I used at Academy and also got my usual 5% discount for putting it on their card (worth getting for the discount if you buy guns there), so those brought the Academy price down to $489. That was about as low as I could have bought one from online sellers after adding in a $30-40 FFL fee for the transfer, plus I got to inspect the pistol before deciding to buy it and got it on the spot. I have to pay GA sales tax either way. So counting the $50 rebate I got it for $439.
That isn't a bad price for the pistol, but that was after two discounts and the rebate.
They also had the 13-rd magazines for $37.50 before any discounts. As soon as the coupon they gave me kicks in in a couple of days, I'm going to buy an extra or two. They didn't have any of the 10-rd magazines in stock.
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I was just commenting in general. But retail prices had come down locally for awhile, but they sure seem to be up again now, at least where I live. I was surprised yesterday.
Revolvers are harder to find than pistols, too. I've been looking for a specific .38 spl to give to my daughter later and it's out of stock everywhere.
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