[Empty Brass]

Is the firearm market starting to catch up yet? I've been seeing more Ar's and stuff show up and sit longer. Hows it in your areas?

 

[JesseJames]

The only stuff around here is the WAY overpriced stuff. Everything else is selling like hot cakes.

My dealers cant even get me a 5Lb jug of Reloader 7

 

[Jamesb74]

primers and powders and bullets are still scarce. Some stuff does seem that it is catching up. True there is still alot of price gouging still going on.

 

[ArtFWTx]

primers and powders and bullets are still scarce. Some stuff does seem that it is catching up. True there is still alot of price gouging still going on.

An FFL friend said something similar. We didn't talk about reloading gear, but he said more overpriced AR's and magazines are staying with the seller at gun shows. There's still an increased demand, but not the panic surge we had after the election.

The best deals I've seen are still with our vendors and on the EE on ARFCOM. While one local gun store Cheaper Than Dirt was reported by another member as having a 6.8 RRA rifle for $1900, PK Firearms, and Legal Transfers had them listed new in the box at $920-1020 depending on options on AR15.com. So there is a huge gap in prices out there if you shop around and don't buy the first one you run across.

A Stag 5H 6.8 upper was going for $750 at a recent gun show. Then there's the Xtreme 6.8 at $649. Now which one would I buy? :roll:

Same thing with AR mags. One store and gun show locally had them for $29.95 for USGI mags, and at the same time you can go online and find them for $12-15.

Oh, CTD who was gouging on the RRA 6.8, also had SSA ammo in stock for regular retail pricing.... go figure.

 

[Empty Brass]

I forgot about the reloading stuff. Yeah most of that is ate up. Plus pistol ammo is dried up too.

I've seen alot of ar's around here and really havent noticed any gouging. Lot of them under 1k.

 

[owenslee]

Kathy and I set up at the Springfield MO gun show this weekend. At dinner on Saturday night we sat next to two CMMG employees who initially had a large booth when the show opened on Friday night. Normally about 6-8 tables.However on Saturday...they were not set up. The tables were empty.

We discussed the show and they told us they had sold ALL of their AR rifles in four hours Friday night.... Many to other dealers. About 60 rifles.

CMMG is notorious for selling "barrel rifles" at discount at the shows. Usually with some minor cosmetic issue for well below market value. It used to be take your pick of any rifle in the barrel for $599...then $699. They were very popular before the election and even more so now.

There were a number of AR's that were unsold at the end of the weekend but these were typically higher end weapons over $1200 . At the last two shows I have sold one New SA85M AKS for $750, a new AR-10 SS Armalite A2 .308 upper for $900, and a like new used Bushmaster Dissipator .223 for $900. A new Eagle A2 DCM competition rifle with match grade SS barrel for $1095 has collected a lot of interest but remains unsold. I sold (6) 20 " 5.56 AR chrome barrels in HBAR and military profile for $225-$275 each.

I think the inflated rifles continue to collect dust but those that are reasonably priced continue to sell.

Ammo continues to be a hot commodity with .380 auto non existent, with 9mm, 10mm .40 S&W and 45 ACP in limited supply at inflated prices.
Brass case .223 55g /62g is selling for $475-$500 / K.
Brass cased Santa Barbara and Radway Green berdan 7.62 x 51 NATO FMJ is selling for $595-$650 / K.

Kerry

 

[tbready]

Gunbroker.com seems to have a lot more ammo for sale compared to a few months ago when there was absolutlely nothing to be sold. 6.8 ammo is still kinda scarce but 5.56 and 7.62x39 seem to be coming around but the price still SUCKS. 8)

 

[Awake777]

primers and powders and bullets are still scarce. Some stuff does seem that it is catching up. True there is still alot of price gouging still going on.

An FFL friend said something similar. We didn't talk about reloading gear, but he said more overpriced AR's and magazines are staying with the seller at gun shows. There's still an increased demand, but not the panic surge we had after the election.

The best deals I've seen are still with our vendors and on the EE on ARFCOM. While one local gun store Cheaper Than Dirt was reported by another member as having a 6.8 RRA rifle for $1900, PK Firearms, and Legal Transfers had them listed new in the box at $920-1020 depending on options on AR15.com. So there is a huge gap in prices out there if you shop around and don't buy the first one you run across.

A Stag 5H 6.8 upper was going for $750 at a recent gun show. Then there's the Xtreme 6.8 at $649. Now which one would I buy? :roll:

Same thing with AR mags. One store and gun show locally had them for $29.95 for USGI mags, and at the same time you can go online and find them for $12-15.

Oh, CTD who was gouging on the RRA 6.8, also had SSA ammo in stock for regular retail pricing.... go figure.

I've been to both the Fort Worth and Mesquite gun shows not that long ago, and the prices were high as compared to online, that I don't believe I will be attending another gun show in quite a while.

 

[marinesg1012]

I just want components to get caught up... Im just getting into this whole reloading thing and now everything is on back order....

I think I found enough to get me started but I would like more powder and primer choices.

 

[Jamesb74]

Somebody asked aboout primers in another thread and to try and be helpful I scanned Wideners,Powder Valley,Graf&sons,and Midway thinking I could find somthing and nothing was available. Unless you were reloading for shotgun. :lol:
I know the manufacturers run bullets in lots only so many times a year but do they do the same with primers? I think winchester and cci are military suppliers (not sure) so that would leave the others open. But then again.

 

[M4Super90]

Somebody asked about primers in another thread and to try and be helpful I scanned Wideners,Powder Valley,Graf&sons,and Midway thinking I could find something and nothing was available.

I've been buying from Powder Valley. Even though the stuff is listed as out of stock, I go ahead and back order. Last month that ran about 3 weeks before I received the 5000 CCI small rifle primers I ordered. They are running behind because of the order volume and sometimes stuff will come in and sell out before they update the site. You just have to call and ask. Plus, they are not gouging on prices. I don't mind the wait, so I just permanently keep stuff on order with them to offset.