Last weekend at Ft Pierce, there was a distinct difference in the air from a few months ago.
The tables were full of AR's and overpriced AK clones. I didn't see much in the way of buyers, more browsers. Many older folks who seem to be getting a new or second gun, and many people trading up.
Some very surprised buyers finding out that their gun was only worth under what they thought.
Very reasonable prices on shotguns, other than the keltec , which 2 guys were selling for 1,800.00. " I doubt many buyers will bite at that price".
The worse offenders were the guys selling ammo at a buck a round for range ammo "by the case", and half case. This is where the money was being made, they took the Wal-Mart ammo and actually doubled the price.
That's the story, "some ridiculous prices on optics", Personally I can't justify a light/laser combo for $350 with another 50 for the holster. It is the cost of a gun.
Unless your dept. is paying for it, the 40 dollar ones work pretty much the same, and I picked one up with 140 lumens for 39 dollars. For me having laser and a light is ok on a rifle, but too much for a pistol . The light is just fine.
One other thing I looked at the new Ruger 380 "larger model", than the LCP. I don't understand the market for this gun unless it was made for NY, as it only carries 7 rounds. That's only 1 more than the LCP, I didn't quite get that.
The tables were full of AR's and overpriced AK clones. I didn't see much in the way of buyers, more browsers. Many older folks who seem to be getting a new or second gun, and many people trading up.
Some very surprised buyers finding out that their gun was only worth under what they thought.
Very reasonable prices on shotguns, other than the keltec , which 2 guys were selling for 1,800.00. " I doubt many buyers will bite at that price".
The worse offenders were the guys selling ammo at a buck a round for range ammo "by the case", and half case. This is where the money was being made, they took the Wal-Mart ammo and actually doubled the price.
That's the story, "some ridiculous prices on optics", Personally I can't justify a light/laser combo for $350 with another 50 for the holster. It is the cost of a gun.
Unless your dept. is paying for it, the 40 dollar ones work pretty much the same, and I picked one up with 140 lumens for 39 dollars. For me having laser and a light is ok on a rifle, but too much for a pistol . The light is just fine.
One other thing I looked at the new Ruger 380 "larger model", than the LCP. I don't understand the market for this gun unless it was made for NY, as it only carries 7 rounds. That's only 1 more than the LCP, I didn't quite get that.
