How much did you lose in the "panic season"?

[Midwest]

I over paid $10 on one box of .45 acp. The biggest loss was shooting time because I could not replace the ammo at the same price I bought it for...that is IF I was able to find the ammo at at all.
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[bannockburn]

I didn't buy anything during that time and actually made a little money selling off some .22LR (mostly Remington and Winchester), ammo.

 

[Ky Larry]

I had some health problems that kept me off the range for most of last year. I had plenty of components and .22 ammo so I don't feel I lost anything. I did give a lot of .22lr ammo to the Boy Scouts but I don't feel that was a "loss." Bullets and primers are available and powder is starting to show up on the shelves. If you aren't stocking up now, don't complain when the next shortage hits.

 

[nuccx2001]

I bought a couple of slightly overpriced 22LR bricks...... But I was mostly all set before the panic.... I however elected not to shoot as much until lately

 

[JRWhit]

I chose mostly not to participate. My main loss was shooting time as like others I quite shooting what I could not replace. I did get a lot of rib hurting laughs whatching 600$ guns go for 2000-2500$. It is unfortunate that so many new gun owners are going to be left with such a horrible taste in their mouth from the gun community as they start to see how much of there money was pissed away. It's of there own doing but the taste will still be there.
Honestly I spent most of the time focused on other hobbies. The spectacle that unfolded was liken to mass histeria and I just could not participate as It seemed too ridiculous. The biggest hillarity of it all is the dissapearance of 22lr. Everyone gets worried about a ban on high capacity rifles, and somehow 22lr gets made into the biggest concern. Oh well, I'll keep what I have and shoot it up once I know I can replace it.
But no loss here in $, just range fun.

 

[MADDOG]

I stocked up after 9-11 and didn't change anything. It was actually enjoyable going to the range when it wasn't crowded. Most times when I went to the outdoor range, my grandson and I were the only people there. Be prepared---

 

[JR24]

I was in the middle of nowhere during the ammo panic. Our store was fully stocked with ammo (I was one of the very few in town that shot regularly) except .22. Just had to pay 2x to 3x what you'd pay down states for it, always.

For the semi-auto/AWP kinda panic. We did pick up the "Commando" model Thompson, instead of the "Gangster" style (as my wife calls it) since that's what we could find on short notice. Didn't pay extra, but it wasn't exactly what she wanted. Figured I could replace the furniture if necessary, but she likes it as is.

Fun gun to shoot, heavy though.

 

[USAF_Vet]

I lost a bunch of stress by not worrying about buying and selling guns and ammo and mags.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I lost nothing. I buy ammo when sales are on and keep enough in reserve to avoid paying inflated prices. I also didn't buy or sell any guns so I just kept shooting as normal. As the panic subsided, my reserves got depleted, so I went back to paying sale prices as usual.

Panic is not a state of being, it is an emotional state brought on by a lack of planning.

 

[RFMan]

Didn't lose or make any money.

Didn't sell anything (well, one lower to a coworker for a reasonable price).

Didn't overpay for anything. Did buy magazines and ammo along, but waited and watched for normal prices. Was fairly well stocked because I learned my lesson during the last one. Didn't really predict the whole 22LR thing.

I did get a couple of things on my "to get list" a little sooner than I probably would have. That wasn't such a bad thing...

But I did SEE shortages, and long long LONG lines at the gun shows, and people overpaying, and people selling for ridiculous amounts, and all the other stuff.

 

[Armybrat]

I paid too much ($459) at my LGS for a Ruger SR45, but would have bought one anyway.
Didn't buy anything else foe almost 2 years, including ammo.
Of course the fact that while rummaging around in the back of my closet a year & a half ago I found 13 forgotten bricks of .22lr. - that might have had something to do with it.

Actually the panic helped me justify an AR15 to my wife; "See, these were selling for $xxx and I can get one for $x. Think of it as an investment!"

Same here. Since the manufacturers apparently are overstocked, I bought a S&W Sport AR and a Colt LE6920 at pretty good prices ($579 & $879 respectively) recently. Did order 1,000 rounds of range ammo for them at somewhat high prices (33 & 36 cents/round).

Since the AR prices are still pretty good, I might buy a couple more of the S&W Sports - they are $559 at GaG. - and a few more cases of ammo. Never can tell if any of my grandkids or their future spouses might need some hardware.

 

[Ryanxia]

Didn't lose a penny.

 

[oneounceload]

Our last Semi Auto panic-- I over payed $250 for a RR lower.

Ammunition Panic- I refused to buy any that was marked up from normal, but I have lost a lot of time wasted checking stores for silly .22s.

Magazine panic- Paid $30 for a $13 PMag.

My big loss- Not selling a Scar 17 FDE at a $2500 profit. With my luck I would have sold it and FN would stop selling SCARs to the civilian market

Seems ironic that you are complaining on one hand about paying more than you think you should have, but then lamenting you didn't take advantage of someone else for a tidy profit........

You can never over-pay. You WILLINGLY paid the ASKING price of the seller. You had a choice to either pay his price, negotiate it down to an acceptable level, or walk away. You chose to pay, so you did not over pay.

 

[NOMI WASP]

About $30k from my savings plan at work. WINNER!!

I bought some $30 cheep korean AK mags and some over priced promags. Of course I bought a lot of over priced ammo several times when Russian AK ammo has been threatened.

My worst offense was $12.50 a couple boxes of wolf 7.62x39The AR I bought last year is probably a little cheaper but I got it on 18 months no interest through Wally's so being able to make monthly payments was worth it to me.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Made a little. Sold a Marlin Camp 9 for about 6 times what I paid. Granted, I got it for $120, so the buyer didn't over pay that much at $700.

I did buy an FAL in Feb of '13, but certainly didn't over pay. With the options, it would have been a $2,250 rifle from DSA. It had a few mags through it, I gave $1,950 cash. That was the last gun I bought until August of this year.

My ammo situation was not bad, I had sufficient stock to keep shooting through the rush. However, I chose not to, got (heavily) back into RC cars instead. I don't know that it saved me much money ultimately, though; the prices on kits and parts have never been better, but the resale value has never been worse.

 

[Wishoot]

Slightly overpaid for a Shield a few months ago by about $25, but that's the worst of it.

 

[chicharrones]

Seems ironic that you are complaining on one hand about paying more than you think you should have, but then lamenting you didn't take advantage of someone else for a tidy profit........

You can never over-pay. You WILLINGLY paid the ASKING price of the seller. You had a choice to either pay his price, negotiate it down to an acceptable level, or walk away. You chose to pay, so you did not over pay.

Geez. Maybe I'm interpreting it wrong, but that comes across as a father scolding their son.

 

[Onward Allusion]

Actually made some spare change by selling a few of the cheap 10/22 clear plastic mags. I think there were some that went for $45 a piece.

 

[Wisco]

I made about $7,000.

I was happy to part with extra lowers for $600+, ammo at $1 a round, p-mags at $35+

I've ordered some 100 count boxes of p-mags just to sell the next time!

 

[Robert]

Didn't lose a cent. Didn't buy or sell anything.

 

[Blue Thunder]

Nothing. Moving from existing home to temp facilities and building new home. Loaded up 9, 40, 45 in a K or so of each to tide me over when the new home will be built. All components were from way back when things were lots cheaper than now. Still have a ton of components in storage waiting the new reloading facility to be built and completed. I also bought early and often at regular prices as this is also my second time around this merry go around....

 

[akarguy]

Sold pmags and 40rd RPK mags for $65 each. Got $500 for cases of golden tiger and $1200 for a converted saiga frankenrifle. I set no price on any of this, gunbroker... People bid on all of it

 

[HisStigness]

I paid $30 for a pmag (but it had a window (^o^)) and got a pound of titegroup for $26. All in all, I showed pretty good restraint. I set a rule day one that I wouldn't pay more than 8 cents per round for 22lr.

 

[Elkins45]

I sold a rifle I bought for somewhere around $300 for $600 to a plastic surgeon who whipped out the cash without batting an eye. I think he had been an Army surgeon before. The gun was a Sig 22 with four mags and he already had one like it and wanted a spare. This was in the winter months of '13 at the height of the panic. I will always remember his parting words to me when I walked out of his office after having walked into a medical office complex carrying a big blue plastic case that said Sig on the side. He said "Enjoy your freedom brother!" Best gun sale ever!

I did lose a couple of bucks. I was going to post that I haven't bought any 22 ammo since before the panic but that's not entirely true. I bought a silencer so I had to pick up some subsonic ammo to try with it. That's the one rimfire I had minimal stock of.

 

[arizona_cards_11]

I sold 10 SCAR17 magazines for $120 a piece, which I then spent a portion of on a Noveske AR15 lower that I overpaid by $400, as well as a Daniel Defense LPK that I overpaid by about $60 on.

Overall, I probably came out close to even. Unfortunately, I'm still overpaying for powder.......