Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Went to the gun show this weekend not.loohing good any time soon!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="DarryH" data-source="post: 2138502" data-attributes="member: 77108"><p>I always felt the decline of the gun shows had to do with one thing.....the Magazine called "Shotgun News". All of the sudden, everyone knew what dealer's cost was and they didn't want to pay over cost or at most 10% over cost. Dealers have to make a profit. They cannot keep their doors open for 10% above cost. I recall hearing many dealers blame the magazine too. Now we have computers to keep us up on prices. It does make it hard on dealers to make enough profit to stay in business. The current problem IS consumer based. So WE ARE the problem!!!!! I maintain that this WILL end. Maybe it will take four years, but I feel pretty confident we will see a bit more normalcy by sometime this summer. Right now, if you don't need it, don't buy to hoard it. If you aren't going to use it, don't buy it to sell to someone at an inflated price. I have been in the firearms business for years. I have been a buyer for a sporting goods store. I currently buy and sell guns and ammo where I work. I have first chance at everything. For my own use, I have bought three boxes of ammo since January. I bought a gun in December. It is chambered for 8mm Steyr. I bought two boxes of ammo. I bought a Marlin quite a while ago, and I bought one box of 32 Remington for it. I am not hoarding even though I could. I ask that you try to set an example for others. If you do, the current problems will go away sooner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarryH, post: 2138502, member: 77108"] I always felt the decline of the gun shows had to do with one thing.....the Magazine called "Shotgun News". All of the sudden, everyone knew what dealer's cost was and they didn't want to pay over cost or at most 10% over cost. Dealers have to make a profit. They cannot keep their doors open for 10% above cost. I recall hearing many dealers blame the magazine too. Now we have computers to keep us up on prices. It does make it hard on dealers to make enough profit to stay in business. The current problem IS consumer based. So WE ARE the problem!!!!! I maintain that this WILL end. Maybe it will take four years, but I feel pretty confident we will see a bit more normalcy by sometime this summer. Right now, if you don't need it, don't buy to hoard it. If you aren't going to use it, don't buy it to sell to someone at an inflated price. I have been in the firearms business for years. I have been a buyer for a sporting goods store. I currently buy and sell guns and ammo where I work. I have first chance at everything. For my own use, I have bought three boxes of ammo since January. I bought a gun in December. It is chambered for 8mm Steyr. I bought two boxes of ammo. I bought a Marlin quite a while ago, and I bought one box of 32 Remington for it. I am not hoarding even though I could. I ask that you try to set an example for others. If you do, the current problems will go away sooner. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Went to the gun show this weekend not.loohing good any time soon!
Top