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scare tactics being used at some gunstores

3.1K views 51 replies 25 participants last post by  Luke Cage  
#1 ·
Has any one else noticed that a few gunshops in NC are using scare tactics like saying "If you want an AK you better buy one now, they are getting hard to get", or "these are the last Mosin Nagants our distributer will be able to get, they are almost all gone". Im not going to mention the name of the shop, but one of the shops i go to from time to time does this.

Just because it is an election year, they are using these "tactics" to try to sell more guns. I have seen shops charging ridiculous prices for ammo as well, one shop quoted me $159 for a 440 round tin of 7.62x54R, saying that all of them were almost sold and they were getting rare(but online they still run around $80). I understand shops have to make a profit, but double the price...get real.

If a shop trys to use these type of tactics with you, check the info before you overpay for what you are wanting to buy...

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#3 ·
This happens at every election cycle now. Count on it. The unwashed masses and panic buyers drink the coolaid and rush to the gun stores and buy all the inflated priced ammo and guns they can find. I will do like I always do. Just shoot the firearms and ammo I have on hand now and wait to the hysteria to die down after the election. I have all the firearms I need and 30-40K rounds of assorted ammo on hand now so for me its not a concern. If you join in the "panic" you are part of the problem not the solution. It is a supply and demand issue to a large degree but some gun stores and online dealers take full advantage of the panic to spread fear and misleading info so they can sell more products at higher prices and increase profits. Last cycle Cheaper Than Dirt was a major dealer that did this in a big way and I will never do business with them again because of that. Their shipping is inflated anyway.
 
#6 ·
It's only going to get worse. I'm 49% owner of a shop in West Plains, Missouri. The school of thought with locals there according to my partners is that Republicans will lose control again and Obama will be re-elected. Knowing he doesn't have to worry about a third term it will be a full court press on gun grabbing. AR, AK, 9mm, and .45 flies off the shelf as soon as it comes in.
 
#7 ·
It's only going to get worse. I'm 49% owner of a shop in West Plains, Missouri. The school of thought with locals there according to my partners is that Republicans will lose control again and Obama will be re-elected. Knowing he doesn't have to worry about a third term it will be a full court press on gun grabbing. AR, AK, 9mm, and .45 flies off the shelf as soon as it comes in.
That is the general concensus amongst all my conservative friends. Not sure why they are not worried about what Romeny would do. But regardless, they are stocking up. I am forced to stock up because I fear they are going to cause a shortage and I won't even be able to get ammo for my weekend range days, or have to pay out the butt for it. I just don't understand why people can't grasp that even if a President wanted to gun grab as they say, it's not something that can be done in short order to the point it would catch you off gaurd and be left ammo-less.
 
#8 ·
Luke,

I dont fully disagree, but fear is a very strong motivator, in fact it generally runs most all of our behaviors...fear, or a desire for safety.

In many ways, firearms are an addiction. The fear of not having them, or not being able to use them causes what could be considered irrational fear to an outsider, but to the individual it is a real and palpable feeling. For example, when I was a smoker I was always checking to see how many smokes I had left. If I ever got down to half a pack I was already starting to think of needing to buy more. Running out, as a smoker, just was not an acceptable option. This meant I always tried to have a pack on me, one in the car, and one stashed at home (I was too poor to buy buy the carton). The thought of running out or not being able to get any more caused a real physical reaction and a level of anxiety.

Now, apply this to something that many of us have an "addiction" to, and have invested a large amount of money into, and you get something similar. The even thought of our "drug" being harder to get a hold of makes us anxious and react in kind. A better "safe than sorry" reaction. Id rather go ahead and stock up now and let all the smoke and mirrors die down...but...what if it really happens and they make my ammo cost a stupid high amount of money, or reinstate the AWB and I can no longer get my 30 round magazines!
 
#10 ·
Pretty simple....Obama has a debt to pay....Romney doesn't...
Romney has signed anti gun legislations, Obama hasn't....pretty simple
 
#11 ·
Luke,

I dont fully disagree, but fear is a very strong motivator, in fact it generally runs most all of our behaviors...fear, or a desire for safety.

In many ways, firearms are an addiction. The fear of not having them, or not being able to use them causes what could be considered irrational fear to an outsider, but to the individual it is a real and palpable feeling. For example, when I was a smoker I was always checking to see how many smokes I had left. If I ever got down to half a pack I was already starting to think of needing to buy more. Running out, as a smoker, just was not an acceptable option. This meant I always tried to have a pack on me, one in the car, and one stashed at home (I was too poor to buy buy the carton). The thought of running out or not being able to get any more caused a real physical reaction and a level of anxiety.

Now, apply this to something that many of us have an "addiction" to, and have invested a large amount of money into, and you get something similar. The even thought of our "drug" being harder to get a hold of makes us anxious and react in kind. A better "safe than sorry" reaction. Id rather go ahead and stock up now and let all the smoke and mirrors die down...but...what if it really happens and they make my ammo cost a stupid high amount of money, or reinstate the AWB and I can no longer get my 30 round magazines!
I agree, fear is a powerful drug. Over the years I've learned to use logic before fearing things, a lot of people haven't made that discovery I guess.
 
#13 ·
Romney has signed anti gun legislations, Obama hasn't....pretty simple
But Obama has supported a LOT of anti-gun legislation. 4
Now, I'm right with ya - Romney is probably as bad as Obama (maybe worse because he's supposed to be a "good guy" to the 2a based on his party affiliation).

Anyway, the Nat's thesis that fear is a powerful motivator is 110% true. And the economy is driven in large part by emotion as well. So look out, stock up now if you can afford to, because once it goes up it never comes back down to the level it was or below, whatever the commodity...
 
#14 ·
I agree that people are afraid that the" President"(whoever it may be) may try some type of ban.The gun and ammo business is one that is really doing well in the economy and some want to shut it down.Alot of large and small companies provide jobs based on this business.It is a legal business,they need to leave it alone.There are enough regulations on the books now.If they want to regulate something regulate the price of gas.
 
#17 ·
Romney has been in a position to, Obama hasn't (without irritating voters that may get him a second term) yet.
Obama has had two chance to veto pro 2A legislations. According to most consrvatives, he has no problem irritating voters. If he really cared that much about gun grab'n, he would have at least made an isssue of the legislations he signed. That tell me he really doesn't care about guns one way or the other.
 
#19 ·
Obama has had two chance to veto pro 2A legislations. According to most consrvatives, he has no problem irritating voters. If he really cared that much about gun grab'n, he would have at least made an isssue of the legislations he signed. That tell me he really doesn't care about guns one way or the other.
How many times do you have to be enlightened to the same facts? Obama has not vetoed pro-gun legislation only because it was a rider on legislation he did want passed. Obama is as anti-gun as they come, and he has stated what he wants to do but he is scared of ruining his and others political careers. He is simply biding his time and working the underground network.
 
#20 ·
A lot of this is gun owner paranoia. With divided congress and a full agenda, weak economy, europe debt, ongoing war, funding for social programs, the political capital to expend on restrictive gun legislation does not exist. Im not at all worried about my gun rights. Employment is a different matter.
 
#21 ·
Anyone who thinks their 2A rights are any safer with Romney than they would be with BHO is on some serious drugs. Or maybe just drunk on GOP kool-aid.

And even among conservative crowds, the gun culture is notorious for overreacting to things. So you end up with stupid panic buys and the resulting price spikes.
 
#22 ·
How many times do you have to be enlightened to the same facts? Obama has not vetoed pro-gun legislation only because it was a rider on legislation he did want passed. Obama is as anti-gun as they come, and he has stated what he wants to do but he is scared of ruining his and others political careers. He is simply biding his time and working the underground network.
If he hated guns as much as you claim he would have at least raised a stink about it being put in other legislations. He has with ever other legislation that was put in with something he didn't like. When will you see the light, Romney has actually done it, and somehow you think he won't do it again? I bet you are one of those people stocking up and running up the prices.
 
#23 ·
A lot of this is gun owner paranoia. With divided congress and a full agenda, weak economy, europe debt, ongoing war, funding for social programs, the political capital to expend on restrictive gun legislation does not exist. Im not at all worried about my gun rights. Employment is a different matter.
Exactly.
 
#24 ·
bottom line:
i can't store enough gasoline, but i can store gold and guns.
did it for Y2K, and it worked. gold for $300 an ounce looks good now.

even today, Food Lion doubles coupons so i bought a bunch of paper towels.
they won't 'go bad', and they were 1/2 price. guns and ammo at today's prices might appear 'cheap' next year. yo' pays yo' moneys 'n yo' takes yo' chances.
 
#25 ·
Some of us remember the high capacity magazine ban and realize such things can happen again.

I shoot a lot and have been buying and loading a lot of ammo for the last several decades so I would not be caught short if something happened to limit the supply for even a short time. I did not rush to stockpile before any particular election and am not doing so now but do fear that trouble may be ahead for gun owners.
 
#26 ·
I always hope for a brisk business around election time. If every gun and every cartridge of ammo ever made was purchased as soon as it hit the shelf I'd be ok with that. Purchases give the retailers and manufacturers power. It also gives the citizen a silent and hidden power. I consider the ownership of firearms to be a solid deterrent to aggression and would recommend everyone have one or twenty.

If the shops and manufacturers can not provide enough product to fill the need, then maybe there need to be more shops and manufacturers in the future. Supply and demand......... let's create more demand.