Gas warfare.Are you really thinking that if times get really hard you are going to be able to sell a firearm to someone for anywhere close to what you paid for it? Who exactly would you be comfortable selling one to? A friend, a neighbor, a stranger? Someone who decides to buy a firearm, during very hard times, may not be someone that you would want to sell to. It could be used against you, for example.
I would not look to firearms as a wealth preservation tool. There are too many negatives to the transaction. Beans would be better in this example. It would be difficult for someone to use beans against you. Let the comments from from that last line commence.
Good points but the same can be said for PM's? Who will you sell or trade to? Hard times bring the worst and best of people. When you barter with PM are you going to be armed? If it does come to a PM standard to sustain life you will need a armed guard?Are you really thinking that if times get really hard you are going to be able to sell a firearm to someone for anywhere close to what you paid for it? Who exactly would you be comfortable selling one to? A friend, a neighbor, a stranger? Someone who decides to buy a firearm, during very hard times, may not be someone that you would want to sell to. It could be used against you, for example.
I would not look to firearms as a wealth preservation tool. There are too many negatives to the transaction. Beans would be better in this example. It would be difficult for someone to use beans against you. Let the comments from from that last line commence.
LOL Theres one :thumb:Gas warfare.
Two things... are you looking at "MSRP" in the catalog? If so, ignore that number LOL No one pays MSRP.Yeah, I've also noticed that the retail prices of guns go up each year too. A look through the catalogs shows this. But the price on the store shelf doesn't always seem to match. I have a S&W model 10 and the retail is now around $850 or so. I thought I really had me an investment until my dealer said he'd only give me about $200 in trade for it. Said he sells them new for only about $300.
Believe it or not, I've recently been liquidating a few of my toys, in anticipation of being stuck with more than I can shoot when Obammy inevitably goes back on his campaign statements.....if i wasnt living in a no-gun country like Israel, i would rather buy guns and ammo than precious metals
if someone plans on trading guns and ammo in SHTF scenario , it should only be done in very organized conditions , like the warlords in the movie "the book of eli".Colonel Jeff Cooper once referred to .22 Long Rifle ammunition as, "Ballistic Wampum."
I really don't think that it's a good idea, no matter which way you intend on doing it, to arm a desperate man who might not be too happy about your trade values and he was unarmed when you made the deal. Just a hint.
I would be hesitant to trade knives as well. Just me.
Firearms and ammunition are both great and necessary investments and in my book should be seriously considered whether for prepping or not. I feel they are a basic consideration for any household regardless. Firearms do not replace PMs but should be part of a balanced deep larder along with the rest of beans bullets, band aids and bullion.Didn't know if this should be in the Firearms thread or not. I thought here was best since we're talking about it in a financial sense.
Now that Gold and Silver are uncomfortably high as far as buying any, I'm thinking of other things that are still relatively low. Guns, for example. Would they make sense to buy and hold onto as a means or storing wealth? Here's my reasoning:
The dollar is collapsing. Dollars are used to buy things. So things that keep their value would be a good store of wealth, and guns seem to fit that bill. So when the dollar drops in value, it takes more dollars to buy the same guns, which means the guns are now worth more dollars.
BUT, and there's always a "but", I'd like to know (if what I said above is true) why guns haven't really increased in price all that much like PM's have. A Glock doesn't cost significantly more than it used to when it first came out. During that time, Gold has gone up 500%.
So what do you think? Guns as a store of wealth and alternative to PM's? And I'm talking about common firearms like Glocks, etc. as opposed to collector editions or full autos.