This is an email I sent to a friend linking this article
Buy Low, Sell High
to XXXXXX
This is something everyone should do, on anything.
The reason I am mentioning this is that when these things go UP, they go into the statosphere.
What I am talking about is the AR 15. EVERYONE SHOULD OWN AT LEAST ONE. Even if you have no interest at all in shooting or shooting sports, they are like gold when societal instability hits.
Trump has absolutely KILLED the price of these things. You can buy a good quality entry level AR for less than $500. When the politics change (and they will), they go up crazily. After the school shooting in Rhode Island happened, I considered selling one of mine for $2500+. AK (the commie version of the AR, but on a different platform) was selling for $2000+.
My opinion is that EVERYONE should have one of these rifles. They are cheap, accurate, reliable, and ammo is dirt cheap (for now). They are the most popular rifles in America. They are hated by the left loons with a fanatical passion. Believe me, if the political spectrum swings back to the left in 2020 (it well may) you will have an easy three bagger.
My strong advice is to buy AT LEAST ONE of these (and never sell it!), and practice with it maybe every three months or so. Great fun, and you will meet the oddest, most eclectic, and fun bunch of people you have ever known (gun freaks are delightful!). My stronger advice is buy THREE of them, and dump two of them if you see the prices go $2500+.
I would recommend buying them private party, (no records).
If you want to talk about this more, we can talk via phone.
This is both practical (in case someone comes into your home in the future) in that an AR is certainly an effective anti personnel weapon, matched only by a 12 gauge shotgun at close quarters), a great hunting tool, and, again, loaded with the kind of political baggage that makes it a better play than gold or silver. If I could buy a futures contract on “the AR 15 rifle” I would certainly do so.
Think about it.
That's what Ralphie wrote in his pre-Christmas theme at school in the movie "A Christmas Story". He only got a C+ and the teacher wrote "You'll shoot your eye out." Ralphie was pissed.
I agree with you, by the way.
Keeping a spare of known quality is worthwhile when considering "worst case" scenarios. One is none, two is one, etc. Changing out a bolt head or buffer spring - not a big deal. However, not everyone can replace a barrel or other component that requires specialty tools - hence the need for "spares". If the situation becomes dire enough to run prices through the roof, I sure as Hell won't be thinking about selling off my means of defense for a few bucks.