Will prices drop really low ?

[Phazer]

All due respect, and I mean that sincerely, I think you need to clarify this statement. When buying a gun and hoping it will retain its value or as an investment, you need to ask yourself how desirable it is as a used gun and what is the current market. I have been buying guns, new and used, for more than 20 years, not as long as many others on here, but I have never seen a mass produced polymer framed gun, or gun loaded down with tons of synthetic furniture, go up in price.

Bingo.

Not one of my firearms was purchased for investment purposes. They were purchased for protection and for sport.

Any rifles I've got are not works of art...they're the firearm equivalent of a 2x4 with nails driven through the business end. They're functional and reliable. But, there's nothing special about them. They are all mass-produced models that will most certainly decrease in value with time...but will be invaluable if they're needed in a a bad situation.

 

[Patriot]

*as well as the market conditions (ie flooded, bare, political climate).

Agree. Also known as fear/panic purchases.

 

[dsdmmat]

Bingo.

Not one of my firearms was purchased for investment purposes. They were purchased for protection and for sport.

Any rifles I've got are not works of art...they're the firearm equivalent of a 2x4 with nails driven through the business end. They're functional and reliable. But, there's nothing special about them. They are all mass-produced models that will most certainly decrease in value with time...but will be invaluable if they're needed in a a bad situation.

All of my firearms were bought with the intent of using them. To my surprise about four of them have increased in value 4 fold due to their caliber or being discontinued, a pleasant surprise but, not one that was planned on.

 

[Patriot]

All of my firearms were bought with the intent of using them. To my surprise about four of them have increased in value 4 fold due to their caliber or being discontinued, a pleasant surprise but, not one that was planned on.

I don't buy guns as investments since I very very very rarely ever sell anything. I admit though that I do evaluate what I buy with the hope that it will go up or at least retain its value. I hope that one day I can leave it to my kids, or grandkids, and even if they're not interested in guns, they will at least have some cash for a nice steak dinner and a long night with a bunch of hookers.

 

[dsdmmat]

I don't buy guns as investments since I very very very rarely ever sell anything. I admit though that I do evaluate what I buy with the hope that it will go up or at least retain its value. I hope that one day I can leave it to my kids, or grandkids, and even if they're not interested in guns, they will at least have some cash for a nice steak dinner and a long night with a bunch of hookers.

Guns are a liquid asset. My kids will not get any money when I go but they will get a lot of metal.

 

[Robin]

I don't buy guns as an investment either. Back in the 70's I was poor and going to school, I would buy a gun to hunt with and sell it after all the seasons were over. I never lost money, course you didn't have to pay a gun shop to do the transaction either. The few modern guns that I have kept are worth much, much more than I paid for them. Investment(?), no, it just worked that way.
Robin