Black guns "assault rifles" as Joe Shmoe will call them all. Put a first impression image of the person carrying them in anybodys head. I bought my AK to hunt wild hog when I lived down south, but nobody who see's it with a 30 round mag hanging out of it is thinking "Oh, he's a hunter". Plus as you point out Fuz, all the .300 win. mag., 30/06, .308, .223, 7.62x39 is the
first stuff that gets cleaned off shelves anytime people panic. Used gun racks here are
filthy with 30-30 lever actions, all forms of shot guns, and more ammo than you could haul away for them both. Forget handgun ammo its gone before the rifle stuff.
Wont be my choice, but there's certainly something to be said for the "less threatening guns".
I'm surprised you guys arent seeing it yet in your area's. Shops around SE Michigan are all full again with ALL ammo types. Prices are even dropping!!!

Gun prices and availability havent changed much. I honestly havent found a new gun made well enough to make me want to buy it in two years!

The last gun I found that wasnt made like a blind woodsman hacked it out of scrap iron with his axe was a Ruger 44 carbine made in the 70's (still in its factory box!). She now has a front row seat in my safe!

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