If demand were to diminish, what would become of all the guns in 20-30 years? (generation, dollars)

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by craigiri

It could be sorta like stereos, VCR's and other stuff...how many of them do you want from my basement??? They all still work, even 40 years later.

I'll take them if they are specific models. If any of them are higher end models they will have value for video enthusiasts or even Joe Schmoe who has done his research on transferring VHS to digital. There is specific models that are sought out like JVC 9911's, that model has feature labeled DNR (not Dolby noise reduction for audio) that does a fantastic job of removing chroma noise. That's that rainbow effect you see on playback. It's just a step below professional deck.

[Brave New World]

Originally Posted by Corvette Ministries

Unlike cars and refrigerators, guns don't naturally deteriorate over the same time period. A well cared-for firearm will function after 60+ years as it did new.

Ammunition tends to deteriorate and technology can also change.

Whose to say, thjat they weon't have different weapons in the futuire such as lasers or totally bullet proof suits worn by the military or police.

Who knows, indeed the guns of today may seem as useless as the muskets and black powder weapons of the past.

Also what role will robots and machines play in the future, and will they be bullet proof.

[Corvette Ministries]

Originally Posted by redwood66

My two sons will be pleased as punch to receive the collection my husband and I have amassed from purchases plus the ones that will be left to us by both sets of grandparents. We don't sell firearms and we don't buy crap.

That's great that you have a collection to leave to your sons, and I hope that they will also have family happy to receive them as well some day.

My point, however, is that at some future point in the upcoming decades, there may be family who is just not interested in acquiring a firearms collection.

And if demand for pre-owned firearms were to ever become a fraction of what it is these days, families may find themselves parting with the guns for dimes on the dollar from what they cost new.

[my54ford]

Originally Posted by Steve McDonald

Owning a large collection of guns is the last refuge many of them have in maintaining an illusion of their manhood. Real men don't need such things to feel safe and secure in their own skins.

I just checked ..you're right, I have a lil wiener.... But I bet it'll go the other way..... My guns will be worth more down the road then when I got them...

[Buckeye77]

The Trump Presidency has hurt gun sales, but the Obama tenure was a great stimulator for gun sales. So, whatever happens in 2025 could have a yuge impact on gun sales. If the GOP holds the White House, gun demand will continue to decline, and prices will drop, and I know a couple of folks that will be buying as many as they can, along with the ammo.

[Jimbo302]

Originally Posted by Clarallel

I think you're making one error: The guns may seem unneeded to you or me, but they are crucial to the paranoid people who stockpile them.

Originally Posted by Steve McDonald

Owning a large collection of guns is the last refuge many of them have in maintaining an illusion of their manhood. Real men don't need such things to feel safe and secure in their own skins.

This is a moronic mindset.

[BruSan]

I harken back to when Europeans couldn't get the Gold Wings and Harleys we were glutted with over here so containers full of those were being shipped overseas.

I know that customs and excise inspections are plentiful but can foresee that perhaps down the road some countries like the south American ones might have citizens craving those firearms and some enterprising souls find a way to pay you cash for them and they get packed into a container to end up in Venezuela or some such place to then find their way into the hands of citizens fed up with the run of the mill dictatorship they've been subject to for eons.


One man's cast-offs, another man's treasure.

[turkeydance]

agree...politics has been the #1 reason for the decrease or increase of guns/ammo sales for the last decade.

however, in 20-30 years?
my opinion:
1. gunpowder will be like bows/arrows. electronics will take over (like electronic cigarettes?).
2. rare and collectible guns will increase in value just like old and rare coins do.
3. unless, of course, something terrible (9/11?) does not happen.

[Corvette Ministries]

I have no doubt that rare and collectible firearms will command premiums typical of other collectibles of interest.

The other hundreds of millions of firearms, OTOH, could lose tremendous amounts of value over their purchase prices if demand should diminish. And the persons not seeing any gains will be those having little to no interest in firearms.

[boneyard1962]

Originally Posted by my54ford

I just checked ..you're right, I have a lil wiener.... But I bet it'll go the other way..... My guns will be worth more down the road then when I got them...

Good point. The M-1 for example. I bought 1 in dec of 1981 for next to nothing. Like $250 bucks and in excellent condition. Unfortunately during a moment of insanity I sold mine in 1989. $600. Now that rifle would fetch well over $1200.

I have a 30-40 Krag.. She's old and beautiful. The action smooth as silk. Military issue and in great shape. Before anyone asks, not for sale ever. It's already promised to my nephew.

Demand may slacken, but ownership won't. Most who grew up learning to shoot, hunt just love the tradition and the sport. They will do what our fathers did and pass it down.