Whatinnaheck happened to muzzle loading pistol prices!?!?!
Now I'll admit that it's been at least a decade since I looked at a new one,,,
But I was absolutely shocked at the prices they are asking.
i recently hit a deer and have no car,,,
A good friend of mine is ferrying me into town for groceries once a week.
On the last trip he mentioned that he got to shoot a muzzle loading pistol,,,
He went on and on about how satisfying it was to shoot it.
He refuses to take any money for gas from me,,,
So I thought, Those pistols are fairly cheap,,,
I think I'll buy him one as a thank you.
Man was I wrong.
The cheapest I could find for a Lyman Kit was $293,,,
If I want a finished pistol it's $349.
Budsgunshop only has one Traditions for $223,,,
That's the cheapest I've found
When did this happen?
Again, it's been a long time since I looked,,,
But about 12-13 years ago I bought this same finished Lyman pistol from Cabela's for $119.
Just a few years before that I bought two 1858 Remington revolvers on sale at Cabela's for $99.95 each
For $349 (which is much more than I can spend),,,
I could buy any of several nice .22 semi-auto pistols,,,
Or two Ruger Wranglers at the recent sale price at Academy.
i know there isn't any real answer except for rampant inflation,,,
But I was so stunned by the prices I just had to post a rant.
I'll think of a different thank you gift,,,
Maybe one of those $99 Heritage revolvers I see on-line.
Aarond
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Now I'll admit that it's been at least a decade since I looked at a new one,,,
But I was absolutely shocked at the prices they are asking.
i recently hit a deer and have no car,,,
A good friend of mine is ferrying me into town for groceries once a week.
On the last trip he mentioned that he got to shoot a muzzle loading pistol,,,
He went on and on about how satisfying it was to shoot it.
He refuses to take any money for gas from me,,,
So I thought, Those pistols are fairly cheap,,,
I think I'll buy him one as a thank you.
Man was I wrong.
The cheapest I could find for a Lyman Kit was $293,,,
If I want a finished pistol it's $349.
Budsgunshop only has one Traditions for $223,,,
That's the cheapest I've found
When did this happen?
Again, it's been a long time since I looked,,,
But about 12-13 years ago I bought this same finished Lyman pistol from Cabela's for $119.
Just a few years before that I bought two 1858 Remington revolvers on sale at Cabela's for $99.95 each
For $349 (which is much more than I can spend),,,
I could buy any of several nice .22 semi-auto pistols,,,
Or two Ruger Wranglers at the recent sale price at Academy.
i know there isn't any real answer except for rampant inflation,,,
But I was so stunned by the prices I just had to post a rant.
I'll think of a different thank you gift,,,
Maybe one of those $99 Heritage revolvers I see on-line.
Aarond
.