The used market is where it is because guys have nothing to trade for! That goes back to my original post. They bring their Ruger, Remington, Kimber or Brand X into the store to trade for another Ruger, Remington, Kimber or Brand X in a different chambering and there aren’t any new Ruger, Remington, Kimber or Brand X’s to trade for. The manufacturers aren’t producing rifles in quality similar to theirs and they aren’t trading down to a Ruger American or a Savage Axis. Guys will trade for equal or greater quality, but they won’t go down in perceived quality. If we get lucky they’ll sell us the rifle and we can put it on the used rack to appease another treasure hunter. That’s basically what’s happened. Common, quality sporting rifles have turned into treasures because manufacturers aren’t producing quality, common sporting rifles. And the quality used rifles continue to rise in price because that’s what the consumer wants!
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
