Supply is only half of the equation. Supply is fixed since they aren't making anymore old guns, availability is the other operative concept of supply. True, availability has increased due to internet with speed to market and collections becoming available. Obviously the elephant in the room though is Demand. There is a need for more Mills and Kirks to enter the market, but will they.
The current demand based on buyer profiles that was understood and wiling to pay premium prices is just a diminishing lot. Obviously there are still some premium collectors that are willing to pay or sell guns at high prices and that is a tight knit group and an anomaly not in step with the larger market. As mentioned unfortunately the market is becoming a bit bifurcated between high grade collector guns and the ones that aren't. I think that is where the price depression and market confusion is mostly coming from. I got a feeling its going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Just think we are talking about soft sxs gun market in one of the biggest bull markets.
Last edited by Todd Poer; 08-13-2018 at 12:23 PM..
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