Thread: Is this really the state of component shortages?

Originally Posted by Cyclops

There is a way to defeat the gougers - don't buy from them.

^^^^^this, so much this ^^^^^^^
I refuse to pay gouged prices for anything, it only encourages the practice.
I'm not gonna be popular for saying this but it comes up on here in the buy sell section frequently "I want "$xxx" cause that's what I paid" sorry but if you paid more than retail that's on you and no matter what it is, I certainly won't buy it no matter what breed of fairy dust or unicorn turds your peddling no matter how much I need/want it.
I have enough components for my main hunting rifle to keep me hunting for years, I just keep topping up when retailers get stock, I don't clear out stores stock and bulk buy, just get what I can so everyone gets a fair crack at it.
If I ever get to the point of not being able to feed my main hunting rifle I'll just get a 308 and shoot whatever factory ammo I can lay my hands on that shoots acceptable groups in it.