Quote Originally Posted by rockhound View Post
^^^^^ this is so true

why would anyone go to the movie theatre these days, last time we thought about taking the kids to the theatre $72 to get in the door, no f...ing way, wait for the DVD or PPV on the big screen at home

my $11 can of coffe makes 382 cups... 2.8 cents per cup, why would you spend $5-6 for a cup of coffee?
I agree with this wholeheartedly.

I'm not saying prices haven't climbed...but prices for some guns, like ARs, are the cheapest I can remember in probably 20 years or more. For me it's more about the availability. Decent prices are out there...just harder to find.

I can still find what I consider to be practice/training quality ammo in 5.56 for fairly reasonable prices. Silver Bear 5.56 62gr was recently available for .27 cents per round shipped from Sportsman's Guide. When it's available, Wolf .223/5.56 is still around .25 to .27 cents per round shipped. I'm not a believer that steel-cased ammo is the devil so I buy it whenever I can if it means I can shoot for a reasonable price. I scour the local forums for decent priced ammo, too. Just found a local guy selling WWB 9mm Value Packs (100 rds) for $20. He had 6, I bought them all. Not the best price I've ever seen, but it's the best price I've seen in the last few years.

Yeah...I think it's about priorities. If I didn't want a newer truck I could buy a lot more ammo. If I didn't like to go out for breakfast with the guys once a week, I could buy more ammo.

Prices across the board for almost everything have gone up. They'll continue to creep up, too.

On the other hand, few people here are old enough to remember a time when you could re-fi (or buy) a home for a little over 3%. Why those rates are so low is another story. But, they've allowed many people to buy a nicer home or substantially lower what they're paying every month for the home they have. So maybe there's some balance.

Or maybe I'm just an optimist.