Re: SR-25 Investment? Or sell?
If money is the objective (long term or short)....
I would sell it.
Here is lesson learned the 94 AWB and the 08 Obama election.
In 94 my father had his FFL and could buy generic AK47's for under $200. A year or two into the AWB and the same AK's sold for $500+ and on rare moments of retardation, around $1k. That is a great deal of mark up.
Pre Obama election of 08 I worked in a large gun store in AZ. DPMS/Bushmaster and other "basic" AR's could be had for the $600-700 (built for even less)range. The panic that hit after his election drove prices of these exact same weapons systems to over $1k. Not a bad return on investment.
So lets hypothetically say that you SR25 will increase in value over the next 2 years $1k. Even in a panic situation the high end rifles don't increase % wise as the cheaper stuff. I am only basing this on the last panic buy scenario.
If "investment" is your major concern I would sell it and purchase several cheaper AR's. Or sell it and purchase a pallet full of PMAGS or other high capacity magazines for popular weapon systems. Ammo could would also be a safer more profitable investment.
To expand on the above statement I offer this "possible" scenario.
SR25 Currently selling used in the $4500-5k range (depending on model, options and extra's of course). Lets say in 2 years there is a panic buying spree and this rifle will now sell easily for $5500-6k. A tidy little profit of $1k. Keep in mind with the current economic situation and the future predictions about our countries economic security, you have a limited market of buyers for something worth $6k.
So lets sell the SR25 for (hopefully) $5k today and purchase (7) seven base model AR15's for roughly $700 each totaling $4900. Should the panic hit and these rifles do the exact same thing they did last time you could now sell these for $1k making a tidy profit of $300 each for a total profit of $2100.
Of course now you are in the business of selling firearms for a profit without an FFL and the ATF just loves this. Maybe magazines and or AMMO would be a safer investment.
If you are a TEOWAKI type of planner then AMMO again is the smart investment. In any account of SHTF scenario I have read (fictional or non) AMMO is always used a currency.
Well that is as much as I feel like typing tonight, sorry for getting so long winded.
Andrew
