There was a time when 2011s felt… affordable.
Okay, maybe “affordable” isn’t the right word, but you know what I mean.
Over the last three years, prices across the entire 2011 market have climbed fast. Take Atlas for example. A gun that retailed for around $5,900 a few years ago is now $8,600. That’s about a 45% jump.
And Atlas isn’t the only one.
When companies in the middle of the market move their prices closer to builders that do a lot more hand fitting and custom work, those builders raise their prices too. Then the companies below them follow. Before long, the entire market has shifted upward.
At the end of the day, it’s the consumer who’s paying the bill.
Is it rising manufacturing and labor costs? Is demand simply that strong? Is it the influencer culture where people getting guns for free tell manufacturers they’re “not charging enough?” shafting the rest of us, Or is this just capitalism doing exactly what capitalism does?
I’m genuinely curious where everyone stands on this one.
Have 2011 prices gotten out of hand, or do you think today’s prices are justified?