Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. Most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, a special look at the best guns and magazines to buy, in the era of The Bidenistas.
I have my own biases, so your mileage may vary…
Bidenista Schemes
I anticipate that Biden & Company will feel frustrated by their inability to enact their proposed ban on semi-automatic rifles and magazines. At that juncture, they will very likely implement an import ban, via one or more Executive Orders. This will outlaw the importation of most semi-auto rifles and pistols as well as any shotgun with a detachable magazine, or with a tubular magazine that can hold more than three shells. At the same time, they may very well also ban the import of any magazines that hold more than 10 cartridges.
With that in mind, here are my recommendations on the best guns and magazines to invest in, in 2022 and 2023:
Modern Handguns:
Imported semi-auto handguns from Europe top my list.
Glocks of all descriptions. But you may say: “But now they’re made by Glock USA!” To explain: The Glock USA pistols have American-made frames, barrels, and slides, produced on Glock-supplied tooling. The rest of the components come from Austria. So, if there is an import ban, it might include these parts, bringing Glock USA production to a standstill for many months.
Walther pistols are all still made In Germany. Consider:
Walther PPQ. (These have amazing triggers.)
Walther PDP
Walther P99
Walther CCP
Most HK pistols sold in the US are now made in Columbus, Georgia, USA. These include the HK45 and Compact. But you can look for ones marked “DE” or “Made in Germany”, including:
HK VP9
HK SP5 and SP5K
Springfield Armory XD series pistols. (All are made in Croatia.)
European-produced SIG pistols. Note that The SIG factory in Eckernförde, Germany shut down in 2021. Most SIG pistol models are now 100% made in USA. But you can look for:
SIG Sauer P220 marked Made In Germany
SIG Sauer P226 marked Made In Germany. Try to find the pistols with stock numbers E26R-9-BSS-GER or E26R-9-B-GER.
SIG Sauer P210 (never produced in the U.S.)
CZ75 (all made in the Czech Republic). Collectors look for early production (“Pre-B”) pistols. But from a practical standpoint, the current-production guns are just as well made, and they have Picatinny rails, making them more versatile.
Most FN pistols on the American market are now made in Columbia, South Carolina.
FN Five Seven pistols. Look for ones marked “Made in Belgium”
FN 509 series pistols. Look for ones marked “Made in Belgium”
FN Hi-Power. Look for ones marked “Made in Belgium”
Note: Regardless of the type of European pistol(s) that you invest in, be sure to buy plenty of extra original factory-made magazines. Getting anything less than 8 spares would be a mistake.
Modern Rifles:
Search for AR-15 and AR-10 family rifles, preferably that are made by “top-tier” manufacturers. These include;
- Daniel Defense
- Bravo Company (BCM)
- Faxon Firearms
- Diamondback
- Noveske
- Geissele
- Lewis Machine & Tool (LMT)
- Yankee Hill Machine (YHM)
- Knights Armament Company (KAC)
- Colt
- H&K (416/417/516 series, but also consider the older HK91/93 series)
- FN
- Wilson Combat
- LaRue
- Midwest Industries (MI)
- JP Enterprises
- LWRCI
- Barrett