So are you saying you think there's someone out there thinking, "I want to buy that RI 1911 for $500, but I won't because I can't find .45ACP for it?"
Unlikely. The gun is priced too high in the middle of an economic slowdown. Maybe a few years ago someone might have said "f*ck it" and jumped on the gun, but consumers are being more conservative right now and guns aren't moving as fast. More people are selling, fewer people are buying, and those who are buying are taking advantage of the market and holding out for deals.
I've have an XD45C on the classifieds for about a week - a few years ago people were throwing $100 bills at me every time I went to the range, trying to get me to sell. But in the past week, the response to the gun has been moderate at best. I'm not surprised - it's just the way things are right now.
And you know what - maybe this is the way things SHOULD be. We've gone consumer crazy over the last couple decades, buying **** we don't need at outrageous prices. The national savings rate is negative and consumer debt is at a record high. No one will perk up, but I'm sure there are plenty of people on this forum who've financed their big, evil gun collections with plastic money. If nothing else, maybe this recession will smack some common sense into people…