Eh. You should've seen gun stores before the AR craze. It was all hunting rifles, sport pistols, and 1911's. Armalite revolutionized everything and helped modernize it with Glock and S&W.

Edit: you can always do what my buddy did and get into making your own ammo. Maybe take an online gunsmithing course. People laugh about those courses, but I know plenty of former Marines and Sailors who now build and service firearms on the side for real good money.

Eh. You should've seen gun stores before the AR craze. It was all hunting rifles, sport pistols, and 1911's. Armalite revolutionized everything and helped modernize it with Glock and S&W.