BudsGunShop.com - Why is this gun been price gouged 130$?

Sean - Bud's prices are based primarily on 'replacement cost' of buying another of the same item from the manufacturer. Here is their explanation of how their prices are set, copied directly from Buds web site: “Our website updates every 20 minutes, 24/7, with our current inventory and replacement cost. We do not price our guns manually based on our cost in each, rather we use a live download from manufacturers and distributors to set our price based on our current replacement cost. As our cost changes, the corresponding website price of each make/model will change up/down accordingly. Although our profit margin remains unchanged, our advertised prices will change frequently, sometimes several times per day.” (C&P From Buds web site) Since I was able to add 50 of these rifles to my cart, the price obviously is not based on 'stock levels'. If that was true the price would have gone down ... so all I can say is Ruger upped the prices to Buds when Buds bought the rifles.

Sean, Buds prices are tied directly to stock level Sir. The lower the stock gets, the more the price will rise (and even more so when critically low). As stock goes back up, the price will drop again as well.