Anyone for '49 SKS?
- Thread starter Horilka
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$600 + tax SKS... 
Back when these first came in and were priced at roughly $169, they were all being sold for the same price regardless of years. Although less abundant than the other manufacture years, many members of CGN received '49s from the first mix-matched batches via regular orders (and regular prices).
Then the distributors wised up after the "Russian SKS collector" trend started and '49 scarcity became apparent... and they adjusted pricing accordingly. And now here we are, with $600 per unit.
(funny thing is, Nikolai sold them all for $20-30 a pop somewhere in Ukraine initially - does he get a percentage of the "price adjustment" too?)
Back when these first came in and were priced at roughly $169, they were all being sold for the same price regardless of years. Although less abundant than the other manufacture years, many members of CGN received '49s from the first mix-matched batches via regular orders (and regular prices).
Then the distributors wised up after the "Russian SKS collector" trend started and '49 scarcity became apparent... and they adjusted pricing accordingly. And now here we are, with $600 per unit.
(funny thing is, Nikolai sold them all for $20-30 a pop somewhere in Ukraine initially - does he get a percentage of the "price adjustment" too?)
$600 + tax SKS...
Back when these first came in and were priced at roughly $169, they were all being sold for the same price regardless of years. Although less abundant than the other manufacture years, many members of CGN received '49s from the first mix-matched batches via regular orders (and regular prices).
Then the distributors wised up after the "Russian SKS collector" trend started and '49 scarcity became apparent... and they adjusted pricing accordingly. And now here we are, with $600 per unit.
(funny thing is, Nikolai sold them all for $20-30 a pop somewhere in Ukraine initially - does he get a percentage of the "price adjustment" too?)
I think 600$ is roughly what theyve been selling for on the EE (refurb with 49 features)
It is curious that these were separated though. Im curious when and where it happened. Hasn't been a shipment of Russian SKS in a while.
I think I can squeeze one more in my modest 39 collection.
Will let you know when I get it...
Very nice!!
Whatever, they are beautiful and in great shape for a 70 year old military rifle that most likely has been loaned to some crappy 3rd world country to war with and then brought back to russia/returned to milspec and stored for 40-50 years!
