That Mosin is not exactly a new firearm. Old parts are being used, some restamped, reblued and put together (without all that much care it seems) with the new barrels. Interesting project, but one can still find better looking, actual Mosin rifles around.
Milsurp price insanity
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That Mosin is not exactly a new firearm. Old parts are being used, some restamped, reblued and put together (without all that much care it seems) with the new barrels. Interesting project, but one can still find better looking, actual Mosin rifles around.
Good point. RC Mausers, as a good example, are very much collectable. They have their place in history of military surplus weapons. Who says a personal collection has to suit anybody else. To "qualify" as a collector, do we necessarily need to have a vault full of unissued Mauser 98's or rare Winchesters? Kudos to the people who can afford that, but I encourage those who collect the firearms they like or want.
I buy milsurps for the purpose of shooting them. It's the only way of getting a bolt action rifle with capable iron sights that can be used for target shooting these days. 99% of new production rifles either don't have any mechanical sights at all or have very rudimentary ghost rings or v-notches that can only be zeroed for a set distance and that's it.. Tikka Arctic is probably the only exception that has proper sights.
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Good point. but I encourage those who collect the firearms they like or want and SHOOT.
Thanks, but no need to fix my post. If a person wants to buy firearms, fine. If he/she wants to shoot those firearms, fine. If they choose not to shoot them, fine.
Good point. but I encourage those who collect the firearms they like or want and SHOOT.
Thanks, but no need to fix my post. If a person wants to buy firearms, fine. If he/she wants to shoot those firearms, fine. If they choose not to shoot them, fine.
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yup and a few years before that were $149-$199.00 Garand's I thought i made out well when I sold my $199.99 Garand for $800.00 a few years later
Those prices for Garands were artificially low because of the introduction of the Liberal C68 gun registry. People getting out of the sport in the mid 90's couldn't give their guns away. Prior to that prices for a decent Garand were up in the mid 500's.
Its amazing how much the surplus market has ballooned.
If I could go back in time I would have kept all the surplus firearms I had in my collection and have sold.
I have guns to finish restoring and repair.
I thought I would have lots of time to work on them but I ruptured my Achilles tendon.
If I could go back in time I would have kept all the surplus firearms I had in my collection and have sold.
I have guns to finish restoring and repair.
I thought I would have lots of time to work on them but I ruptured my Achilles tendon.
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The biggest factor was the Danish couldn’t sell them in the US so since Canada was one of the few countries still allowing citizens to buy semi-autos we got most of them creating a glut on the market.
I saw a run-of-the-mill No.3 Lee Enfield '07 pattern bayonet for sale at a local estate auction. I put in a bid figuring that if I got for a good price I could flip it at a local gun show and maybe make a few dollars. IT WENT FOR $656.!!!!! You can never tell when folks with more money than brains will appear at an auction and it's impossible to predict "fair market value" when those folks show up. Unless there are more restrictions, some of the Ontario gun shows are starting up again. I'll be going to move some bits and pieces and see what's out there.
Can I mention that when I first bought a milsurp in the mid-80s, it was a 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser from Lever Arms in Vancouver. The price was $45. for a Carl Gustaf M96 and $55. for a Husqvarna M38. (That translates to roughly $110. in 2021 dollars.) You could pick hand pick them. If you bought more than three or four, Lever would give you a discount. Mosin-Nagants were $25. There was a B.C. sales tax, but no GST. Later, in the early 90's I saw a pair of Husqvarna M38s in "as new" condition at the Vancouver gun show. $100. each. They were sold within minutes of the doors opening.
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