Are Gevarms really a sought after rifle???

[darcy32171]

Sounds like they are far and in between. Original magazines are near impossible to find, yes a company does make them if they feel up to it.
Are they a really sought after rifle? I see an AD in the EE for $345 just the rifle. How long does a guy sit on these???? I can get my hands on a Gevarm E-1 in mint shape with no clip....but I hate to wait a year or two to make anything off of it. I can also get my hands on a Gevarm E-1 with the factory original 20 shot Magazine (verbal deal so far, suppose to have it in March). I don`t want to spend money on something that I will sit on for years and years. Even if a guy listed both guns and the one clip as a package might help. What have you guys seen that have been here alot longer than me? Darcy

 

[crosman177]

theyre fun guns. was a thread few weeks back on this subject.

I buy guns to shoot, collect and enjoy. not to try and flip for a little bit of profit. thats just me though...

 

[9.3mauser]

I'm not sure how much in demand they are, but the prices for used ones has about doubled in the last 10 years.

They're one of the most reliable .22 autos you can get. There's no extractor or ejector, and the firing "pin" is a ridge machined into the bolt face. If I get any misfires in my other .22's I'll save them up and fire them off in the Gevarm. If they still won't go I know they really are duds.

The guns themselves are slim, light and well balanced. The wood is real French walnut, if that makes a difference to you. The stock is well designed for iron sights and it points quite naturally.

Firing from an open bolt, they can be a bit "twitchy". You can learn to compensate for it, but it took me a lot of dry fire practice. And this is one .22 that you can safely dry fire, since there's no firing pin to break.

The worst thing about them, as you're finding out is that the magazines are hard to find and easy to lose.

 

[darcy32171]

I'm not sure how much in demand they are, but the prices for used ones has about doubled in the last 10 years.

They're one of the most reliable .22 autos you can get. There's no extractor or ejector, and the firing "pin" is a ridge machined into the bolt face. If I get any misfires in my other .22's I'll save them up and fire them off in the Gevarm. If they still won't go I know they really are duds.

The guns themselves are slim, light and well balanced. The wood is real French walnut, if that makes a difference to you. The stock is well designed for iron sights and it points quite naturally.

Firing from an open bolt, they can be a bit "twitchy". You can learn to compensate for it, but it took me a lot of dry fire practice. And this is one .22 that you can safely dry fire, since there's no firing pin to break.

The worst thing about them, as you're finding out is that the magazines are hard to find and easy to lose.

Got this one home and in the stable, now to wait to get the other in the stable I`m after.