Garand Prices????
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Brutus said:Again, as of late there seems to be some more price gouging going on.
My advice to all persons looking to purchase a Garand, is not to fall into this trap of excessive prices!
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I recall feeling jipped for paying $350 for my Garand ten years ago, only to find them sell for about half of that price a couple of years later,though in retrospect I still got a great deal and am now glad about it. I think that the lesson is that it's a good idea to pick up milsurps when they're available at reasonable prices (i.e. K31s, Mosins and Norc SKS's at the present time) since those of us who pass them up now will be sure to wish that we did so a few years from now.
Since I already have one, I certainly won't consider purchasing another Garand unless the price goes down to no more than $500 shipped max. Otherwise I can see how those who've missed the boat might want to pay a bit more. Considering the small size of the Canadian gun market and the fact that many Garands out there are restricted from being imported back into the US, I do think that we should be able to expect a dealer to be able to sell them for less than US prices while still making a decent profit. But that's not for me to decide.....
Regards,
Frank
I know on average Garand prices are over the top. That being said, I have a friend who has bought 4 in the last few weeks, and has paid as little as $150 and as much as $450. Hindsight is always 20/20, and I wished I would have bought all I could afford 10 years ago when they were going for $169
Brutus said:Again, as of late there seems to be some more price gouging going on.
My advice to all persons looking to purchase a Garand, is not to fall into this trap of excessive prices!
I do not know if this post is in violation of the rules.....
Sorry in advance to mods.
Let's sift the sands of time here;
Garands I Have Known
1976...Too young to own guns at the time...Dad bought his first Garand at Bud Hayne's auction for $145. Had a "bubba'd" stock but was basically all complete. As a teenager i stripped and re-assembled that thing a million times and contracted "M-1 thumb" dozens of times. Where this ended up I don't know
1982...Bought my first Garand for $450.00, still have it. It is a nearly 98% gun, finish wise. The best Garand I have seen in years. Started me in my 20 year obsession with Springfield Armory firearms that eventually cost me well over $40,000 in 65 different pieces. Most of these are now gone though.
1990...A buddy bought an H&R re-welded deact gun with mixed everything for $400...Still had it till the day he died last year...the family kept it.
1995..A buddy bought a Garand during the "Garand drought" era. Paid $350. It was a very rare variation of the Garand in that it was a Smoothbore 30-06. It appeared as if it was used as a boat oar to cross the Atlantic, and possibly as an anchor once landed on "Da Rock". He invested nearly $1200 getting it functional...the only thing he did not replace was the receiver,, everything else was trash.
1997...Traded an Auto-Ordnance 1911 for a Garand that had been "accurized"...glass bedding etc. Total cost in the deal $375...still have this one and is my regular shooter.
2007...Bought another Garand, six digit, Danish import gun with early 1943 barrel. Deal included 320 rounds of ammo in clips for $650.00. This is keeper, and a hell of an accurate one at that.
I may not agree with the price gouging thing since current prices realized are dictated by the market. If someone absolutely has to have a Garand RIGHT NOW, then any price will do... event if it is a Smoothbore 30-06.
In 1982, $450 for a Garand was insane, but the condition dictated it. Two years later I bought a nearly new Unfired Remington 03-A3 for the same price...I only wish I still had that one.
Cheers
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Alonzo, your memory fades with age! I paid $270.00 for the Garand, after I stopped buying off Les's credit card so my ex wouldn't find out how many parts I had replaced, I estimate that it cost me a measly $1400.00. Besides the trigger is also original!!!
Garand said:
YUP...
...I remember your begging and pleading to find a Garand and then you got one
I also remember the look on your face when you picked it up
and what you wanted to do Bob afterwards
not to forget the pro gunsmith who fits barrels with locktite
All in all you came out of it OK
and took all the subsequent ribbing rather well
Dang...my mistake on the trigger
Cheers
BTW...DON'T BUY ANOTHER SMOOTH BORE 30-06...OK!!!!!!
Prices come up and prices come down, they'll come down again, there were millions of these things made and they're still very much around for the most part. Just an awful big demand for WW2 firearms in general right now and that seems to be driving the prices upwards.
I've noticed that there's certainly trends in the Canadian firearms world. There seems to be a new "it" gun every year.
This year, it's Garands in the milsurp world. Next year it's something else. AR's are always popular with the black rifle crowd, but sometimes it seems like every post in the BR EE is someone selling an AR to move on to the next thing.
As long as supply is less than demand prices will go up. When guys realize they're not getting much use out of the Garand they had to have, the supply will increase. Prices will never go down to what they were before unless a new, cheap supply comes to market. I feel the prices will stabilize in the $500-600 range in the near term.
This year, it's Garands in the milsurp world. Next year it's something else. AR's are always popular with the black rifle crowd, but sometimes it seems like every post in the BR EE is someone selling an AR to move on to the next thing.
As long as supply is less than demand prices will go up. When guys realize they're not getting much use out of the Garand they had to have, the supply will increase. Prices will never go down to what they were before unless a new, cheap supply comes to market. I feel the prices will stabilize in the $500-600 range in the near term.
