If you track the price of SKS over the years, you will realize that this is probably the best investment you can make. it was around $120 in 2000, today, it is a whopping $900+ gun. 7.5 times over 25 years may not sound very impressive but if you bought 100 of them back in 2000, which is was worth maybe 5 to 6 months of income back then for most people, they are worth $80000+ today, which is more than most people make in a year. That tells you how much more expensive things are vs how little the average income had increased...