M1 Garands at Tradex?

[Eaglelord17]

We're beyond a $1000 Garand now unless the market becomes swamped with a bunch of new imports, which is unlikely. The Tradex rifles sold quickly at over $2000 which tells you something.

You should be able to pick up a good one in the $1500 - $1700 range these days. Its all about supply and demand.

Its a totally different market, but I've been trolling the Arizona gun shows this winter and see decent ones in the $1300 - $1600 range after factoring in exchange rate.

If I was shopping for one I would have 1200-1800$ put away to find one. I do agree my buddy got a bit of a deal, but that being said there is still deals out there if you search hard enough.

I do believe if the Tradeex imports come up for sale on the second hand market, most will have a exceptionally hard time selling them for what they paid. They paid above top end in my opinion, and that will be reflected if they come up for sale. I have noticed many buying milsurps in recent years tend not to know much about them both historically and price wise. Because of that they tend to get hosed if they try to sell them.

I've been to the gun shows, looked on line everywhere. Papers? Nobody uses adds in the paper adds anymore lol.
PLease PM me a link or post it here. I would buy 3 or more for $1000 for a nice surplus Garand.
And I have searched everywhere online in Canada,I don't know where you will find these cheaper Garands in any quantity.

Local paper as in online paper. My cities local site has a hunting and fishing section which is where my friend found the Garand for sale. I never said there was any quantity to it, I said he got a deal. Be patient and wait and eventually you will find some. A couple years ago I got a in the grease Breda M1 for 1200$, just being at the right place and right time. Welcome to the used market, where the modern must have it now mentality doesn't work.

Trust me I know it is frustrating, I personally collect WWI firearms, you don't see those come up often and when they do there is often some sort of defect in the rifle.

 

[ricohman]

If I was shopping for one I would have 1200-1800$ put away to find one. I do agree my buddy got a bit of a deal, but that being said there is still deals out there if you search hard enough.

I do believe if the Tradeex imports come up for sale on the second hand market, most will have a exceptionally hard time selling them for what they paid. They paid above top end in my opinion, and that will be reflected if they come up for sale. I have noticed many buying milsurps in recent years tend not to know much about them both historically and price wise. Because of that they tend to get hosed if they try to sell them.



Local paper as in online paper. My cities local site has a hunting and fishing section which is where my friend found the Garand for sale. I never said there was any quantity to it, I said he got a deal. Be patient and wait and eventually you will find some. A couple years ago I got a in the grease Breda M1 for 1200$, just being at the right place and right time. Welcome to the used market, where the modern must have it now mentality doesn't work.

Trust me I know it is frustrating, I personally collect WWI firearms, you don't see those come up often and when they do there is often some sort of defect in the rifle.

So you are saying there are no available sources for good surplus $1000 M1 Garands.
This is exactly what I have found. And probably why the tradex rifles sold so quickly.

 

[weimajack]

So you are saying there are no available sources for good surplus $1000 M1 Garands.
This is exactly what I have found. And probably why the tradex rifles sold so quickly.

Sorry, but it's true.

Buy them when they are available.

Price will not go down, just one direction. Up, up and up.

Guys with around 20 Garands in the closet are very rare.

We found one, and, you have chance to acquire them.

 

[Philthy1]

Obviously there are hundreds of different rifles that aren't available anymore. That doesn't mean the price goes up. When things become unavailable, hype and exposure goes down and sometimes so does the price. Lately demand has been fueled by Call of Duty, the Battlefield series, Medal of Honor and other video games, not to mention all the movies. The price probably will go up like everything else, but I'd expect a flat line here. There is hardly a shortage of them and to most people they just aren't a 2000$ rifle.

 

[Eaglelord17]

So you are saying there are no available sources for good surplus $1000 M1 Garands.
This is exactly what I have found. And probably why the tradex rifles sold so quickly.

It is a used market item, there isn't any reliable sources of them, as is the case with pretty much all milsurp firearms (excluding some Russian and odds and ends at the moment). Because it is used there is a limited quantity available for sale at any time and the quality is always variable. Some are mint, some have been through hell. Someone might be trying to sell a poor condition one for 2000$, and another guy might be selling a excellent condition one for 1200$.

I can give some examples of arms sold recently by dealers where people bought them from because of the hype, and found they can't get the same value they put into them out of them. Even looking on the EE right now there is a M1 for 1500$, more than 800$ less than what these are selling for at retailers. To each their own but I think they are selling at that price due to uneducated buyers more than anything else.

 

[fapbo7]

It is a used market item, there isn't any reliable sources of them, as is the case with pretty much all milsurp firearms (excluding some Russian and odds and ends at the moment). Because it is used there is a limited quantity available for sale at any time and the quality is always variable. Some are mint, some have been through hell. Someone might be trying to sell a poor condition one for 2000$, and another guy might be selling a excellent condition one for 1200$.

I can give some examples of arms sold recently by dealers where people bought them from because of the hype, and found they can't get the same value they put into them out of them. Even looking on the EE right now there is a M1 for 1500$, more than 800$ less than what these are selling for at retailers. To each their own but I think they are selling at that price due to uneducated buyers more than anything else.

"To each their own but I think they are selling at that price due to uneducated buyers more than anything else.", lol, uneducated buyers are rich guys, lol

 

[purple]

I've owned MILSURPs for more than 55 years now and all I can say is that the prices keep going up, as do our wages. Go back to the mid-60s when nice Lee enfield s were $25, M1903 Springfields were $40, Lugers were $50 and M1 Garands and M1 Carbines were $75. But decent monthly wages were also $250-$400 or so at the time. Besides, they aren't making any more of this stuff and supplies are finite.

 

[cornelunc]

I've owned MILSURPs for more than 55 years now and all I can say is that the prices keep going up, as do our wages. Go back to the mid-60s when nice Lee enfield s were $25, M1903 Springfields were $40, Lugers were $50 and M1 Garands and M1 Carbines were $75. But decent monthly wages were also $250-$400 or so at the time. Besides, they aren't making any more of this stuff and supplies are finite.

Comparing with 300$ wage that milsurp was realy cheap.

 

[purple]

Comparing with 300$ wage that milsurp was realy cheap.

I'm glad I was born when I was for a variety of reasons, guns and shooting being one. I'd hate to be starting out in life in the Trudeau era.

 

[The_Champ]

I too would like to be pointed towards some $1000 Garands please.

I paid $1800 for my Italian/Danish rifle at a local gun store. It's in pretty good shape, functions and shoots very well. I'm sure I could have hunted for a moderately better deal but I have zero regrets with the purchase and thoroughly enjoy the rifle.

So whether someone pays $1000(I still don't believe that one haha), or $2300, to each their own. And regardless of price I can't imagine anyone being unhappy with a functional Garand.

 

[Squinty]

Just build a rifle. Get a receiver and start by finding yourself a barrel and a bolt.

Get a brand new Criterion barrel and the best bolt you can find. Then get it assembled and properly finish reamed.

Then get the best parts you can find and assemble it. Be patient and take your time.

You won't notice the cost because you will do it over a period of time.

And don't listen to anyone who turns up his nose at a "put together"

All Garands were put together from parts. Use the best parts and take your time. Then you will have a superb rifle.

And the Italian receivers are better made than the American ones. I visited the North Store and Camp Perry last year and I saw dozens of US Garands. Trust me, The Italian receivers are better.

Our American friends would kill to be able to get one of these receivers.