I'd buy 2 if I could afford it, but cannot. So should the one I have coming be left alone in the shape it comes in to collect value, or should I use it and just enjoy it? I am new to the gun hobby and have no idea what these guns will be worth 20-25years from now or how many have been sold in canada. What do you guys think? is this just a gun to enjoy? or a investment?
M14s value in the future?
- Thread starter Jimbobob08
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in the U.S. since the clinton ban against norinco imports..... norinco m14s rifles (not polytechs but true norinco stamped m14s) , NEW in the box, seem to sell for around 800.oo to 1000.00 U.S. ...... if and when you can find one for sale. I come to this info by cruising the U.S. firearm forums over the past few months/year.
I would expect the same type of pricing on New in Box norc m14s rifles in Canada...... within 5 to 10 years after they are CONFIRMED to be no more availlable from china...... AND depending on wether China does NOT put the rifle back into production.
20 to 25 years from now......
I don't think many firearms will sit new in box for long hehehehe..... they may be "required for survival" by then
I would expect the same type of pricing on New in Box norc m14s rifles in Canada...... within 5 to 10 years after they are CONFIRMED to be no more availlable from china...... AND depending on wether China does NOT put the rifle back into production.
20 to 25 years from now......
I don't think many firearms will sit new in box for long hehehehe..... they may be "required for survival" by then 
20 to 25 years from now......
......already ahead of you 45ACPKING (sitting behind a sandbunker and sighting in against the hoards of zombies as the Eagle's Nest II is being built)
Any americans reading this might want to buy up whatever they can now....because whoever becomes president are totally for gun control. If your thinking about an ar-15 or whatever , better to buy sooner rather than later. Oh, and buy as many hi-cap magazines as you can just in case that clinton ban comes forth again. The next little while is not going to be good for american gun owners.
maple_leaf_eh
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
To get back to the initial question about buying and holding guns, look at the glut of $150 Garands ten years ago. As with so many things in the global economy, it all depends on the Americans.
Fifteen years ago, Denmark sold their Garand war stocks by the container-load. Canadians could buy wartime Springfields and Italian contract rifles for $150 each or 4 for $500. We got them because the American rules prevented war material sold abroad from entering the country. As long as the US border stayed closed tight and demand stayed high, the entrepreneurs bought rifles by the thousands in Canada and stripped off the parts selling them for more than their input costs. Those receivers floated (literally) to Australia and eventually back to the US.
If the Norinco M14s were not metric threads and so roundly badmouthed by vested interests, you can bet US strippers* would be buying them by the thousands too. For the time being, Canadians are benefiting from their differences and border closures.
Which brings me around to the last point. The internet has popularized shooting like no body's business. This forum is one of the most influential parts of the shooting culture in Canada. It can mobilize letter writers, court challenge supporters, and move market trends overnight. If a dealer wants to sell, he gets the word out on the internet. (How many guys have orders in with SIR for their Russian SKS rifles? How would we have known otherwise?) As long as there are interested buyers (demand) and sellers (supply), the prices will stay flat or drop. When the supply is reduced without a change in demand, prices will rise. Those $150 Garands are now selling for 4-5-6 times their first retail price. Your decision.
* Which puts the expression 'pole dance' in a whole new light.
Fifteen years ago, Denmark sold their Garand war stocks by the container-load. Canadians could buy wartime Springfields and Italian contract rifles for $150 each or 4 for $500. We got them because the American rules prevented war material sold abroad from entering the country. As long as the US border stayed closed tight and demand stayed high, the entrepreneurs bought rifles by the thousands in Canada and stripped off the parts selling them for more than their input costs. Those receivers floated (literally) to Australia and eventually back to the US.
If the Norinco M14s were not metric threads and so roundly badmouthed by vested interests, you can bet US strippers* would be buying them by the thousands too. For the time being, Canadians are benefiting from their differences and border closures.
Which brings me around to the last point. The internet has popularized shooting like no body's business. This forum is one of the most influential parts of the shooting culture in Canada. It can mobilize letter writers, court challenge supporters, and move market trends overnight. If a dealer wants to sell, he gets the word out on the internet. (How many guys have orders in with SIR for their Russian SKS rifles? How would we have known otherwise?) As long as there are interested buyers (demand) and sellers (supply), the prices will stay flat or drop. When the supply is reduced without a change in demand, prices will rise. Those $150 Garands are now selling for 4-5-6 times their first retail price. Your decision.
* Which puts the expression 'pole dance' in a whole new light.
I have a M14s..maybe another one soon. So any others will only be worth $400 to me. I got some.
But for those that don't have one....and want one. They will pay what the market value is. I could see them double in price in 10 years.
But for those that don't have one....and want one. They will pay what the market value is. I could see them double in price in 10 years.
cobra_on_speed
Regular
I'd shoot it myself, but that's just me. And personally I don't know how anyone could buy one and be able to control themselves from shooting it at least once. And for me, after one time, I don't think I'd be able to put it away for good after that. It's a fun rifle that needs to be shot, and while I think the quality of these things do out pace the price in most cases, it's still a $400 chinese rifle.
