What something sold for 20 years ago has nothing to do with what its worth today.
Valmets are VERY expensive rifles. They are the Rolls-Royce of AK variants. There are Valmets that sell for 7-8 thousand dollars in US. Even the most common models usually cost 3-4 times more than your typical AK.
Their unique legal status in Canada makes them even more desirable.
Almost every single thread about Valmets on these boards has some kid who never shot or even saw one in person call them a "novelty" or compare them to CZ. It used to annoy me, but then i got used to it.
denis judging by your avatar you are one of those 'tight' Valment owners, once I get a sustainable income and can justify spending 6gs on one rifle that i cant shoot that often i will join the club, a Valment is honestly the gun i want the most , and i think they will only go up in price.
Not sure what you mean by "tight". I can appreciate a high quality firearm with rich history, which Valmets certainly are. There are many like me, even on this site. Check out valmet.org/forums if you're interested - lots of nice people there. I just wish we could own other models of these rifles in Canada..
P.S. There is no "N" in "Valmet"
P.P.S. Im a big enthusiast of the 10mm cartridge also![]()
IIRC someone actualy did this very thing some years ago and was successful!!
Not sure which member it was.



























