I’m always a victim Of second guessing myself ..... I come across a great deal and shrug it off because I don’t “need” it or whatever. I passed on the $200 lever arms SVT40’s and, more relevant to this thread, I passed on the $160 Mosins from Westrifle and SFRC. I haven’t seen a Mosin anywhere near those prices in the last year or two. I missed out on the cheap M44’s and that one wasn’t my fault .... I had already missed the boat by then .... I never would have passed on the shorter carbine length.
Everyone has been talking about the prices of SKS rifles and meanwhile, the Mosin, silently, almost doubled in price.