You do realize this is a surplus rifle... I see "new" is plastered in this thread. These are military surplus rifles... nothing new about them. They were made to shoot corrosive ammo. I shot 400rds of clean and corrosive, cleaned it properly and someone at my range paid what I had paid 2 years before. I lost the taxes. Beautiful stock, shot perfectly (let him shoot it), mint chrome lined bore... sold. Someone got a beautiful rifle.
You do realize this is a surplus rifle... I see "new" is plastered in this thread. These are military surplus rifles... nothing new about them. They were made to shoot corrosive ammo. I shot 400rds of clean and corrosive, cleaned it properly and someone at my range paid what I had paid 2 years before. I lost the taxes. Beautiful stock, shot perfectly (let him shoot it), mint chrome lined bore... sold. Someone got a beautiful rifle.
I'm thinking of selling a couple of mine. Was going to ask $205 - basically what I paid after taxes. Maybe a small premium for cleaning them. You figure that's too much?
Considering you can buy them everywhere for $200, who even cares what they go for on the EE. I wouldn't even think to look there for an SKS. Heck, maybe I'll pick up another one this weekend and give it to my cat.
RE: Snowcat sniperI lol'd
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Unless they were desperate for cash, why would anyone sell a clean Russian SKS on the EE for 100-150 bucks when it'll take at least 200 to replace it?.
A) You have to buy a crate of ammo with it
B) They're Chinese (less collectable than Russian)
C) You pay for expensive shipping across the country
... IMHO people expecting to buy SKS's off of the EE for less than $150 are either wishful thinkers or excedingly cheap.
A) You're going to shoot it anyway
B) True
C) Most EE sellers aren't local so you're going to pay for shipping anyway, and if something is wrong, a retailer will take it back, and a private seller may or may not
A) You have to buy a crate of ammo with it
B) They're Chinese (less collectable than Russian)
C) You pay for expensive shipping across the country
I'd much rather walk into Wanstall's and rummage through their Russian SKS and hand select one, then drive to Budget shooter supply and pick up a crate of ammo IMO
This thread is pointless.
Collectable ruskies sell for 250 plus for the very very nice onces
Non collectable chinese versions sell for 150 in fair condition.
It is what it is.
If you want to sell me your used ruskie for 50 bux because that's all its worth to you then two things will happen. A- You'll prove you're an idiot for selling it for less than its fair market value. B- I'll buy it and make fun of you after for being an idiot.