Was in my favorite gs yesterday, walked back to look at their supply of
Mosin Nagants. Previously, these were in the $129 range. ALL of them were $299 now. Curious, I asked one of the salesmen why. He said 2-3 months ago Obama had stpped their importation. Not ammo, just guns. Is this correct? Has anyone here heard this, and can give me a link to an article on this? Ive checked around a bit befoe posting this, and could find nothing.
Ours locally were $89 & now they got bumped up to $129. Always though about picking one up, just never did.
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Are these c&r yet?
Unless confirmed I would mark it off as either fear mongering or misinformation. Wouldn’t be the first time for either and sometimes gun shops are less well informed than the average gun owner. Mosin Nagants have actually dropped price around here with privates sales running sub $150 without issue at the moment. Still see a few running around trying to sell them for $300-500 but not nearly as often as before. The ones who are though are usually claiming they are rare, banned, or some other made up shit. Saw a local ad a couple weeks ago trying to sell Glock mags at $185 a piece claiming that new laws that the government was not releasing was going to make them illegal and get them before the ban. Pathetic in my opinion.
I agree with you Kain, so far I cant find anything to confirm this.
And YES fixit69…these have long been on the C&R list…its one reason I got mine several years ago.
Back in 1990, a minty Russian SKS was 75.00.
Seen the prices lately on ANY SKS?
When I was a kid…Dad bought a really nice 03 Springfield from Western Auto in downtown Houston for 65 dollars. What does a nice 03 gor for today?
Take a hint from history and buy now…get the ammo too because it is the only surplus round that is still cheap.
What do you mean about the C&R list? What’s the significance?
Curio & Relic
A classification that means it’s more important/valuable as a piece of history than as a firearm. (The VERY abbreviated version.)
We sold the M91/30s for around 130 or so for a while. A couple of months ago they jumped to 150, them to 169. They peaked at 200 recently and since NONE were selling, they have been bumped back to 169.99.
At this price point (200) they were just PW imports with no bayonet, sling or oil can/kit.
Sorry Wake27, Im just seeing your question.
When you get a C&R license…you get a list of SPECIFIC weapons weapons you can buy, and the Nagant has been on there a long time.
I would indeed buy now, ammo too, cause they are drying up and one day they will truly be scarce.
Never pay any mind what-so-ever to this kind of nonsense from LGS employees. There is a humorous thread in the OT section covering this kind of garbage.
So what this guy is saying is that the President of the United States took on a personal crusade to somehow stop the importation of 80 year old surplus Soviet rifles, waving his magical tyranny wand and drying up the market. :rolleyes:
The truth of the matter is that like everything else that goes “bang”, these rifles have seen price fluctuations to reflect the insanity that is the market these days. They are not at this time scarce, however they are charging the crazy prices for these rifles because people will pay it. If you don’t feel like it’s a fair price, vote with your wallet and don’t buy it.
My brother and I bought 2 for $89.00 each, IMHO your high on bat$hit if you pay more than $100.00. I think people are taking advantage of the situation, but nobody is forcing you to buy.
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Yeah…let me be clear and say I was just looking. Ive owned a few, have literally the nicest one Ive ever seen in my safe now, and am aware fully of their real value. Was simply asking if anyone had heard something I hadn’t.
They went up a little but $299 for a run of the mill 91/30 is retarded. Around here they went up from $125 to $150.
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If it was an M38 or M44 it might not be too crazy high, as they go for mid-$200s around here.
I wasn’t trying to come across as a Douche, if I did I apologize. The Russian’s shit these thing out by millions, I honestly believe if you pay more than $100.00 it’s not worth it.
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Right, but they can’t be had for less than that anymore. If someone wants one, they will have to pay more than $100. Times change, they’re not $89 anymore…
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Sounds like I should sell mine.
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Agree. Reminds me of when you used to be able to buy Russian SKS’s by the crate for peanuts.
Still I don’t think I would pay much more than $200 for a really nice M38 or M44.
While they have gone up on the used market I do see them for $100-125 on a semi regular basis. Though on local sites it isn’t awfully uncommon to see one listed for $100 one day and then the next someone else is listing the same rifle, same pictures even, for $200+. I really should pick one up just to have, since I hear very good things about them and ammo can still be had for a reasonable price from online retailers. Ain’t buying it local though, same shit as online but fifty cents a round.