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Facebook discussion mentioned the current going rate of Nagant revolvers and I was like no way.
Checked Gunbroker SOLD auctions. The refurbs we were all buying for $100 or less a few years ago are now going for $550-$650.
One with bakelite grips sold for $815.00
The grips are only worth $45 so can't figure that one out. Can't figure the others out either to be honest but might consider selling at least one of mine for those prices.
Too many noobs that won't research and only buy one or two firearms and spend as much as they can
Guess I won't be getting one...this year......
Its the way the market is going at the moment. A M1 Garand in Canada 20 years ago was about 200$, 10 years ago was about 1200$... I just bought a Type 2 M1 Garand for 2800$. Up here the prices have gone nuts on many firearms and the legitimately rare war used examples are not going up at the same rate. There was a Romanian Contract VZ-24 with the crest intact, mismatched bolt, for 600$ which sat for months, meanwhile people will ask 1500$ for a RC K98k and get it. Market is what it is, part of the reason I haven't bought anything for a while (and if my AR-15 didn't become illegal I wouldn't have bought the Garand).
I'm just sitting it out. Not buying ammo unless it's about what it was a year ago, not buying overpriced firearms either. I've managed to get two pistols in the past two months and I'm good with that. Getting my antique Mannlicher in a few weeks but I paid several hundred less than what they are going for. I'd like to get a combat style shotgun but have passed on several Thinking I'd like a Mossberg but haven't seen one for sale lately.
Deals are still out there, we just have to have patience and wait for the opportunity. Just this month, I picked up an almost-matching Nambu Type 14 (magazine and trigger didn't match) for $525 and found a sealed spam can of 7.62x39 for $200. My local gun shop just received an Inland M1 carbine in the 5.4 range and they want $1,200 for it (I'm gonna pass on that!). I personally enjoy the hunt but truly hope the ammo prices eventually return to a reasonable level. I fear that may be awhile. Per my sources, even California law enforcement agencies are having a hard time obtaining ammunition for training and qualification shooting.
7.62x39 is one caliber I'd like to get. I'm simply unwilling to pay the prices they are asking which are double what you paid for your spam can. I came close to buying 500 rounds at a gun show a few weeks ago but when I handed him my credit card, he added $85 to the price. Sign said 3% which I found acceptable but this was a lot more than 3%. I told him no.
Your sources aren’t wrong. The lead firearms coordinator and trainer at my agency and I (I’m next in line) are planning 5 years in advance for for training/qualification ammo... and we sit on at least 5 years of supply. We almost got caught with our pants down and had to scramble a good bit in 2008-2009. Once things returned to seem-sanity we began stockpiling. We cracked open a case we dated at 2013 (we date all incoming shipments) for qualification the other day. It was in the back of the cabinet and had been looked over for a while, our next oldest stock is one case of 2015, then 2016 and up. I’ve personally seen horror stories of agencies having to switch duty ammo, make purchases sight unseen over the phone or internet, or have to drive 500+ miles to purchase from a mom and pop who wouldn’t ship in years past. And this shortage seems to be worse than even after the sandy hook shooting.Quote:
Per my sources, even California law enforcement agencies are having a hard time obtaining ammunition for training and qualification shooting.
That being said, I have done fairly well. Last spring I bought a nearly 2 years supply of powder/primers/projectiles for nearly all my firearms at great early 2020 prices. I also bought an all original pre-model 10 in decent shape for around $350 a few months ago. Carcanos are dirt cheap but you better have brass and components to reload. Ammo is unobtanium. Russian surplus simply isn’t worth the price I’ve seen it go for lately. Agree with the insane pricing on the nagant revolver. I too have noticed it, and no thanks. If you look hard enough you can get an early 1900’s Smith or colt for less.
I've seen service grade cmp m1's recently on gunbroker with current bids at upwards of $2000...with the tags and paperwork clearly visible in the pics. I may have to sell a couple...I guess the extra $1250 is the price for being too lazy to join the GCA ($25 right now) or other cmp affiliate, and too impatient to wait the 90 days for them to process your order.Quote:
Originally Posted by capt14k