Quote Originally Posted by Beerhunter View Post
There are obviously customers feeding these prices.

What I don't understand is who they are. I move in the world of classics that still go bang and have no contact with deact collectors with big bucks to spend. I''l reiterate who are they?
I dont know who they are, but I enjoyed my deacts when I had them, but mine were mainly SMG,s, LMG,s and the odd vickers, the prices back then were very reasonable, deact rifles never interested me as these could be purchased with a FAC, and for £5000 (if I had that to spend) I,d be taking a trip to the midlands and haggle over a live L42 with all its bits.

Prices are daft nowdays and it seemed to stem from the old spec semi auto,s and the SMG,s becoming more soughtafter and along with the price,s of these it esculated onto the LMG,s and bolt action rifles also.

I cringe at times when I see some of the rifles that have been deactivated and I regular turn down jobs requiring deactivation and conversion work due to the rifles being a good honest Milsurp and have saved a few from death row in the last few years, but at the end of the day I,d rather see deacts in someones collection rather than at the bottom of the smelting pot.

Going back to the price, there is talk of deactivating all deacts to the 95, spec and If the approval goes ahead, then I feel sorry for the guys who have a lot of money invested in them.