Gun List Opinions requested any and all information welcome

[Aragorn243]

(1) 99 Arisaka - Easy to find, $200+, ammo hard to get
(2) Finnish M39 - A little harder, $300+, ammo easy to get
(3) Gewehr 88 - A little harder to get, original German very hard to find, Turk issue (they are German, just altered) easier and less expensive, ammo easy to get but make sure you get low powered rounds and make sure which type you need
(4) Gewehr M95 - Harder than the carbines and more expensive $400+, original surplus ammo still around, new production available from privi
(5) Gewehr 98 - Getting hard to find, and $600+, ammo easy to get
(6) KAR 98AZ - Extremely hard to find and $800+, ammo easy to get
(7) KAR 98K - Getting hard to find, prices start at $400 for Russian Captures and over $1000 for all matching, ammo easy to get
(8) M1 Garand - Very common but expect to pay a minimum of $800, Ammo is specific to the rifle, regular 30-06 shouldn't be used but still easy to get
(9) M48 Yugoslavian - Very common around $300, ammo easy to get
(10) M59/66 SKS - Don't see these much anymore, probably around $400+, ammo easy to get
(11) Mannlicher M1895 "Stutzen" - See these on the secondary market, lot of guys bought them when they came out, found out they kick like a mule and decided to sell them, $250+, surplus ammo still around and new privie production
(12) Mosin Nagant M91-30 - Used to be everywhere, might be again if the import restrictions are lifted, about $275 now, ammo easy to get
(13) Mousqueton MLE.16 - One of the easiest French rifles to get but still not common, seem to start around $300, ammo hard to get
(14) M-14 - Forget it, none on the market, full auto. Semi-auto versions are made but are not original. If you could find one, probably $20,000 but that's a wild guess. Semi-auto new rifles are about $1500, ammo easy to get
(15) Martini Henry - They are out there but you have to watch constantly. Most common now are Nepal rifles which are long lever, depending on condition, $300 for poor going up rapidly for better examples, ammo hard to get
(16)SMLE MKiii - Getting harder to find and $400+, ammo easy to get
(17) Winchester M1895 - Milsurp examples almost impossible to find and very pricey. Several thousand probably unless in really bad condition, ammo depends on caliber, Russian easy to get

Pretty good list you have there. Might want to add a British MKII No 4 and/or No 5, and an Italian Carcano of some sort.

I saw on your Arisaka thread you were very new to this and were not sure where to find them. Your best bet is gun shows. I see you are in Maryland but no idea where. Lots of good gun shows in eastern PA from Oaks near Philly to Harrisburg, York, Gettysburg which are all fairly close to eastern Maryland. I more or less base my ease of purchase from attending these shows. There was an excellent show just two weekends ago in Timonium Maryland. I think that happens only once a year though. Do a web search for Eagle Arms, they are the ones that put on the bigger PA shows I'm familier with. Lots of smaller shows but I wouldn't recommend driving that far to get to them. Gunbroker is an option but you have to pay shipping which is often around $40 and then an FFL transfer fee which is $20 and up depending on who does it for you. You might try some online sites that have classifieds for face to face purchases. These have to be local for obvious reasons. Pennsylvania has one. Usually the guys will drive partway to meet but I usually just ignore anything that is more than two hours away. Cabelas in Delaware gets a lot of Milsurps but their prices can be high. I've still bought a few there so it just depends.