Having trouble finding cheap military surplus weapons

[BruceHMX]

So pure numbers demographic interest and cash all tend towards fewer collectors coming up for our obsolete military rifles/arms. Maybe not today, but I can safely say as I watch my older baby boomers (birth years from 1948 to 1959) try to sell their arms they are getting no where the interest or money they would like nor is the situation likely to get better as time goes by. let there be no doubt, there are very large collections accumulated by Baby boomers that will have to be disposed of in the coming 2 decades and they will sell for less than the current prices in real dollar terms.

Are you speaking of run of the mill milsurps or highly collectable items? For instance all matching, minty Long Lee's, WW1 and WW2 Enfield's that have never been FTR'ed or messed with or up graded, or high end S&W's such as K-32's, Registered Magnums, and I could go on and on. IMHO the really nice stuff will continue to climb and yes there are people from all of those generations that will continue to love and cherish the really nice museum grade collectables. I also think demographics play a part in this and yes the job and stock market. Naturally if you don't have a well paying job you can't play but if both of those items are going well you are still going to have folks that are still attracted to these items. Another thought is yes guys like me will die off but I can't see someone at a flea market buying a minty Long Lee for $400. Might happen but if you have your stuff together plans have been made to dispose of your collection without the family member just dumping it so to speak. I know I have everything documented to include hard to find parts, accessories as well as firearms. The UF55A you speak of would bring around $750 here and I have seen it happen recently. Again this is my opinion and I for sure hope my K-32's don't bring $500, but then again I had fun shooting and collecting them and when I'm gone guess I won't care.

---------- Post added at 07:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:30 PM ----------

Haha well I guess for the K31 would be under 400$, the reason why I asked for the said above is that I have only 180 bucks to spend right now plus some help if I need a loan, and plus I just love the older weapons.

Like everyone has said hang loose and keep putting your funds together, do your research and you will find something nice. If you need some advice forums like this will help.