Question about the legality of a USSR SVD Dragunov in California

[IEatZ28]

A month or so ago. I mean, I'd try and talk him down but that's about 3000-4000 over priced but they arnt getting any easier to find, especially in CA. Check gun broker, find a middle man to ship it into CA

[flak88mm]

I saw some cali tigers recently on gb ppl from Florida and tx and they wanted above $6500

[IEatZ28]

I called them and they wouldn't budge, there are some for 4500

[flak88mm]

This is torture knowing you have the funds and no california tiger shows up on gb when u look everyday

[1919_4_ME]

This is torture knowing you have the funds and no california tiger shows up on gb when u look everyday

Ask and you shall receive.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=381864

[flak88mm]

Too bad the rifle being offered is not a tiger imported by california armory san bruno.

[1919_4_ME]

Too bad the rifle being offered is not a tiger imported by california armory san bruno.

Sorry my mistake I just saw the Ca Tigers are the ones with the flash hiders on them.

[flak88mm]

I got the money people's someone out there offer it to me at a good price =/

[1919_4_ME]

Would have been great to scoop up a bunch of these back in the mid 90's.

[flak88mm]

That would have been nice if I had money in the 90s. But was too young back then t even have a job

[cannon]

Get the chinese ndm

I would love one in 308 But the ban list has "Norinco 86 (all)

The Norinco is a mdm 86. Isn't it banned?

[flak88mm]

I'm not sure. I don't think it is but who knows. All I know is that the Russian tiger is not banned cause some ffl in northern cali is selling it with a bullet button installed but they want 9k for it which is ridiculously price gauging big time

[flak88mm]

What would anyone in this forum be willing to dish out monetary wise these days for a California tiger? What amount do $$$ wise is fair so both parties don't feel like they are being lowballed and other paying an overprice?

[MrPlink]

That is such a hard thing to put a number on given they don't get traded commonly. The CA factor just throws another wrench into the equation.

In Russia they go for under 2k..

P.S. if you can talk to the dealer face to face and want to guage what he will really sell the Tigr for try this:

Offer him a trade (something fairly garden variety with a reasonable value) and then cash, buy make the cash some strange figure (like 5138.27). Of course, make it a figure that is close to what you would really be willing to offer.

If you do this quickly and in a matter of fact way a lot of people will get frustrated at trying to work out the trade value plus your odd ball number cash offer they will just jump to their bottom line, if not close to it.

Not exactly a new trick, but it still can work depending on execution and of course the dealer.

[mk3mitch]

The coolest SVD I ever saw.... last year at a gun show in Clarksville, Tennessee. A seller had a PSL for sale on his table that I was checking out. He said, "You think that's cool? Well check this out!" He pulled out a beaten and battered scopeless SVD. No import marks, all matching numbers and beat to hell. He told me he got it off of his Special Forces buddy who brought it back from Afghanistan (illegally of course). That rifle was picked up from a dead Soviet in the 80's, then again picked up from a dead Taliban twenty five years later. I really wish I had that gun.