Prices..

[Donkeypunch0420]

I bought many Mosins in the good old days and still have most of them. I knew one day they would come to this price point. Every other C&R has gained a lot of value, why not the Mosin? Never thought I'd pay $300 for a 91/30 wartime Izzy, but I did a month or so ago. Of course this rifle sat on an antique Tula receiver, so I just had to have it.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

I like all of the different milsurp rifles out there. Most of the well known C&R variants are in the collection. The Mosins still get love though, and one or more goes on very desert shooting trip and gets howls of delight from the massive fireballs and powerful recoil.

It is OK to not like Mosins, but anyone who thinks the platform is somehow beneath them probably also critiques supermodels with pointy elbows and should really just get over themselves

[capt14k]

The guys even in their 20s don't really remember the housing bubble and certainly not the dot com bubble and civil war Firearms bubble. The fast straight up price increases is how a bubble forms. Can anyone point to one bubble that didn't burst? All those Milsurps that were in Big 5 are in private collections. What happens when they start hitting the open market? I don't think current prices are sustainable. That's why other bubbles bursted. I think we will find out sooner than later.

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I like all of the different milsurp rifles out there. Most of the well known C&R variants are in the collection. The Mosins still get love though, and one or more goes on very desert shooting trip and gets howls of delight from the massive fireballs and powerful recoil.

It is OK to not like Mosins, but anyone who thinks the platform is somehow beneath them probably also critiques supermodels with pointy elbows and should really just get over themselves

Ha.. I did not realize you were such the fanboi of Mosins that you spent the time to post twice in the same thread. It's a nice rifle. Like I said, I owned three (M91/30, M44, M38). I shot them all. I also sold them all to make more room in my collection. I have had the pleasure of owning and shooting several other rifles/handguns of the time. Comparatively, I don't think it is anything special and does not rate to have a $400 price tag. You too are entitled to your opinion about the rifle and being easily pleased with a massive fireball. Go forth and enjoy it, get over yourself.

[huntingsocal]

It is all Sweaty Ben's fault

[BrokerB]

There is a decent looking Russian m44 at Wild Bills for $399

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Ha.. I did not realize you were such the fanboi of Mosins that you spent the time to post twice in the same thread. It's a nice rifle. Like I said, I owned three (M91/30, M44, M38). I shot them all. I also sold them all to make more room in my collection. I have had the pleasure of owning and shooting several other rifles/handguns of the time. Comparatively, I don't think it is anything special and does not rate to have a $400 price tag. You too are entitled to your opinion about the rifle and being easily pleased with a massive fireball. Go forth and enjoy it, get over yourself.

[echo1]

Ha.. I did not realize you were such the fanboi of Mosins that you spent the time to post twice in the same thread. It's a nice rifle. Like I said, I owned three (M91/30, M44, M38). I shot them all. I also sold them all to make more room in my collection. I have had the pleasure of owning and shooting several other rifles/handguns of the time. Comparatively, I don't think it is anything special and does not rate to have a $400 price tag. You too are entitled to your opinion about the rifle and being easily pleased with a massive fireball. Go forth and enjoy it, get over yourself.

^^^??? Only 3...Prolly think SKSs are only 80 dollar guns too. I agree that they've gotten pricey, but that doesn't bother me enough to give Bobby guff. PAX

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^^^??? Only 3...Prolly think SKSs are only 80 dollar guns too. I agree that they've gotten pricey, but that doesn't bother me enough to give Bobby guff. PAX

SKSs are at best $79


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[Bobby Ricigliano]

I like this kid. He's got pluck!

[hambam105]

If you are upset about the price of MNs don't sweat it. Relax. Take some deep breaths. Good.

Now just wait a few more months to buy one and the price should go just a tad higher.

[hambam105]

There is only 2 mistakes you can make buying a Mosin Nagant.

1st) Not buying one.
2nd) Selling one.

[Yusuke Komiya]

The rising prices are the reason why I've been trying to buy as much as I can. I've read people's comments on how the bubble will burst. While I'm sure there will be an influx in supply once older people pass on, we have to consider as well a good chunk of those will never be on the market. There are those that'll stay within family or close group of friends. Unfortunately, some will be destroyed as well because of some anti-gun relatives. There is also the issue of how well these guns were stored. I'll be happy whenever the bubble burst with cash in hand.

[The Gleam]

The rising prices are the reason why I've been trying to buy as much as I can. I've read people's comments on how the bubble will burst. While I'm sure there will be an influx in supply once older people pass on, we have to consider as well a good chunk of those will never be on the market. There are those that'll stay within family or close group of friends. Unfortunately, some will be destroyed as well because of some anti-gun relatives. There is also the issue of how well these guns were stored. I'll be happy whenever the bubble burst with cash in hand.

Agree; the death of an older generation doesn't create a sudden supply as much as some might think it does.

People don't suddenly all pass-away at the same time, and there are just as many living collector's willing to buy them up just as fast. You will never have a market that is inundated all at one time like a huge incoming of MilSurp inventory based on people dying off alone.

Add to that:

- Guns get used/ruined out of use.

- Guns get stored improperly and rust/damaged.

- Guns get Bubba'ed and Mosins are ripe for that for some reason.

- Naive/ignorant next of kin "against guns" do in fact turn them in to Law Enforcement for destruction, regardless of rarity, value, historical significance or that they are inanimate objects in the first place.

- Guns get stolen.

- Guns get confiscated and destroyed due to the owner becoming prohibited.

- Foreign governments are destroying guns en masse regardless of their historical value.

- Foreign imports are happening a lot less these past several years due to the UN/UNODA and their restrictions sought on international trade of firearms, and The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) signed in 2014, encouraging these governments above to destroy any firearms rather than export them to the United States for civilian sale.

- Inevitably, the supply will run dry and usually abruptly when it does, or what remains are rusted, decrepit relics barely identifiable as guns, usually only good for a few parts (because they could never be sold previously, as nobody wanted them). These may never even make it to the public as places like Numrich buy up the supply for selling parts.