Don't bother.
Yep. Don't bother.
I've had a C&R for about 8 years. Times were good. C&R guns were plentiful and affordably priced. $50 Mosins, $100 K31s, $100 Mausers, $100 Tokarevs and CZ pistols. $150 SKS rifles.
Tons of affordable easy to find ammo (seriously .01-.05 - .10 cents per round for the same rifles.
It was really cool to get a rifle delivered to your front door. But, most of the times I was at work and had to schedule a pick up at the shipping company during THEIR business hours, and often that was a crazy hassle and stressful getting their, etc. It really got to be a PITA a few times, and I've even missed the pick up window, and lost money when the guns were returned to the company.... that was annoying....
So unless you have someone home to accept delivery, it's sometimes a real hassle.
Now, the good stuff at cheap prices is largely dried up. And the ammo is largely dried up. And import restrictions seem to get tighter each year. There might be some other C&R eligible guns out there, some hidden warehouse somewhere, but with each passing year that becomes less likely.
Yeah, I hear the argument that it's only $10 per year, but there are responsibilities too. It actually is more of a headache than people make it out to be. And, you are beholden to the ATF, which is no small matter.
And people will say you can get discounts at places... but that is coming to an end too. For instance, Midway stopped their dealer program, and many others don't offer or have stopped theirs.
The savings just aren't there anymore, given the small margin between quality C&R and brand new used guns, the hassles, etc.
I'm glad I got it when I did, but frankly that ship has sailed. I would not start up one today. I will likely let mine expire the next go-around unless huge finds of surplus guns are imported.
Frankly, I would save the effort and hassle, and just shop locally for Face To Face deals on Armslist and other sights.