Point taken, but as much as I like the MN platform-for what it is- it's not a Mauser... and it's still easy enough to find Turk and Yugo Mausers in the $250 range (less for Turks). I don't know the "numbers" on the Mausers, but they've got to pale in comparison to the 18,000,000 Mosin-Nagants.
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What is a good price for a Mosin Nagant M91/30 Rifle?
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Point taken, but as much as I like the MN platform-for what it is- it's not a Mauser... and it's still easy enough to find Turk and Yugo Mausers in the $250 range (less for Turks). I don't know the "numbers" on the Mausers, but they've got to pale in comparison to the 18,000,000 Mosin-Nagants.
Point taken, but as much as I like the MN platform-for what it is- it's not a Mauser... and it's still easy enough to find Turk and Yugo Mausers in the $250 range (less for Turks). I don't know the "numbers" on the Mausers, but they've got to pale in comparison to the 18,000,000 Mosin-Nagants.
True, but it wasn't that long ago you could get an unissued M48s for $180 retail, and Soviet capture Nazi K98s were $219. The fact that 8mm ammo has dried up has probably lessened demand a little bit, but not enough to balance out the lack of supply. RCs are essentially gone, what is available is $500+, and M48s are ~$300 wholesale. You used to see racks of them at chain sporting good stores (Big-5), I can't remember the last time I saw one on the shelf (although the local Cabelas had M24/47s on sale last October with accessories for $250.
I think the fact that Steyr 1895s are going for ~$100 is primarily a lack of demand. They are neat rifles, but they are not very desirable. They are not as well known as Mausers and Mosin-Nagants, and the fact they fire an oddball cartridge from enbloc clips, and the straight pull is different.
Too bad really, they are neat little rifles.
Mosin prices have gone up because demand is relatively flat, but the supply has lessened. Whether this is because the supplies are actually drying up, or simply the exporters manipulating supply to increase prices, we don't know. I have read that most of the Mosins in the past have come out of Ukraine, but the latest batches (of M38 and M44 at least, as well as PU Snipers) came out of Russia, repackaged by Molot as "Hunting Carbines" to get past EU restrictions on Military rifles.
Maybe Russia is sitting on another 5 million rifles, just waiting on the prices to come up a bit more before bringing them in. We will have to wait and see.
Justice06RR
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Should I hold out and wait for a better price? This is not the type of thing that I would really lose sleep over if I didn't get it but I could use a good cheap rifle
If you have the money to buy it, I would suggest to get it now. $179 is really not a bad price, and you'll be under $200 with taxes and background fee.
I have been thinking of buying another 91/30 myself. Local gun shows price them well above $200, so $179 is a good deal. Gone are the days of $89 or $99 Mosins. I have watched as prices have slowly creeped up through the years.
Sometimes Aimsurplus will have them for $119, but if you take into account shipping, transfer fee, and background fee, you are at the same price as buying one at Gander. And with buying online you don't know what you are getting. At least when you buy at GM you can inspect the rifle and try to pick out the best of the lot.
when i searched for my first mosin i looked through a few at a local big 5, now a trick i learned was get a flashlight and check the bore, if you see pitting put that one down and keep looking. another thing to check is the bolt, see if its sticky or has any issues.
price wise i got mine on sale a few years back for 98 with tax and such came to be 109 i think? overal its one of my favorite guns to shoot and has made many a mosin lover after shooting it. and the common price right now is 179, but ive seen places jack it up to 400$, so i suggest get it while you can but make sure its in good condition
the mosin is a full powered rifle at low cost, with many accessories available due to its popularity. if you need recommendations i can help with that, as well as sporterizing or just wanting to find a good case for it. just ask and we are here to help
price wise i got mine on sale a few years back for 98 with tax and such came to be 109 i think? overal its one of my favorite guns to shoot and has made many a mosin lover after shooting it. and the common price right now is 179, but ive seen places jack it up to 400$, so i suggest get it while you can but make sure its in good condition
the mosin is a full powered rifle at low cost, with many accessories available due to its popularity. if you need recommendations i can help with that, as well as sporterizing or just wanting to find a good case for it. just ask and we are here to help
kilimanjaro
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$180 in today's money is the equivalent of $90 just a few years ago. They're still cheap.
Get that Mosin, or Mauser, or what you see in the shops now, the surplus is drying up, the only sources remaining are Russia and China, with maybe little dribs from here and there, and that will just be more of the same.
Get that Mosin, or Mauser, or what you see in the shops now, the surplus is drying up, the only sources remaining are Russia and China, with maybe little dribs from here and there, and that will just be more of the same.