antagonist22
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Just wondering what is the cheapest complete firearm(s)you have ever bought. And buying it from a friend for $2 so you can use it does not count.
Cheapest firearms you have bought.
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jrfoxx
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Mosin M44-$80
Nagant 1895 revolver-$90
Nagant 1895 revolver-$90
Hutch
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RG-1. I traded not one, but TWO boxes of 12ga field loads. I got robbed.
Dr. Dickie
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I would have thought it was a Kel-Tec P11 (about $250), but then I remember that I got an SKS (about $160 total).
Real cheap..........
I bought a New .22lr Ruger 6" Standard Semi-automatic, in the box,
and out the door for $39.95. That was in 1962 or 3.
I still have it. I have fired untold bricks of cartridges through it.
I bought a Marlin semi auto, .22 lr rifle, in 1961, for about $39.95,
along about then too. My DS#2 still has that one. I killed a lot of
starlings & pigeons, around the barns, when I lived on the farm,
over home.
I think the same year, I bought a solid frame .22 lr, Iver Johnson, 6"
brrl. revolver, nearly new, for $30.00.
I sold that gun about three or four times. And, then I bought it back.
Last sold it, in about 1971, to a friend, moving to Florida.
As far as I know he still has it. He's now in Colorado.
All these .22's were cheap, in price, by todays standards.
All worked fine. All still working.
Good deals.
I bought a New .22lr Ruger 6" Standard Semi-automatic, in the box,
and out the door for $39.95. That was in 1962 or 3.
I still have it. I have fired untold bricks of cartridges through it.
I bought a Marlin semi auto, .22 lr rifle, in 1961, for about $39.95,
along about then too. My DS#2 still has that one. I killed a lot of
starlings & pigeons, around the barns, when I lived on the farm,
over home.
I think the same year, I bought a solid frame .22 lr, Iver Johnson, 6"
brrl. revolver, nearly new, for $30.00.
I sold that gun about three or four times. And, then I bought it back.
Last sold it, in about 1971, to a friend, moving to Florida.
As far as I know he still has it. He's now in Colorado.
All these .22's were cheap, in price, by todays standards.
All worked fine. All still working.
Good deals.
armoredman
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$50, co worker. Fantastic shooter.
$100 each, differant co-worker. Only fired once, reloading dies should be here today or tomorrow.
$100 each, differant co-worker. Only fired once, reloading dies should be here today or tomorrow.
Zach S
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I paid $200, maybe $250 for an AMT Hardballer.
Yes, I actually paid for it. Since its getting new innards (to replace what I've lost or stolen for another 1911), and getting topped off with a rimfire conversion, my investment in this worthless handgun is about to triple. But being my first gun, I can justify it.
Yes, I actually paid for it. Since its getting new innards (to replace what I've lost or stolen for another 1911), and getting topped off with a rimfire conversion, my investment in this worthless handgun is about to triple. But being my first gun, I can justify it.
ZeSpectre
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Probably my CZ-52
Won't be the cheapest for too long though as it needs a new recoil spring and I'd really like to put some nicer looking grips on it and that will probably equal what I paid for it in the first place.
Man I love the way this thing shoots! Just wish it had a lefty friendly safety.
Won't be the cheapest for too long though as it needs a new recoil spring and I'd really like to put some nicer looking grips on it and that will probably equal what I paid for it in the first place.
Man I love the way this thing shoots! Just wish it had a lefty friendly safety.
M2 Carbine
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NIB 1911A1 Remington, $17.00
NIB 1903A3 Springfield, $14.50
NIB 1903A4 Springfield, $14.50
Used M1 Carbine, $20
Unused 1911A1, $25.00
NIB S&W 2 inch Model 10, $65
NIB 1903A3 Springfield, $14.50
NIB 1903A4 Springfield, $14.50
Used M1 Carbine, $20
Unused 1911A1, $25.00
NIB S&W 2 inch Model 10, $65
Hemicuda
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I bought a Bay State single shot 12 Ga. shotgun from a FFL once for $25.00...
I still have it... it is a line bored full choke, sawed off at 20 inches on the barrel.. bluing turned to patina, wood in great shape... 1.25" recoil pad... and bead re-installed...
that $25.00 INCLUDED a box of 7 1/2 dove & Quail loads, and a box of double ought buck...
I still have it... it is a line bored full choke, sawed off at 20 inches on the barrel.. bluing turned to patina, wood in great shape... 1.25" recoil pad... and bead re-installed...
that $25.00 INCLUDED a box of 7 1/2 dove & Quail loads, and a box of double ought buck...
DonP
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Marlin Model 60's .22LR
One for $40 and another closet queen for $65, in the original 1978 box, all paperwork, fired maybe once or twice.
Generally the cheapest and, IMHO, the overall best value in used guns. I almost always find one or two on the used rack in stores when i walk in a gun store.
One for $40 and another closet queen for $65, in the original 1978 box, all paperwork, fired maybe once or twice.
Generally the cheapest and, IMHO, the overall best value in used guns. I almost always find one or two on the used rack in stores when i walk in a gun store.
MCgunner
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Used almost like new Ruger Old Army for 100 bucks. Guy was "getting out of black powder" and I couldn't help him fast enough.
This was actually at a gun shop!
Hakim battle rifle in VG condition 80 bucks
German M88 Commission rifle converted to 7.92x57S for Hitler youth or something... Paid 27.50 in 1976 dollars mail order (sold as antique) It shoots good, nice plinker, still have it.
Norinco SKS VG condition 75 bucks
Norinco 16" paratrooper carbine 115 bucks
RG .22 revolver 25 bucks (should have spent the money on beer)
RG26 25 auto 50 bucks (actually worked 100 percent even if I couldn't hit anything with it)
Davis P380 50 bucks wasn't a bad gun for pot metal. It fed and it shot to point of aim pretty accurately.
HP22 Phoenix arms 75 bucks danged decent little plinker, very accurate.
12 gauge side by side brand new Sarasqueta 100 bucks at a going out of business sale. This was 1971 dollars, though.
Ruger P85 for 200 bucks in NIB condition with two 15 round mags.
Taurus 4" M66 nickeled like new for 197 bucks.
Taurus 3" M66 blued older gun I bought recently for 180.
CVA .31 Pocket Remington brass frame for 60 bucks from Gander Mountain
This was actually at a gun shop!Hakim battle rifle in VG condition 80 bucks
German M88 Commission rifle converted to 7.92x57S for Hitler youth or something...
Paid 27.50 in 1976 dollars mail order (sold as antique) It shoots good, nice plinker, still have it.Norinco SKS VG condition 75 bucks
Norinco 16" paratrooper carbine 115 bucks
RG .22 revolver 25 bucks (should have spent the money on beer)
RG26 25 auto 50 bucks (actually worked 100 percent even if I couldn't hit anything with it)
Davis P380 50 bucks wasn't a bad gun for pot metal. It fed and it shot to point of aim pretty accurately.
HP22 Phoenix arms 75 bucks danged decent little plinker, very accurate.
12 gauge side by side brand new Sarasqueta 100 bucks at a going out of business sale. This was 1971 dollars, though.
Ruger P85 for 200 bucks in NIB condition with two 15 round mags.
Taurus 4" M66 nickeled like new for 197 bucks.
Taurus 3" M66 blued older gun I bought recently for 180.
CVA .31 Pocket Remington brass frame for 60 bucks from Gander Mountain
10 Ring Tao
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If you guys are going to throw out prices from back in the day, they should be adjusted for inflation or a date noted next to the price.
Mine would probably be $50 for a scoped handi rifle in 30-30, last year.
Mine would probably be $50 for a scoped handi rifle in 30-30, last year.
The Rifleman
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A guy in town (Freddie Freeley) was his sir name, had what would be called today a Army and Navy Surplus store.
You could buy a new used 7.7 Jap or 7.65 Argentine or 303 British for $15 back in the early 70's.
My brother in law had one of each.
His best story was of being 12 years old and in deer camp and his dad and uncle got drunk and used a hack saw to cut a foot or so off the end of the barrel of the 7.65 Argentino the night before Buck season, because the rifle was taller than he was..
I wonder what people would do today if they saw a 12 year old running around out in the woods with one of them rifles and a bandoleer of 10 stripper clips around his neck,
Hunting deer in Pennsylvania.
I think he got a deer with it after it had a heart attack from laughing so hard.
You could buy a new used 7.7 Jap or 7.65 Argentine or 303 British for $15 back in the early 70's.
My brother in law had one of each.
His best story was of being 12 years old and in deer camp and his dad and uncle got drunk and used a hack saw to cut a foot or so off the end of the barrel of the 7.65 Argentino the night before Buck season, because the rifle was taller than he was..
I wonder what people would do today if they saw a 12 year old running around out in the woods with one of them rifles and a bandoleer of 10 stripper clips around his neck,
Hunting deer in Pennsylvania.
I think he got a deer with it after it had a heart attack from laughing so hard.
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A Baikal 12 bore single in the early 1970s; can't remember exactly but I think it was ten sterling - about $20. I think I sold it for half that out of conscience, while still nursing a bruised and swollen third finger.
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Nagant Revolver, $80
paddling_man
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DonP - I sure wish I could find those deals. I keep looking for a Model 60 deal at gun shows, pawn shops and gun shops with no luck so far. WalMart has better deals on new ones than most of the used ones I see. 
tinygnat219
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Kel-Tec P40: Free
Mosin Nagant M44: 60 bucks
Ted Williams .22 Semi Auto Rifle: 80 Bucks
1895 Nagant revolver: 70 bucks
CZ-52: 120 bucks
Mosin Nagant M44: 60 bucks
Ted Williams .22 Semi Auto Rifle: 80 Bucks
1895 Nagant revolver: 70 bucks
CZ-52: 120 bucks
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This one's easy. I bought a 88 Comission Mauser that showed no signs of ever being handeled, 100% blue for 15 dollars. A friend and neighbor came over for coffee and he just had to have it. At the time I had no intentions of shooting it so I told him he could have it for the fifteen bucks if was going to keep it. SOB sold it a few days later to a New York antique dealer for a handsome profit. His wife mentioned it to mine without thinking. Last good deal he ever got from stupid me....Essex
Barr
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Bersa Thunder .380 for $200 with a free box of ammo.
Smith & Wesson Model 14-3 (1969) with some holster wear I bought two years ago off GunBroker for $100.
Victory Model S&W in .38 Special I got four years ago from a pawn shop for $60 because the barrel was bulged. Found a 5” tube on ebay for $5 and swapped it at home.
Krag I bought at a gun show for $85. I inletted and finished the sporter stock myself.
Colt Series ’70 Government Model I bought new for $135. That was retail in 1973. I later added the sights and ivory stocks (which cost $32 in 1975).
Stevens Model 14 & ½ .22 that cost me $17.50 at a police auction in 1986.
A .38 Enfield in almost new condition I bought at a show last year for $100.
Victory Model S&W in .38 Special I got four years ago from a pawn shop for $60 because the barrel was bulged. Found a 5” tube on ebay for $5 and swapped it at home.
Krag I bought at a gun show for $85. I inletted and finished the sporter stock myself.
Colt Series ’70 Government Model I bought new for $135. That was retail in 1973. I later added the sights and ivory stocks (which cost $32 in 1975).
Stevens Model 14 & ½ .22 that cost me $17.50 at a police auction in 1986.
A .38 Enfield in almost new condition I bought at a show last year for $100.
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