Price gouging requires uninformed buyers.The gun market is a fair market. No one has to buy an overpriced gun. Patience is a virtue. Unless you for some reason HAVE to get a gun that moment, there's no need to pay $200 for a $100 gun. Its capitalism. Why should a shop sell a gun for $100 if someone is more than willing to spend $200 for the same weapon? You don't have to buy it at that price, but its their business to sell guns at a profit, so, of course, they'll make every attempt to do so. An informed buyer knows what a gun is worth before he ever walks in the shop. I'd never stroll into any shop and purchase a gun whose value I'm utterly clueless about. I at least need a ballpark figure in my head before I make a purchase. Its the buyer's responsibility to know a good price, not the sellers responsibility to sell it at the cheapest possible price.
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Smart? No, just luck. I bought mine (1933 hex, Tula) in April 2010 for $89.95 online. Then, they were selling for $69 to $119 dollars. I love my old Mosin! 305 rounds fired trouble free (occasional rare rimlock). BTW - can I still get a replacement sear spring online? Mine broke in half. I've seen them on Liberty Tree Collectors and Numrich Gun Parts..The smart ones who bought them before all of this craziness started paid less than $100. They are going for around $120-$130+ now. They are not rare so more than $100 is really more than they are worth unless you find a person who really wants one badly and then what ever you can get.
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sharpcoolman
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i understand that but there two gunshops in my area. and both charge crazy prices. i am stuck so to speak. besides i did do my research all of the forums stated that they run for about $200 now. but i guess it depends on where you live, and demand.
Palehorseman
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Prices for Mosin Nagants can run the gamute and the same as to quality. The hex receivers are favored more than the round receivers and M91/30 rifles are the most prolific. Pre WW2 Russian rifles have better machine work and finish as a norm. Aside from the Russian sniper rifles, the Finnish barreled ones are the crème de crème so far as accuracy.
I have five Mosin Nagant rifles, three M39 Finns, one each of Russian M91/30 mfg. by Tula and Izhevsk. Majority of M91/30 rifles imported recently have came out of storage in Ukraine.
The last one I purchased from Big Five for $150.00 few weeks ago is an 1937 Izhevsk. It is as normal a refurb, the machine work and finish is excellent and has proved very accurate with Russian 1980 147 grain light ball.
Here are pics of it.
I have five Mosin Nagant rifles, three M39 Finns, one each of Russian M91/30 mfg. by Tula and Izhevsk. Majority of M91/30 rifles imported recently have came out of storage in Ukraine.
The last one I purchased from Big Five for $150.00 few weeks ago is an 1937 Izhevsk. It is as normal a refurb, the machine work and finish is excellent and has proved very accurate with Russian 1980 147 grain light ball.
Here are pics of it.
Beautiful! BTW - that's the second Mosin I've seen in photos, that has the brass end caps. Is that more common than I think? Mine are painted black..Prices for Mosin Nagants can run the gamute and the same as to quality. The hex receivers are favored more than the round receivers and M91/30 rifles are the most prolific. Pre WW2 Russian rifles have better machine work and finish as a norm. Aside from the Russian sniper rifles, the Finnish barreled ones are the crème de crème so far as accuracy.
I have five Mosin Nagant rifles, three M39 Finns, one each of Russian M91/30 mfg. by Tula and Izhevsk. Majority of M91/30 rifles imported recently have came out of storage in Ukraine.
The last one I purchased from Big Five for $150.00 few weeks ago is an 1937 Izhevsk. It is as normal a refurb, the machine work and finish is excellent and has proved very accurate with Russian 1980 147 grain light ball.
Here are pics of it.
sharpcoolman
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that is a beutiful mosin. i had to refinish the wood to the one i purchased but after one hunting trip the finish was destroyed. i'll post pics if i can figure out how to post them.
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herrwalther
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I personally consider the 170 OTD price I paid for mine to be highway robbery. But this was the height of the gun banic where .22LR was running in the hundreds of dollars.
sharpcoolman
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what has it been done with? i am geniunly interested.
sappyg
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Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever.
So..... The MN is not interesting to me for much over 100 bucks.
Why? Because it's not that interesting to me.
Does that make sense?
Palehorseman
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Brass end caps are pretty common, I have even seen MN sniper rifles with them and thought, what the hey.
I am sorry for you then, stuck with something forever.
TrickyDick
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I collect mosins, and there might be some things that you're overlooking that could change its value. If it's a '45, then add $10 -$20 value. If it has the number 1 in a triangle, it's a former DDR (East German issued). Check the inside of the receiver, are there holes filled by plugs, if so, how many? These details can make all the difference in value, although these things only really hold value to those whom are collectors of Such. Ex PEM snipers are much more valuable than ex PU snipers. If you could post pictures, we could help.
ScrapMetalSlug
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I just sold one of my 91/30 mosins the other day for $150. It came with bayonet, sling, pouches, and tool kit. It was a 1943 Tula and had an aftermarket mojo peep sight, but came with the original sight too.
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That post is going to make me take a finer look at my Mosin to see what I really have.
xfyrfiter
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Your personals say Edgewood NM, Albuquerque is only what 25 maybe 30 miles and there are gun shops all over Abq and RR so I do think you should have shopped a little more jmho.
Dmitri Popov
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Where I'm from, most gun guys won't pay more than $90 for a rifle as described. The LGS's sell them for $120 to $150 but they never sell for that. If it were mine, I'd price it at $110 and happily take $90.
Local cabelas has em for $150 I don't see em online for as little as I did a yr ago so the price has increased a bit in the past couple of yrs. That being said people buying guns on the secondary market are usually looking for a deal so I'd expect to get lower than the cabelas price.
All those little marks mean something, Check out the gunboards forum, really nothing but collectors over there, and they can really help you out with little odd marks on the rifle.
There are so many rifles and they have such an interesting history, not only in Russia, but in every corner of the world. Bannerman sporter versions are also an interesting split on the rifles history. There really is something in the history of this rifle for everyone....well most anyone.
mr.trooper
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Stay away from chain stores like Dunhams, and you wont be stuck paying $200+ for a Mosin.
What ever Mosin Nagants are selling for today could be a bargain in a few months with what is going on in the Ukraine and Crimea right now. The existing flow of Mosin Nagants, ammo or Ukrainian wheat for that matter could stop within the next few days or even hours.
'loose
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sappyg
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Point well taken but somehow I don't see a shooting war breaking out using MNs. It's possible I suppose.
The real worth is to dump them on the open market for hard currency for whatever you can get.
TrickyDick
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Another thing to look for on a mosin is the letters [SA] in a box, usually on the left side of the receiver, sometimes on top. This is the initials of Finnish army in Finn. This also increases value. a circle with the number 11 means its polish, and thats a VERY good find. now remember, we're not talking thousands of dollars, no holy grail, but hundreds of dollars. so even if you found a super rare awesome mosin, you'd be lucky to get 1K. The only exception is if it were owned and documented to have belonged to a Famous sniper or generalm, etc. but that is VERY unlikely. anyways, it's food for thought.
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