Macchina
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- Nov 14, 2006
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I have been shopping for a cheaper deer rifle to loan out to siblings and cousins this year and have been met one insultingly high price after another. Browsing a few local forums and Armslist I see rifles such as the Savage Axis, Ruger American, Mossberg ATR, etc. being advertised anywhere from $50 to $100 ABOVE the current brand new price from my local gun shop! I put a few WTB ads out there looking for a well used Marlin or older bolt action (such as a Savage 110) and people send me offers for non-JM stamped Marlin 336 rifles for $450... This rifle is $399 at Walmart! The two bolt action offers I got (USED Savage Axis and USED Mossberg 4x4) were either at or above the in-stock price at gun shops. When I sent the sellers a link to the price they said they couldn't beat it...
What is going on here? Not only have I seen a ton of extremely high prices, I have yet to find a decent deal on ANYTHING used. I'd love to find that one "cosmetically challenged" rifle but each time I find one with dents and scratches it's priced right around the brand new MSRP. I have been diligently looking for weeks and have yet to find anything worth looking at.
Maybe this is a hint that I should just a buy a brand new gun...
What is going on here? Not only have I seen a ton of extremely high prices, I have yet to find a decent deal on ANYTHING used. I'd love to find that one "cosmetically challenged" rifle but each time I find one with dents and scratches it's priced right around the brand new MSRP. I have been diligently looking for weeks and have yet to find anything worth looking at.
Maybe this is a hint that I should just a buy a brand new gun...