Mosin Nagant Prices

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I remember the $89 Mosin. and the $1000 dollar crate of 20.

Recently, I was thinning out my arsenal and got rid of my T53, a chinese shorty mosin, I bought for 300 bucks, sold for nearly 700 at a gun show.

I think the Mosin Nagant is a cool rifle, but a $1000 dollar rifle it is not. IMO
 
burbguy82 said:
I remember the $89 Mosin. and the $1000 dollar crate of 20.
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That is what I paid, (around $90 each IIRC), for these 2 like new, hex receiver Tula models. Along with all the accessories. (slings, bayonets, mag pouches, oilers, and tool kits). I should have bought a crate of the things.

The 7.62 X 54 MM cartridge is pretty stout ballistically. Right around .30-06 performance wise.

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billt460 said:
This is unbelievable. Almost $900.00 For a surplus Mosin Nagant. There are several more listed from the mid $600.00 range and up. These things were dirt cheap not all that long ago.
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Are these "good" examples, not bottom of barrel surplus? I mean, whatever is considered the "better" examples (rarity, accuracy, inspected for wear, etc).

Maybe the bottom has been found for all these surplus rifles and these are the last ones coming up. Supply and demand. Although at $600 and up I can't imagine there being much demand...
 
supton said:
Are these "good" examples, not bottom of barrel surplus? I mean, whatever is considered the "better" examples (rarity, accuracy, inspected for wear, etc).

Maybe the bottom has been found for all these surplus rifles and these are the last ones coming up. Supply and demand. Although at $600 and up I can't imagine there being much demand...
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I think that is pretty much it. Most of these things have been bought up over the last few years. It was the same back in the 60's when new M1 Garands, Springfield 03's and M1 Carbines could be had for under $100 bucks.

Over the next several years, these were all bought up, and now a beater runs into 4 digits. I think I posted this once before, but I paid only $160 bucks for this new .303 Enfield. Complete with bayonet and correct scabbard.

There isn't a mark on it. It came mummy wrapped in the Cosmoline. It took me several hours to clean it all up. But it was beautiful when I finished. Now I wish I bought a dozen of them. That always seems to be the case with surplus guns.

Today they're all becoming high priced, slim pickings.

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There has been dramatic appreciation across all sort of firearms, but you’re right, this particular rifle shocks me.

20 years ago you could get a decent quality M1 Garand for a couple hundred bucks. Now they’re over $2,000 in shops and on Gunbroker and other auction sites.

10 years ago I had a chance to buy a Mosin Nagant, for $150 at a local gun store, it was in nice condition, and I thought, nah, not really that interested, even though I like old military arms, and I have several bolt actions from about a 100 years ago through World War II.
 
Astro14 said:
There has been dramatic appreciation across all sort of firearms, but you’re right, this particular rifle shocks me.

20 years ago you could get a decent quality M1 Garand for a couple hundred bucks. Now they’re over $2,000 in shops and on Gunbroker and other auction sites.

10 years ago I had a chance to buy a Mosin Nagant, for $150 at a local gun store, it was in nice condition, and I thought, nah, not really that interested, even though I like old military arms, and I have several bolt actions from about a 100 years ago through World War II.
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This ad goes back to November 1963. (The time of the Kennedy Assassination). Oswald's rifle, (6.5 Italian Carcano Carbine) was $12.88. It's listed the third rifle down from the left.

New M1 Garands for under $100 bucks. Springfield's under $40.00..... BUT, after you factor in wages back then, along with housing and new car prices, it all becomes a little more relative.

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billt460 said:
That is what I paid, (around $90 each IIRC), for these 2 like new, hex receiver Tula models. Along with all the accessories. (slings, bayonets, mag pouches, oilers, and tool kits). I should have bought a crate of the things.

The 7.62 X 54 MM cartridge is pretty stout ballistically. Right around .30-06 performance wise.

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They are fine weapons, as long as you get an original. Many have the "stickey bolt issue" which IMO opinion is more than just an "issue" as some of the importers for whatever reason decided to build the things in buckets of parts rather than one by one.

I had an original sniper, with an original 2.5 scope years ago, but traded it for something else, dont remember what. Great shooting gun.

The 762x54r is the longest serving cartridge or any cartridge in any police of military in the world. It is highly effective and cheap. Still in use today of course.
 
pcoxe said:
Twenty years ago it was the AR's that were outrageously priced. Now they are the bargain basement guns.
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That is because of the direct opposite. The market is currently oversaturated with AR's. Everyone and their brother is building them today, in hundreds of different variants. And most anyone who wanted one, now has 2 or more.

Yes, the current prices and availability could easily change depending on the political footprint that gets established this coming November.

But you are correct. A few years back AR's cost as much or more than a Ruger Mini 14. Today you could almost buy 3 basic AR's for the price of a Mini.
 
Anyone else remember the good old days when Woolworths had racks of these, Enfields, various Mausers? I added to the collection then, but still kick myself for not getting a Swedish Mauser carbine and Spanish Destroyer carbine.....they were something like ~$130 and $90 IIRC. The fun ended in Massachusetts around the early Nineties.
 
billt460 said:
That is what I paid, (around $90 each IIRC), for these 2 like new, hex receiver Tula models. Along with all the accessories. (slings, bayonets, mag pouches, oilers, and tool kits). I should have bought a crate of the things.

The 7.62 X 54 MM cartridge is pretty stout ballistically. Right around .30-06 performance wise.

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ill quadurple your money let me know
 
I paid about $250 back in 2008-ish and since sold it. Frankly, I think its too old to bother or be safe to use, but it would be nice to hang on a wall.
 
Might be time to part with my $89 one, bought when you pretty much had your choice of them at that price, that hasn't been shot in years...
 
cptbarkey said:
I paid about $250 back in 2008-ish and since sold it. Frankly, I think its too old to bother or be safe to use, but it would be nice to hang on a wall.
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Definitely wouldn’t be a primary weapon, but you can bet your tail if it was the only thing you had left, it will make a pile of carcasses. Where it is outclassed on speed it makes up for it with raw power and respectable accuracy. 👍🏻
 
SubieRubyRoo said:
Definitely wouldn’t be a primary weapon, but you can bet your tail if it was the only thing you had left, it will make a pile of carcasses. Where it is outclassed on speed it makes up for it with raw power and respectable accuracy. 👍🏻
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I was thinking more on these lines as a “raw power, respectable accuracy” - but it has some speed as well…

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Yeah only surplus right now that is good quality is the Italian Carcano's that came back from Italy not ethopia. I got a really nice 1918 mfg 1891 carbine for under $200.

I think Mosin's are neat and I'm happy I have a couple, but anyone paying more for one than a surplus Mauser is nuts. You can get a good shooter like a 1908 Brazilian mauser in 7x57 for less than a Mosin these days and its actually a really nicely built firearm.

I paid under $150 for:

like new Mosin M 44 and hex receiver ex dragoon
Swiss K31
1908 Brazilian mauser
M48 Yugo Mauser
Swedish Mauser M1896 (this one may have been ($175)

But that was 15-20years ago except the 1908 that was within the last 10yrs on gunbroker.
 
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