Remember about 10 years ago.... when

[Karl Fairburne]

all of the Surplus and  Relics firearms flooded the market? I bet I had six Mosins,  five Swiss Rifles,  and several surplus pistol. As of today, I have none. I should have kept a few. Anyone else let 'em get away?

[jeff43]

I miss the 7.62 x54R ammo for $44 for a 440 spam can.

[Karl Fairburne]

I agree!

[Ronald_55]

More than 10 years ago, but I remember a barrel full of Enfields at a gun store labeled $79 each...There was at least 30 just shoved in there. I thought. I don't need anymore I have one. 

[Ray Z]

I remember going to the gun show and seeing guys with two wheelers rolling out the door with the two wheeler full of 762x39 ammo that they bought for $99 a case. The non corrosive had 990 rounds {I think} in a case and the corrosive had 1190 rounds in a case. AK's and SKS's were $69- $79 each depending on condition. Some were unfired, some had folding stocks. Who would have guessed that stamped out piece of crap would go up in value 8-10 times. I remember the rifle range at the club 4-6 inches deep with steel cases. Those were the days. The middle and lower income guys could afford to buy and feed a high powered rifle. The dealers were even selling the empty cases the guns came in.

[Ronald_55]

I remember looking at a Lorcin 9mm for $99 about that same time too. That might have been a good miss...

[owejia]

My second wife had a Lorcin  .380 when we first met, tried it out , jam o matic and definitely no accuracy. Some other lucky guy gave me $100  for it, probably still cussing me. After shooting it told my wife just as well take a pocket full of rocks and throw them as they would be more effective than the Lorcin.                           

[gregintenn]

I remember a little further back, seeing m1 carbines piled up on gun show tables for $150, take your pick. I don't remember what the Garands and 1911s were going for, but not much more. SKSs were $49. I also don't remember how much more the AKs were, but not much.

I still have a few of these milsurps, and a while back, dug out a case of Norinco 762x39 ammo I paid $100 for. That stuff shoots great!

[Ray Z]

1 hour ago, gregintenn said:

I remember a little further back, seeing m1 carbines piled up on gun show tables for $150, take your pick. I don't remember what the Garands and 1911s were going for, but not much more. SKSs were $49. I also don't remember how much more the AKs were, but not much.

I still have a few of these milsurps, and a while back, dug out a case of Norinco 762x39 ammo I paid $100 for. That stuff shoots great!

gregintenn, you just ain't old enough. I got '68 American Rifleman magazines with carbines a lot cheaper than that.

[Ronald_55]

If we all had time machines, we would have a lot of nice guns and cars....

[jeff43]

I got a Aim surplus catalog from fall 2006 ,  it has M44's for $69.95, M38's $89.95,Czech 7.62x54R 800 rds. $69.95

Yugo SKS exc. cond. $149.95

South African 308 ammo 980 rds. 189.00

Romanian 7.62x25 1224 spam can 109.95

 

[Ray Z]

I remember. If I[m right the ammo was corrosive as hell.

[jeff43]

Yeah, 308 wasn't though

Edited September 29, 2018 by jeff43

[Quavodus]

Yeah, I remember when.........

[gregintenn]

I was broke then, so it really didn't matter.

[MacGyver]

On 9/29/2018 at 2:20 PM, jeff43 said:

Yeah, 308 wasn't though

That South African .308 was good ammo. 

[Moped]

Man, I miss those days.  A lot of neat stuff came into the country back then.

[Grayfox54]

If you recall, last year I sold off my late friend's collection for his wife. He was real big into those old mil-surp guns. He had about six Mosins and a dozen SKSs along with quite a few other similar mil-surp guns. I sold all of these for double or triple what he paid for them and was still far enough under current retail that they went very quickly. The same goes for all the mil-surp ammo he had stockpiled. His investment paid off very well for his family. 

I'm afraid those days are over. 

[Quavodus]

I wish I'd bought one of the Steyr 95 carbines when they was dirt cheap. I didn't buy because ammo was scarce then.

[FrankD]

I'm afraid that in 15-20 years from now we will be looking back talking about $400 complete ARs and $10 30rd mags.

[felinesNfreedom]

7 minutes ago, FrankD said:

I'm afraid that in 15-20 years from now we will be looking back talking about $400 complete ARs and $10 30rd mags.

I don't think it's going to take that long to miss these prices. Buy now and stack em deep.

[Magiccarpetrides]

On ‎9‎/‎29‎/‎2018 at 12:44 PM, jeff43 said:

I got a Aim surplus catalog from fall 2006 ,  it has M44's for $69.95, M38's $89.95,Czech 7.62x54R 800 rds. $69.95

Yugo SKS exc. cond. $149.95

South African 308 ammo 980 rds. 189.00

Romanian 7.62x25 1224 spam can 109.95

 

I think I still have some bandoliers/blister packs of that south African...I used to buy A LOT of ammo anytime it was a "deal"

[Quavodus]

I don't know if there's gonna be any more cheap surplus stuff ever. Don't look like it. Russian Mosin Ngant 91-30 rifles are going for 250 bucks or more now. Who would've thought that.

[DWARREN123]

Just goes to show that when you can, buy it cheap and stack it deep!

[felinesNfreedom]

3 hours ago, DWARREN123 said:

Just goes to show that when you can, buy it cheap and stack it deep!

Yep, I'm trying to work a deal on a SKS if that falls through I'm going to order another AR pistol