90's mosin prices

[warriorbob]

just out of curiosity, i hear people talking about back in the 90's early 2000's how sks's where 80 bucks and ak's where 189. I havent heard anything about mosin. How much where they going for way back when?

 

[Denny347]

Well, in early 2000's, AIM/Century/SOG had M44's for $99.00 and 91/30' for $79.00. I bought my Albanian SKS from AIM in 2004 for $99, it was in "fair" condition. I bought my Chinese T54 from a private individual in 2005 for $30. It was a non-import with a broken stock. Fixed the stock myself. Back before Wholesale Guns and Ammo went out of business they were selling Finnish M39 Mosins for $99. I bought many from them. At the time, they were the "go to" business for ANY Finn Mosins.

 

[Leo]

I am a little older than that. I bought a fresh un reissued Tikka rebarreled model 91 Mosin Nagant (hex reciever) for $105 in the mid 1980's. The raggedy ones that were tossed loose in a crate like cord wood were $45 to $60. Surplus ammo was about 12 cents a shot in a span can. I was pretty fortunate then and was earning about $50,000 a year because Reganomics let the private sector prosper.

Even a premium Mosin Nagant was cheap fun.

 

[Mgderf]

My 91/30 was given to me about 5 years ago as a gesture of appreciation for services rendered.
When it was presented to me I was told they were going for about $65 a piece. This came with all of the accessories. My brother was presented the identical rifle at the same time, and we were given a spam can of 440 rounds to split between us.

The person that gave them to us told us at the time that the estimated value was less than $200 for both rifles w/ accessories and a spam can of ammo.

I bought my first spam can of 7.62x54R for $60.

 

[red_zr24x4]

I bought my Mosin in the late 90's early 2000's( I think)I paid $48 for it from Fetla's in Valpo.

 

[elemonator]

I can not even think about those days, k98 $80. MAS 36 $40,enfields well under $100,bought my first Russian sks at Big R for $109....chicom sks at 80... wasting ammo by the 100s of rounds...and only be out a few bucks....I just threw away a shotgun news from 2002 and russian x39 was 69.00 a tin.....those were the days..

 

[BogWalker]

I try my best to not look at older pricing. I wasn't in any position to purchase during most of it, so why worry myself about it now?

 

[2cool9031]

In the late 90's you could buy a 91/30 for $39.95 from aim...M-44's were $59.95

 

[Don]

Back before Wholesale Guns and Ammo went out of business they were selling Finnish M39 Mosins for $99. I bought many from them. At the time, they were the "go to" business for ANY Finn Mosins.

That makes me want to cry. I paid $279 for mine. But I love it.

 

[sig1473]

1997-Chinese SKS $75, 1000rd tin 7.62x39 $89

 

[ShootnCut]

Let's see.......1970's, nice pre-64 1894 Winchester-$115.00, nice 03A3 Springfield-$125.00, mint Chilean 95 Mauser all matching #642-$125.00, all the model 19 S&W's you wanted for $200-$250 each, new Colt Series 70 Gov't model-$195.00, Colt SP1-$200.00. I remember telling a friend he was nuts for giving $200.00 for an excellent 6" blued Colt Python. I know, minimum wage was $1.60/hr so those prices weren't as low as they appear now, but it sure seems you could get a lot more for your hard earned money back then.

 

[Miller Tyme]

I can remember being able to buy Surplus M1 Carbines throught the NRA for $20.00......Shipped!

 

[Leo]

I know, minimum wage was $1.60/hr so those prices weren't as low as they appear now, but it sure seems you could get a lot more for your hard earned money back then.

I believe this man is right, you COULD get more for you wages then, because the tax bite was single digit percentages. Today's wage earner loses 35% of his wage before he cashes the check, and loses another 20 to 25% of the net paying other taxes. When you have to work over 6 months a years just for the tax burden, not a lot is left for things you want and things you need.

 

[citizenkane]

When I bought my first M91 , the rifle was free is you bought a can of the ammo.

 

[icky]

i bought my first mossin through the gun club in wilmington oh. it was around 1995 and southern ohio gun distributor was running a special if you bought 10 or more they were $29 bucks each. the club bought 50 and sold them to members.... did the same thing with enfields they were $19

 

[223 Gunner]

Reganomics let the private sector prosper.

Even a premium Mosin Nagant was cheap fun.[/QUOTE]

Yes Reganomics (trickle down economics), which Bill Clinton took the credit for a prospering economy in the 90's.

I have talked to a lot of people over the years that thought Reganomics was BS. But those of us that remember, see it differently.

Today we have trickle up economics, and it's not working.

 

[jaybird_123]

That makes me want to cry. I paid $279 for mine. But I love it.

Makes me wanna cry also. I just bought my first 91/30 at $163.

 

[Hoosier8]

Old thread but I think I bought my collection of Mosin’s when they were $99 to $125 and you could buy a crate of them, early 2000s? One website is now selling 91/30s for $375. Folks are trying to sell them for $500 but they are selling for about $350+. I bought a Remington Mosin for about $450 no import mark or Army marks. That was a lot for a Mosin. I bought other milsurps back then and now I am glad I did. The most I paid were for a 6 mil sn Garand and a matching duffle cut K98. I tried to get one variant of each Mosin and stayed away from electro penciled ones. Only one had a rough barrel and it was a duplicate (m38 I think) that I sold to a friend.

Still have em. Not going to sell.

 

[Mij]

Necro to heck n back, 40 bucks each iirc. So long ago I can’t remember when, may have been the 80’s

 

[Miller Tyme]

Necro to heck n back, 40 bucks each iirc. So long ago I can’t remember when, may have been the 80’s

Not that long ago, late 90's/early 2000's CAI sold the 3 for 39.95 each, or damaged one for 29.95. Most of the damaged where missing sights, screws, or magazine covers.