Sell AK to fund prepardness???

[Cassada]

Looking for some feedback from like minded people. I have a Polish Tantal Folder in 5.45x39. It is a smooth, accurate, no frills shooter. I am thinking about selling it to put the funds towards other prepardness needs. IE: food and water storage, ammo, ect, ect. Funds are low and the ability to get top dollar is tempting. I have three other people under my roof and I need to consider their needs. The ammo only being available as an import and not being able to re-load it, as well as not being able to put an optic on it makes its use limited in my eyes. Your Feedback???

 

[Llamaguy]

Now is a great time if you're planning on selling. I'd been wanting to sell my AR since August to put the money into livestock, so as soon as I found an Arkansas gun forum I sold it in about 20 minutes and bought myself some fencing and two goats . No haggling, bumping, or phantom buyers, first guy to call met me after work with cash.

 

[dukeboy_318]

Looking for some feedback from like minded people. I have a Polish Tantal Folder in 5.45x39. It is a smooth, accurate, no frills shooter. I am thinking about selling it to put the funds towards other prepardness needs. IE: food and water storage, ammo, ect, ect. Funds are low and the ability to get top dollar is tempting. I have three other people under my roof and I need to consider their needs. The ammo only being available as an import and not being able to re-load it, as well as not being able to put an optic on it makes its use limited in my eyes. Your Feedback???

I understand your predictiement, been there myself. I would hold on to it unless you really hate it. Brass cases are available, but can be expensive as is everything at the moment. However, unless you have better/other means to help protect against your preps, then the preps could fall into other hands in a true SHTF situation.

 

[the1kidd03]

Given the caliber, accuracy, inexpensive, etc. it's a great SHTF gun. You can stockpile ammo a lot cheaper. I would probably look for another gun to sell for the purpose personally.

 

[nucular]

IMO, keep it. The toughest things to get for prepardness right now are guns and ammo. As you get a few extra bucks here and there, put it to the other stuff like food and gear. Maybe that changes in 6 months and you re-evaluate.

 

[maverick18]

Is it your only semi auto rifle? If so then keep it. I think semi auto rifles with large magazines are going to be needed. If its an extra gun in an extra caliber then dump it.

 

[Tomfoolery]

If that Tantal is Century you should dump it now while you can get ANY kind of good price for it.

If it isn't and has the original Polish barrel you should save it and sell a different gun instead. Polish builds are about as good as it gets and that barrel isn't coming back into the country anytime soon. Original barrel Tantals are about as good of a SHTF gun as they get.

Everything else you need for SHTF can be had weekly right now atm. Toilet paper, water, canned foods, dry goods, medicines... that Tantal isn't though.

CAI - sell
Not CAI - keep

 

[IndyDave1776]

Not enough information. As previously addressed, preparedness is a comprehensive issue and you need to have food, water, inedible expendables, shelter, and mobility all covered. Starving to death well armed and having all your preps taken because you sold your only gun to buy them are equally bad outcomes.

 

[Tomfoolery]

Disirregardless (triple negative FTW) with prices being so high and Century Tantals being next to garbage you should sell it anyways and come out ahead on that deal. Assuming it is a CAI Tantal of course.

 

[Cassada]

I did forget to ad that i have a Rock River AR as my primary carbine. I have it scoped, ammo, and plenty of mags. The tantal was, until recently, a cheap "fun gun". The reason I have always seen to keep it is my wife could operate it easly and handle the light recoil in a WROL situation.

 

[churchmouse]

Given the caliber, accuracy, inexpensive, etc. it's a great SHTF gun. You can stockpile ammo a lot cheaper. I would probably look for another gun to sell for the purpose personally.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[Cassada]

It is a century but a newer one with no key holing issues. I have had no issues.

 

[wtfd661]

The reason I have always seen to keep it is my wife could operate it easly and handle the light recoil in a WROL situation.

Does she have access to another gun that she can handle as well. If it is really just a range toy and not part of you or your wifes oh **** gun, then I would sell and let if fund something else that you have a need for.

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

I'd sell it anyway being an odd ball caliber (here in America) and get another rifle in a common caliber or at least the caliber of my other rifles , you said you have an AR right ?

Yeah sure it may be a fun range gun now but in the future , ammo and parts for this rifle might become hard to get .

On the other hand , everybody and their brother has an AK or AR so parts and ammo will still be available if the imports stop .

 

[HandK]

Looking for some feedback from like minded people. I have a Polish Tantal Folder in 5.45x39. It is a smooth, accurate, no frills shooter. I am thinking about selling it to put the funds towards other prepardness needs. IE: food and water storage, ammo, ect, ect. Funds are low and the ability to get top dollar is tempting. I have three other people under my roof and I need to consider their needs. The ammo only being available as an import and not being able to re-load it, as well as not being able to put an optic on it makes its use limited in my eyes. Your Feedback???

If the end does come for alot of us! your Guns and ammo can be traded for food or water! or what ever you need! I say keep them!

 

[Cassada]

Just a side note. I posted this same topic on The Long Guns Thread. I am getting help and advise here. On that thread it seems im just getting offers. Funny how that works out. If i did sell it i would most likely invest in a lever gun with ammo and a small water prification system. FYI

 

[CountryBoy19]

It's a tough call. Only you can weigh your level of preparedness in each particular area vs. the risk of particular SHTF.

Here is my take on it. If you can sell items now to benefit your family in some other way without detrimentally impacting that area of your preps then do it.

If your wife is trained to shoot and you expect her to shoot, but thats the gun you expect her to use if she needs to defend herself/your home etc, then I wouldn't sell.

OTOH, if you have several guns and selling that one won't detrimentally effect your firearms area of preparedness and you have other areas that need some help, then sell.

I'm currently selling ammo on gunbroker and it's bringing over $1/round. My sale of ammo doesn't affect my stash because I have several thousand of my personal reloads and I have enough components to reload even more above and beyond that amount. The cash from the sale will help prepare me for future financial woes and to acquire other things that I want/need to have more than ammo.