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SKS Carbines => Unaltered SKS Rifles => Albanian SKS => Topic started by: MxwllBkr on October 22, 2017, 08:50:10 AM
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Soooooo you would all trade A S&W 329pd .44mag for this right? I have $400 into the revolver although probably worth $7-800..........I really want an Albanian however the condition of this stock seems slightly rough? I know most of them are, I'm just scared of what might be under the cosmo.......The other guy is in ohio so I can't do a hands on inspection........alright you enablers what you think?
(http://image.ibb.co/dkXHvm/IMG_1156.png) (http://ibb.co/eRro1R)
(http://preview.ibb.co/nPcT1R/IMG_1157.png) (http://ibb.co/nGuVFm)
(http://image.ibb.co/jJNjam/IMG_1158.png) (http://ibb.co/hskRo6)
(http://preview.ibb.co/cW2vgR/IMG_1159.png) (http://ibb.co/m80Ro6)
(http://preview.ibb.co/eMvy1R/IMG_1160.png) (http://ibb.co/gtVWMR)
(http://preview.ibb.co/dVzQgR/IMG_1161.png) (http://ibb.co/e1rGo6)
(http://preview.ibb.co/iczrMR/IMG_1162.png) (http://ibb.co/cDuQgR)
(http://image.ibb.co/di0y1R/IMG_1163.png) (http://ibb.co/eGaWMR)
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(http://image.ibb.co/e9o7vm/IMG_1165.png) (http://ibb.co/b4c0Fm)
(http://image.ibb.co/goGhT6/IMG_1166.png) (http://ibb.co/kJKQgR)
(http://image.ibb.co/fcanvm/IMG_1167.png) (http://ibb.co/dChBMR)
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Or perhaps I should sell the revolver and put that towards a nicer one with better pictures on Gunbroker.......... I don't need one this second I just want one!!!! But I'm only ever going to have one Albanian, so I should make it the best one I can get my hands on ...... right? RIGHT!?
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I would do it.. only because I know what a 329pd is like to shoot vs a real S&W 29... A pain, and I like big bore handguns.. Plus, that pistol frame can't withstand the real good hot magnum loads, even Corbon and Buffalo Bore advise against their loads in it. But, it is a light weight accurate powerhouse of a handgun with standard loads.
You might be better served dumping the pistol for the going rate of 750 and buying the rifle out right if it is less than the pistol. You didn't say what the asking price is....
One more on the plus side... You can always get a 329pd back pretty easy... Albanians just aren't made anymore. :). Don't fear the Cosmo...
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I agree with GM. I would sell the pistol outright instead of making an across the board even trade for the Albanian.
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Stock looks better then mine!! And.... Its a 71, don't see those every day.
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It's quite a nice one Max. I'd be sorely tempted to do the trade if I was in your shoes. Don't forget to add in the cost of the stock and handguard if he's including those. $25 min for the stock, $40 min for the handguard. You won't lose out if you devide to go through with this deal. I wouldn't worry about the roughness of the stock, You might spend months or years trying to find a nicer Alby than this one.
Good luck. thumb1
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Im in the a. sell the pistol and buy it, or b. do the trade camp. Either way, get it!
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Thanks guys it will be a straight trade and I will get the spare stock set as well, so unless something changes should have an All matching Albanian within a week dance2........ the nice thing is the revolver will most likely be worth less in 5-10 years and the Alby will be worth considerably more. Now I need to track down a Romanian............
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An Alby still in cosmo? Jump up on it! :))
I look at a trade from what I have in it, what its worth and if both partys walk away happy. Albys arnt cheap but play up the S&W value and get the stock and hand guard tossed in if its an option. With $400 in the pistol, I'd be happy with a straight trade and both partys walking away just near bandit status thumb1
If he's itiching for the pistol, I wouldn't worry about selling it but if he's cool with cash or trade either way...sell 'er off and pocket what ya can.
Edit: Just saw your post.... thumb1 No regrets in that trade at all brother, Good for you man!
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No Romanian .... :o I mean... really.... nea1
The S&W really won't drop in value, they hold pretty level in value. Now if it goes out of production, then the price will rise some and then level off. There is a huge S&W following, then give it 10- 15 years after production ends and usually your looking at twice the original price.
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No Romanian .... :o I mean... really.... nea1
The S&W really won't drop in value, they hold pretty level in value. Now if it goes out of production, then the price will rise some and then level off. There is a huge S&W following, then give it 10- 15 years after production ends and usually your looking at twice the original price.
Yep, I agree. It is his to do what he wants with his property but I would not have done an even straight trade. Now, if he would have hit me up for a Romanian, I could have fixed him up with 1 or 2 all matching a couple years back. But the monetary gain was too tempting for me at the time so I had to oblige the buyers! ;)
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If it has cosmoline in my opinion that means nobody's screwed with it since imported :) I wouldn't wait another day before I somehow got my hands on the Albanian. Many collectors don't even have one that nice. If you want PM me the link so I can get a closer look at it : )
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Likely about the same value. What are ya waiting for?
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Likely about the same value. What are ya waiting for?
Waiting For my FFL to open so I can ship the .44 to Ohio.... thumb1 as long as there are no "surprises" I will be happy. The .44 was/is a ton of fun to shoot but I can always get another hand cannon
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For an Albanian that stock actually doesn't look that bad at all.
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You get it yet? Where's the pics? How much cosmo did you save?
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You get it yet? Where's the pics? How much cosmo did you save?
Easy now these things take time...... I forgot my FFL is closed on Mondays so now I have to wait another day dash2
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You get it yet? Where's the pics? How much cosmo did you save?
Easy now these things take time...... I forgot my FFL is closed on Mondays so now I have to wait another day dash2
I hope the deal works out for you.
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Did your deal go through MxwllBkr? I think you're making the right choice in getting the Alby, regardless of how you're doing it. Looking forward to the pics when you get it!
firstchoice
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The Revolver arrives at the Guys FFL in Ohio on Friday........... so I probably won't see a Rifle till early next week thumb1
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Clean the cosmo and cut the tag right? I've never hesitated before....... not sure why I am now.........what say you?
(http://preview.ibb.co/efnLCb/IMG_1211.jpg) (http://ibb.co/jw9p5w)
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Some guys only own what they can shoot, some guys only shoot what's already clearly been shot, and other guys are content to have a safe queen that never, ever sees the range.
Final choice is up to you. If it were mine, I'd clean it and shoot it both. I hate having a rifle that I can't handle w/o gloves or a thorough hand washing afterwards. Of course I say that, but I have a NIB Clayco M8 that's never been shot :-[, so I guess maybe it depends on the gun... chuckles1
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One of my Albys came caked in the cosmo..I cleaned it pretty much immediately and hit the range later that day. Wasn't sorry I did. :)
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I have a couple SKSs still in the grease (Slovenian Protokol and matching M59 long barrel) but most of them I clean up. I find Cosmoline clean up therapeutic rofl
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Clean it up. Take lots of pics. The rest is up to you. I have "shooters" so I don't have to shoot every SKS that I own. Shooting it some won't hurt the value. The Alby is definitely on the limited availability side, so I wouldn't use it as your go to range gun, but it's yours. Do as you like.
Glad you got it! thumb1
firstchoice
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If you clean it up you can inspect it much better. That would be my only reason for cleaning. But like you bought with cosmoline I was confidant that nobody screwed with it so you got that gun as imported. And if you ever wanted to sell it down the road or even keep it for your kids grand kids grand kids, id leave it as is in bubble wrap and a cardboard box. You are very fortunate to even have the choice :) Nice going !! Im jealous.
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My thoughts :o :-\ if you choose to clean and fire it, whats the odds of a numbered part breaking? It's not like a number matching papered Luger that would suffer a massive hit in value if you threw a round in it and broke a toggle link or damaged another numbered part, trust me, their aren't many parts that aren't numbered.
It ain't no virgin I'm sure, the Albanians already fired it and showed it horrors you could never dream of, it could probably scare you with stories, more so than you scare it by firing it... it's not like a new rifle and besides.. grease is cheap. chuckles1
But...... if one chooses not to fire it, big whoop, I have a few weapons I have never fired, probably never will. Out of 3 Albanians, I have fired 1.. the other 2, I don't worry with shooting, my jollies get taken out on a mismatchy ugly one. Do I need to shoot the other 2, for what, to check function, with dummy rounds it feeds and ejects, the pin is free and the hammer drops.. by all rights they should work.
Call me a conflicted collector rofl I'm a buy 2.....or more of something, especially if I like it.. one to shoot, the other, or others are usually really nice example, hand picked that gets tucked away. An example...like a papered bring back matching Luger and a mismatchy if I break it, oh well, slap a part in it and fix it, commercial shooter Luger.. chuckles1
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Do you have a fever ? Your making too much sense rofl rofl rofl thumb1 thumb1 My buddy is in your neck of the woods and he ain't coming back to Cali :-*
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I think I'm going to clean it. I'm in it for the long haul and don't plan on selling it ever, unless I somehow upgrade....... seems to be almost all matching atleast the stamped parts are.....hard to tell if the gas tube is matching as it must have been a Friday when they scribbled in the number......Also the piston has an 8 instead of a 3 in the serial number sequence, I think it's original just an over sight at the time. The extractor however is not matching. Stock looks pretty decent, definitely has its battle scars but is fairly clean..... Pics when it's all cleaned up in the next few days...........
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Do you have a fever ? Your making too much sense rofl rofl rofl thumb1 thumb1 My buddy is in your neck of the woods and he ain't coming back to Cali :-*
Hey.. it happens.. I can make sense when I want to chuckles1 Smart fella.. now where is he and why is he invading me and the Hippies hills.. bat1 rofl2
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.hard to tell if the gas tube is matching as it must have been a Friday when they scribbled in the number......
FWIW, both of the gas tubes on my Albanians are like that.
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Take a Polaroid of it next to your ID...that equals provenance. Or even a YouTube video in her current state....
If she is a keeper, then there is no reason not to indulge in the wonderful fragrance of Cosmoline. Save a little so you can relish in the odor without having to buy more guns....I recently cleaned up a lot of 25 cleaning kits for that reason.....yummy.
Clean that beauty and show us her naughty bits once she has had a shower. :)
Geez, any doubts of whether that was a good trade are out the window. Nice score dude!
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Clean that beauty and show us her naughty bits once she has had a shower. :)
Better yet.... Show her naughty bits while she is in the shower.... Erotic gun p0rn thumb1