Forget GameStop!! Mosin's, The New Investment Opportunity.

[Bacarnal]

Got to Colorado about a month ago sans firearms (flew but didn't want to go through the PIA of flying with one or shipping).  Got here and the Girlfriend has some, but nothing I could call my own or relate to.  Found a Pawn/Gun store in Longmont that had (2) Mosin 91/30's. One was an Izhevsk  '42 with a sling and the other was a refurbed '38 Tula.  Both at $400.00.  I picked up the Tula and $450.00 (taxes, background, two day wait) later, I brought it back to the GF's.  The Izhevsk dissapeared just as quick.  Called around the LGS's and the cheapest, if they have them are at $450.00+.  Plus side, the Darling GF had two sealed cans of 7.62x54r, one a 300 round Bulgarian '53 dated and the other a 480 round can of Romanian '79 dated. Both LB and in great shape.  Her ex left them so I bought both of them from her for $250.00.  Yeah, yeah, pix are coming . Cheers!!!

[Bob_The_Student]

Did you move?

[Cz315]

Can you believe it? Just a month ago someone was asking on this forum if $319 for a round receiver at Empire Arms was a deal or not. It's getting even more insane day by day...

I hope Mosins won't go the way of Tulip bulbs, but I frankly don't see them losing value long term even at this price level. Although I think there is probably a limit to how high they will go - there are just too many of those around.

[Bob_The_Student]

Prices are getting worse by the day. Personally, I'm shutting it down unless a sweet deal floats on by.

[Phosphorus32]

Mosins will never be cheap again. I wouldn’t buy at that price but I don’t need one (because I have about 4 dozen of them).  If you needed one I could see getting it and at least you have 880 rounds of reasonably priced ammo for it.

[carls sks]

nothing cheap anymore (guns, ammo, mags, etc.), if you can find any.

[Bacarnal]

Bob, no I didn't move.  The GF lives in the Denver area so we are spending time together at each others locales.

Jon, looks like you're sitting on a Mosin mine .  While not having quite as many as you or GM, the ones I do have I picked up for reasonably low prices, so this one in the mix still averages low.  The Bulgarian was a short tin of 300, but at today's prices, what I paid the GF for both was still good.

Carl, agreed . 

[Phosphorus32]

Jon, looks like you're sitting on a Mosin mine .  While not having quite as many as you or GM, the ones I do have I picked up for reasonably low prices, so this one in the mix still averages low.  The Bulgarian was a short tin of 300, but at today's prices, what I paid the GF for both was still good.

Yup, definitely a good price on the ammo at ~0.33 per round. If I was somewhere for an extended period of time without my own long gun, I'd probably do the same. 

[Greasemonkey]

A while back I was digging through some junk and papers.... and happened across a J&G flyer from '07 or '08...   

I've talked about what was before... but I just found this photo..... and I cried.   I also cried cause thats what I paid for my PSL then...

[Bob_The_Student]

WHY, WHY, WHY did I stop going to gun shows 25 yrs ago. I can only imagine some of the stuff I would have now and for a 1/4 of the price. 

[running-man]

...but I don’t need one (because I have about 4 dozen of them).

The only way to avoid Mosin #2 #48 is to avoid Mosin #1... 

[pcke2000]

Can you believe it? Just a month ago someone was asking on this forum if $319 for a round receiver at Empire Arms was a deal or not. It's getting even more insane day by day...

I hope Mosins won't go the way of Tulip bulbs, but I frankly don't see them losing value long term even at this price level. Although I think there is probably a limit to how high they will go - there are just too many of those around.

That was me. When I called Empire Arms, they were all gone.

[pcke2000]

If you guys think Mosin is the new investment opportunity, you may want to also take a look at SVT-40.

[Greasemonkey]

If you guys think Mosin is the new investment opportunity, you may want to also take a look at SVT-40.

Same with a PSL.. the last 3 I saw sold locally were right around $2K.

Of course.. ammo is the new gold.

[Bob_The_Student]

Is that a bad price GM?

[Greasemonkey]

Is that a bad price GM?

Better interest than any account. Kinda like a Chinese NDM-86.. $6k to $8k sometimes more for one on average.

[Bacarnal]

Found another at a gunshop in Wheatridge, Co.  A 1943 Izhevsk with a good bore, wartime solid stock heavily laquered.  Had it at $350.00 on consignment, asked for the best price and the owner dropped it to $325.00.  I anticipate picking it up tomorrow.  Pix as soon as I get her. Cheers, Bruce.
P.S.  Definitely wish I would have retained my PSL's and SVT-40.

[Greasemonkey]

Let me just break you little investing hearts... 2 weeks ago, I walked out of my dinky auction house, I threw a max bid of 380 at the start of the auction on a really nice matching refurb Mosin M38 in a M44 stock.... and won. 

[Bacarnal]

GM, Cool. What does this make, the hundred and first?

[Phosphorus32]

GM, Cool. What does this make, the hundred and first?

He's now in the Mosin Airborne Division