I see lots of folks here getting into the C&R stuff lately and I think its great. Unfortunately for many of the newbies, they've missed out on some great guns and will now pay a much higher price for one or spend a long time hunting for something they really want. Then there are those of us who browsed through C&R dealer flyers and passed on some guns thinking they'd be there forever and now they're gone.
Brings to mind a question... What is the C&R gun you wished you had grabbed before they we're gone?
A few rules of this question... no wishing you'd have grabbed a Thompson back in the day when full auto stuff was everywhere, or wishing you had bought a crate of SVT40s back in the 60s when they we're as cheap as today's Mosins.![[wink]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/002.gif "Wink [wink]")
Lets be realistic and live in the past 5 years at least.
As for myself, I remember seeing Romanian and Yugo M59 SKS rifles for cheap money everywhere just 3 years ago and now finding one at a good price and in good shape is hard!
Sure I've gotten some nice examples of both of those rifle, but not without searching, building from more than one gun, and just plain getting lucky. Than again thats part of the fun of collecting that keeps it fresh and exciting.
Oddly enough some guns like Yugo M59/66 rifles used to be over $300 when they were first imported, then they dropped to $149 for a mint one when they were plentiful, and now they're getting back up there in price since importation has slowed. The same can be said for Steyr M95 carbines. I doubt we'll ever see K98s go back to under $100 but ya never know.
Back to the question... whats the one C&R gun you wished you'd have grabbed but missed?
Brings to mind a question... What is the C&R gun you wished you had grabbed before they we're gone?
A few rules of this question... no wishing you'd have grabbed a Thompson back in the day when full auto stuff was everywhere, or wishing you had bought a crate of SVT40s back in the 60s when they we're as cheap as today's Mosins.
Lets be realistic and live in the past 5 years at least.As for myself, I remember seeing Romanian and Yugo M59 SKS rifles for cheap money everywhere just 3 years ago and now finding one at a good price and in good shape is hard!
Sure I've gotten some nice examples of both of those rifle, but not without searching, building from more than one gun, and just plain getting lucky. Than again thats part of the fun of collecting that keeps it fresh and exciting.
Oddly enough some guns like Yugo M59/66 rifles used to be over $300 when they were first imported, then they dropped to $149 for a mint one when they were plentiful, and now they're getting back up there in price since importation has slowed. The same can be said for Steyr M95 carbines. I doubt we'll ever see K98s go back to under $100 but ya never know.
Back to the question... whats the one C&R gun you wished you'd have grabbed but missed?
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