Are milsurp markets still worth it?

[alan]

How's the military surplus market looking these days? I remember when you could get a Mosin for less than $100 and stock up on surplus ammo without worrying. Now it feels like everything is either running low or priced like it's a rare collectible. Are there still some good deals out there if you know where to search, or have most of the great imports already been picked over? Is it still worth it?

 

[xchecker]

IIRC there was a certain US administration that banned all kinds of foreign imports which put an end to "surplus".

 

[xchecker]

But on a high note, the SKS I bought for $169 is now worth $1000.

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

I looked at the CMP program once to buy an M1, but my friend had bought one and it needed a lot of work done on it, to make it right, so I shy'd away. There was a gal that owned a Russian SKS, that I used to shoot occasionally at the range. It was pretty primitive, IMO.

The only thing on my bucket list is a Mauser, one of my friends collects them. He offered me a polish built Mauser, but I want German. I have a 1984 Porsche, and the engine is what caused me to start machining metal. It is a work of art.

 

[alan]

IIRC there was a certain US administration that banned all kinds of foreign imports which put an end to "surplus".

I definitely remember that. It felt like we were saying goodbye to an era for surplus guns. I used to enjoy browsing through racks of old military rifles, picking one up just because it “looked cool” for under a hundred bucks. But after that import ban, everything started to disappear or double in price almost overnight.

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

I definitely remember that. It felt like we were saying goodbye to an era for surplus guns. I used to enjoy browsing through racks of old military rifles, picking one up just because it “looked cool” for under a hundred bucks. But after that import ban, everything started to disappear or double in price almost overnight.

I would like to see some of those AICS 300WM rifles go up on the auction block. Most of the Governemnt arms I'm not interested in, but I would be for something like that, albeit HEAVY. The barreled actions would probably be XLNT.