Importation stopped for Mosin Nagants

I think it was more of the surplus supplies are dwindling in the old com-block countries. Supply and demand necessitate that the prices will go up accordingly as the supplies dry up.

I have seen no news about a stop issued to importation of Mosin Nagants.

A rise in prices is not evidence of a stop to importation.

In 2004 I paid $129 for a CZ 52 pistol (plus holster, two magazines, cleaning rod, lanyard) and such deals were common. Today they are harder to find and the price is higher. Not because of a stop on importation, but because there were only 200,000 made 1952-1954 and most apparently have been surplused out.

Mosin Nagants were made in the millions and with the end of the Cold War were released from military reserve for collectors, hunters and military match shooters. I suspect batches will be released from time to time, but the reserves are less than they were decades ago.

My understanding is that all of them had to go through the Ukraine prior to being imported and they had to be in that country for at least 5 years. That is because Russia won't export them directly to the US. There are supposed to still be hundreds of thousands of M91/30s still in Russia and the Ukraine that could potentially be exported eventually. That's not likely to happen with the instability in the region. On a side note, there are supposed to be close to a million M91s sitting in storage in Russia that they'll never export.

Matt

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AIM Surplus says none have been imported in the last two years. They have a small amount for sale here: http://aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?groupid=6888&name=Russian+Mosin+91/30+Rifles+w/+Matching+Bayonet

The devaluation of the dollar may have some impact also. Have you noticed that the price of almost everything else has risen in the past 10 years? I am pretty sure that the demand for Mosin's has dropped as the supply of surplus ammunition has been depleted so any rise in the cost is probably a reflection on this country's failing currency.

Century just released a batch. Dunno how they got them or how long they've be sitting on them.

Yes. And, as far as I know, Century sells directly to retailers.

We seem to still have a ready supply of them up here north of the 49th. Price is up a little over what I paid for mine about 4 years ago but not by a big amount.

Every time someone cuts up a Mosin for a deer rifle, the value of mine goes up.

No they arent $69 anymore, but even at $200, they are still cheaper than many .22 rifles available at Walmart.

was a little surprised when at the local shop they were on the rack for $295 today.

I'm hanging into my 91/30 and M44. Besides I have too much 7.63x54r ammo to sell them.

I just don't know how much of a demand for them there is. It probably made sense to buy them for $5 each in Russia if you could sell them in the US for $75. At $75 wholesale there were tons of them for sale in the US for $80-200 that sat on the market for years. Once the Russians got lost and wound up in the Ukraine, all the Mosins on sales racks got snapped up. For a $250 rifle, that may drop back to $100, is it worth it going through all the red tape to import another few thousand? Especially when the Russians (or the Russian Government) may decide to rip you off, and the US gov't may decide they are tied up in sanctions? It's easier to sell them in Syria/Yemen/etc.

Are they really selling that well here?

A new generation of gun buyers has arrived schooled in modern firearms use thru video games and its paired with the expansion of the AR15 in sales. Import ammo took a hit with some sources getting banned, which makes it less cheap to shoot. The ratio of bolt gun sales in America has been declining for awhile and will continue.

If it's harder to obtain, difficult to import, and the market has gone up to where the guns aren't considered a "give away" price, with ammo not as cheap either, then it puts them in a less competitive situation than before. Now add in concealed carry - $200 will get you a LCP and you can be armed all day every day. While not a direct competitor for a sale their is still an impact on how you spend discrectionary funds, same as if you spent it on an IPhone. Your money's tied up in that - not something else.

We're just seeing the ebb and flow of typical consumer purchasing.