Dang, Mosin supplies drying up?

[lionking]

I haven't been following gun situations too much the last couple years, recently I started again in part to the recent events. So I searched around for the latest on Mosin rifles and seems like there isn't much around?

Saw a couple dealers on Gunbroker asking $300 or $400 for a run of the mill 1891. There are few more reasonable prices on there but not THAT many listings. Jeez just a couple years ago Mosin's were everywhere for $100 on average.

I know mil-surp supplies dry up after a while but Mosins that fast?

 

[Fishslayer]

Saw a couple dealers on Gunbroker asking $300 or $400 for a run of the mill 1891.

That's Gunbroker and people trying to cash in on the panic with bolt guns...

Haven't seen the $89 Big 5 specials for awhile but they go on sale for $119 fairly often and I've heard of $99 specials recently.

x54R milsurp ammo has taken a price jump recently though...

 

[lionking]

Fishslayer I checked Classic arms, Aim surplus and a couple other places and everybody is out of stock. Panic buying on a Mosin, why?

 

[pty101]

I havent seen any in stock since the panic buying started. AIM had some M44's for a while but there gone now. I think people are buying them so the trips to the range are cheaper. 7.62x54R is much cheaper and easier to find out of the popular calibers right now

 

[Ian]

Prices on 1891s are going to be high because there are a lot fewer of them. The big glut of rifles as arsenal refurbished 91/30s. OF course, even those are guaranteed to run out sooner or later...

 

[firesky101]

Fishslayer I checked Classic arms, Aim surplus and a couple other places and everybody is out of stock. Panic buying on a Mosin, why?

People who panic buy, will buy anything they can afford. Shockingly some people who make purchases based on emotion/reaction to events are not good with money.

 

[nathan]

I just came from a local gunshow and only saw one nice M91/30 dated 1935 . Everything looked perfect but when i check the bore, it was counterbored. The price was $250. Another guy has a nice Chicom SKS with blade bayonet with tight bore. Price was $400. Then an older man has a really nice Polish M44 in mint condition priced at $400 , he wouldnt badge on the price. Then theres this Russian man who has two nice Yugoslavian Tokarev priced at $300 a piece. People were just looking and not buying especially the ARs and ammo s were overpriced beyond comprehension.

 

[morcey2]

One of our local dealers told me that there wasn't a supply issue with mosins, but it was more of a logistical issue. Most places (wholesalers/importers) that have them are so overwhelmed with the more-likely-to-be-banned stuff that they aren't shipping them or updating inventory.

Matt