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[kBob]

Well the wife took me to the new Gander Mountain for father's day. I was exited as they advertised 1500 new and used rifles.

The only appearent used rifle was an M1944 Izzy Mosin Nagant and they wanted (Spew warning) $179.50 for it.

Granted it looked faily decent metal wise, but come on. THere was a figure after the date which I assumed was some sort of a rebuild mark.

I had not seen brass end covers on the upper handguard of an M44 before. Are those common?

-Bob Hollingsworth

 

[SimpleIsGood229]

Brass end-covers on the upper handguard are, to my knowledge, pretty standard.

...and yeah, that's a typical Gander Mtn. gouge! Oh, well. It's what I've come to expect from them.

 

[tinygnat219]

That's about 80 bucks too high.

Check out the next show, or the classifieds here. They come up quite often.

 

[coinshooter]

In Texas there 149. In there Beaumont store also remember if you can find it cheaper locally Gander mt will match the price. But if you find a place cheaper then I WOULD BUY THERE.

 

[SimpleIsGood229]

Yep. $149 at the Houston store.

 

[Cosmoline]

This is why I shop at the local stores, not the box stores.

 

[J Star]

Gander was selling M44s for $99, but then they raised the price to $149. Not sure why, since my dealer sells them for $80, and I know that he gets them for around $68 from the distributor.


Oh, wait, I am sure why. Gander sucks.

 

[ImARugerFan]

Still $99 at Johnson City, NY.

 

[walking arsenal]

They don't have anything used because they just opened.

 

[rangerruck]

yeah, give them 6 months; most of their stuff right now, is gonna be what ever they can get from those who don't know. they sell a nice mosin with the cammo stock here , in Houston, for `149.

 

[rdoggsilva]

If there is a Big 5 in your area check them out. I saw them for $79.00.

 

[yesit'sloaded]

I'm assuming the mark after the date was a cyrillic R. So the marking would look like 1944r more or less. The "r" is a shortened symbol for the word god more or less meaning year. Kind of like "the year of our lord 1944". A re arsenal mark usually is a rectangle or square with a line through it vertically.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Last year I spent $86 for a M44 and $96 for a 91/30. Both were in good shape although I did do a little work on the stock of the M44. Go to a gun show or a small dealer and you will get the same prices.

 

[Cannonball888]

KBob, did you go to the Ocala store? Yeah, the only milsurps they had were high-priced Mosins. I also noticed that out of hundreds of longarms they had only six AR15s and no AKs. I guess they didn't want to ruin their sporting image, although the six ARs were pretty risque'

 

[cracked butt]

the only milsurps they had were high-priced Mosins. I also noticed that out of hundreds of longarms they had only six AR15s and no AKs. I guess they didn't want to ruin their sporting image, although the six ARs were pretty risque'

Its pretty much the same up here, the ARs are usually overpriced by about $200 as well.

 

[cortez kid]

ArchAngel, where in Pa. I pay a good penny for guns here in NEPA. Minimum for a 91/30 or a 44 is $150. Paid $180 for a hex 91/30. Don't have a C&R. I don't begrudge my dealer for making a profit. I appreciate him being there. I would like to get ahold of some of these cheaper prices I hear about, if for anything , to flesh out the collection a bit. I missed the Harrisburg show this weekend, but from what I hear, not too much to miss.
kid

 

[Kindrox]

In the DFW area Gander had prime condition M44's for $129 so I got one. I have seen a lot of beaters at the local gun shows for about the same.

I have yet to see a good condition M44 for ~$100 in the DFW area but maybe Military Gun Supply might have them. That's a long drive for me though.

 

[kBob]

888,

Yep, they also had the SiG 556 and that US made AUG. I handled the SiG but the AUG was behind glass.

Guys, I know that is WAY too much for a M44, thus the Spew warning.

As for the commonality of brass fittings on the upper hand guard....the one I barrowed for a few months in 1971 had steel as does my current one. I have not noticed Brass on any at shows before so I wonder just how standard brass is compared to steel.

CHecked my reloading stuff yesterday and I do not seem to have a set of 7.62x54R dies....though there was a Lee case trimmer for that on hand. Anyone had anything other than great expereinces with a Lee die set in the caliber?

-Bob Hollingsworth

 

[J Star]

Ruger - that's the Gander I was just at this weekend. $149 for M44 was what they had posted on a sign. Did it go down after the weekend or something?