45Badger
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VERY excellent Pre-17, 6" K22 for $250
MINT Browning BL22 (grade 2) for $250
My sweet Model 15-3 for $190
MINT Browning BL22 (grade 2) for $250
My sweet Model 15-3 for $190
Outrageously Great Deals on a Gun Purchase ... post your story!
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How about a FM hipower and a Taurus PT 22 for $100 total. Both were in xlnt condition. I got them both from my friend who was in a really good mood that day. Mark
anythingshiny
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bout 20 years back on the west coast, my father was a kmart doing something or other and asked to see a shotgun. the young man behind the counter pulled the over under and handed it to my dad. dad asked the price and the young man said "let me look....199.00"
" Are you SURE?...do me a favor and check again for me bud.."
"Yes sir..listed here as 199.00, would you like me to box it up for you?"
"Yes please"
Beretta Silver Pigeon
" Are you SURE?...do me a favor and check again for me bud.."
"Yes sir..listed here as 199.00, would you like me to box it up for you?"
"Yes please"
Beretta Silver Pigeon
Coyote_Hunter_
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Like new Marlin 1895 with Ballard rifling in .45-70. $249.95 at a local gun shop. Serial number showed the year of manufacture was 2000, year I purchased it was 2002.
Best deal I could find elsewhere - and I had been looking for several months, was $400 for used.
Best deal I could find elsewhere - and I had been looking for several months, was $400 for used.
Duke of Doubt
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Picked a 1940 Ankara reworked Turk M38 Mauser out of a huge stack of boxes at a Maryland show back in 2000. Paid $41. Took a LOT of cleaning, down to the last pin, spring and screw. Learned every millimeter of that gun. Barrel was still greased under the wood. Turned out, under the grime, to have about the most beautiful hundred-year old black walnut stock I've ever seen in my life, with the exception of some very high end custom rifles.
Recently even-traded a Taurus 431 for a 1911-made Colt Officer's Model Target (7 1/2 inch barrel). Win-win deal, as the shop sold the Taurus a couple weeks later for more than they had the Colt listed (?!), and I now have a vintage Colt. Yes, it's old and a bit worn, but it looks and operates great after a little TLC.
Recently even-traded a Taurus 431 for a 1911-made Colt Officer's Model Target (7 1/2 inch barrel). Win-win deal, as the shop sold the Taurus a couple weeks later for more than they had the Colt listed (?!), and I now have a vintage Colt. Yes, it's old and a bit worn, but it looks and operates great after a little TLC.
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CoRoMo
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None of my buys should be considered outrageous, but all were good deal because that is how I shop. Most obtained around the wholesale mark.
Some of my ammo deals could be described as 'outrageous'.
I guess I'll start a thread about ammo deals. And here it is!!
Some of my ammo deals could be described as 'outrageous'.
I guess I'll start a thread about ammo deals. And here it is!!
Crow1108
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Bought a Chinese SKS back in highschool (when I turned 18) at a pawnshop for $100 (probably never, ever see that deal again). Turned around a few weeks/a few dozen rounds later and sold it for $225.
Bought my Kimber Stainless II on base at our rod and gun club for $713 after tax and transfer fees. The most reasonably priced gun place around here has 'em for $799 before tax and transfer fees.
Bought my Kimber Stainless II on base at our rod and gun club for $713 after tax and transfer fees. The most reasonably priced gun place around here has 'em for $799 before tax and transfer fees.
gloucestergarand
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My good fortune
Traded 100 litres of gas coupons in Germany, for a Walther PP. Got it legally registered with my Waffenbesitzkarte and lawfully imported into CONUS when I moved back. It is now my daily cc.
Traded a Don Stivers print for a Winnie M1 Garand. ATF ruled it an "article of war". Persistance and the help of Senator Ted Stevens, she's now upstairs in the cabinet with her four sisters.
Walked into our comptroller's office in Fairbanks once for some minor tasking, noted the comptroller was filling out an ad for the post paper and then noticed a Browning A Bolt in the box. Inquired wassup. Divorce sale, asking $500 for A Bolt, scope and 16 remaining rounds of the original 20 box.....whipped out a check before he could finish the ad.
Three times luck!
Traded 100 litres of gas coupons in Germany, for a Walther PP. Got it legally registered with my Waffenbesitzkarte and lawfully imported into CONUS when I moved back. It is now my daily cc.
Traded a Don Stivers print for a Winnie M1 Garand. ATF ruled it an "article of war". Persistance and the help of Senator Ted Stevens, she's now upstairs in the cabinet with her four sisters.
Walked into our comptroller's office in Fairbanks once for some minor tasking, noted the comptroller was filling out an ad for the post paper and then noticed a Browning A Bolt in the box. Inquired wassup. Divorce sale, asking $500 for A Bolt, scope and 16 remaining rounds of the original 20 box.....whipped out a check before he could finish the ad.
Three times luck!
My favorite was buying a Voere semiauto 22 that was worth about $450. It had been sold by Sears as a "Ted Williams" model (does that mean I have to get the barrel cryogenically frozen?). It still had the Voere markings, the only indication of a Sears association was a tiny barrel stamp. I got it for $99, marked as a "Sears 22". 
wyohome
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New SKS in the box $100 in 1991
FREE: As in given to me
Win Model 88 .308
Win Model 64 32 Win Special
Pair of Canadian Centenial 94s
Marlin Model 55 20 gauge bolt shotgun
Win Model 1890 WRF
Savage Fox BS-E 12 gauge double barrel
S&W K-22 Masterpiece
FREE: As in given to me
Win Model 88 .308
Win Model 64 32 Win Special
Pair of Canadian Centenial 94s
Marlin Model 55 20 gauge bolt shotgun
Win Model 1890 WRF
Savage Fox BS-E 12 gauge double barrel
S&W K-22 Masterpiece
rico700
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A few years back a local shop changed hands and I got to know the 2 fellows that took over /ran it. THey were trap shooters and hunters but really not gun guys per say. Anyway they were decent folks and did get some traffic which led to a few decent trade in guns on there racks/ shelves.
One afternoon I stopped by and one of the owners said "here you go" and pulled out a Desert Eagle w/ the 10" bbl from under the counter. I said " what the hexx am I going to do with that thing? He replied " I really dont care but for $400 bucks I bet you'll think of something". He was right. Shot it for a couple years (great gun and shoulder workout tool) but a freind wanted it for a hunting gun so away it went.
Same place a few weeks later I picked up a nickle 19-3 and a holster for $350which I still have in the herd.
Needless to say but the fellows made it a little better than a year and went back to the grocery/ meat cutting business.
Side note- the building that was a gun shop for the last 20+ years is now sadly an adult book store
One afternoon I stopped by and one of the owners said "here you go" and pulled out a Desert Eagle w/ the 10" bbl from under the counter. I said " what the hexx am I going to do with that thing? He replied " I really dont care but for $400 bucks I bet you'll think of something". He was right. Shot it for a couple years (great gun and shoulder workout tool) but a freind wanted it for a hunting gun so away it went.
Same place a few weeks later I picked up a nickle 19-3 and a holster for $350which I still have in the herd.
Needless to say but the fellows made it a little better than a year and went back to the grocery/ meat cutting business.
Side note- the building that was a gun shop for the last 20+ years is now sadly an adult book store
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Benneli M1 super 90
I picked a Benelli M1 super 90 of the used rack at a shop in NH for $400.00 out the door.
It was 'Used' because it didn't have the box, but was unfired and in like new condition. Apparently it was a consignment the seller had dropped off for the dealer to move for him.
I picked a Benelli M1 super 90 of the used rack at a shop in NH for $400.00 out the door.
It was 'Used' because it didn't have the box, but was unfired and in like new condition. Apparently it was a consignment the seller had dropped off for the dealer to move for him.
Duke of Doubt
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You say "sadly" like it's a bad thing ...
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Yeras ago I bought a Colt Trooper (early model with Python-like action and not a Trooper III) and got a Baby Browning tossed in. Total: $125 for both of them. In hindsight, I am ashamed for buying from an old fellow for so little (it was more than anyone else would offer) and it really made me appreciate my mortality. I rarely buy guns now.
aka108
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Lyman Alaskan scope with caps and 7/8" Weaver rings at a garage sale for 5 dollars. About 3 years ago.
i got a really good condition romanian m69 trainer for 30 dollars from a local shop a couple of years ago same place sold me a minty russian sks minus bayonett with a loose handguard ferrule (5 dollar part when i can find it) for 130 dollars at about the same time.
Hoxviii
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I tend to get outrageous deals on guns without knowing what they are when I buy them.
I was looking for a .410 single shot or double barrel a couple years back, found one listed in the paper for $50. It was an unfired Stevens 311 side by side, case finish and a realy nice blonde stock. I went for it thinking it was just another shotgun to get some dove duty until I started looking into it. Since then I've seen guns in similar condition sell for $625-675.
About 3 months ago I bought an 85-90% pre-27 Smith and Wesson for $125 at a local pawn shop. Another where I don't really know anything about Smith and Wesson revolver values. I was in looking for a 5 or 6" barrel blued .357. Only one he had that was blued was the N frame, with a 6 1/2" barrel. Guy said the price had started at $300, but no one would buy it since it was "too big"- apparently everyone wanted the 2-4" barreled .357's.
I was looking for a .410 single shot or double barrel a couple years back, found one listed in the paper for $50. It was an unfired Stevens 311 side by side, case finish and a realy nice blonde stock. I went for it thinking it was just another shotgun to get some dove duty until I started looking into it. Since then I've seen guns in similar condition sell for $625-675.
About 3 months ago I bought an 85-90% pre-27 Smith and Wesson for $125 at a local pawn shop. Another where I don't really know anything about Smith and Wesson revolver values. I was in looking for a 5 or 6" barrel blued .357. Only one he had that was blued was the N frame, with a 6 1/2" barrel. Guy said the price had started at $300, but no one would buy it since it was "too big"- apparently everyone wanted the 2-4" barreled .357's.
Kernel
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A NIB Mini-14 for $200 from a small town Wal-Mart, years ago. Normal price would of probably been in the high fours. A rich woman bought it for her 12 yr old son's birthday because it was the most expensive ".22" they had. I'm sure the kid was thrilled. When he and his mom went back to buy ammo, she took one look at the not-so-little ".22" shells and had second thoughts. The store manager must of wanted it to go away ASAP and priced it accordingly.
In ‘07 a Marlin 1894 in .44 Mag from a Gander Mountain priced $200. Used but perfect, bluing was perfect, wood was perfect. Not a scratch or blemish anywhere. New, I think GM sells them for $550+. I’m not sure; they’re so high I quit looking a long time ago. Best of all it was a c.1978 pre-safety, and I despise lawyer-locks. Had a 10% off coupon, some Gander-Cash from a 1%-back GM VISA card, plus another 5% for using the same VISA card to buy the Marlin. OTD price was under $150. I’m still thrilled cuz I’d been wanting a .44 Mag lever for years (decades), but had never found the right deal or gun, till then.
Asked the clerk what was up on the low price. He said some guy had brought it in on trade. They use a fixed mark-up percentage, and when they get’em low they sell’em low. It had been on the rack for less than 24 hrs.
In ‘07 a Marlin 1894 in .44 Mag from a Gander Mountain priced $200. Used but perfect, bluing was perfect, wood was perfect. Not a scratch or blemish anywhere. New, I think GM sells them for $550+. I’m not sure; they’re so high I quit looking a long time ago. Best of all it was a c.1978 pre-safety, and I despise lawyer-locks. Had a 10% off coupon, some Gander-Cash from a 1%-back GM VISA card, plus another 5% for using the same VISA card to buy the Marlin. OTD price was under $150. I’m still thrilled cuz I’d been wanting a .44 Mag lever for years (decades), but had never found the right deal or gun, till then.
Asked the clerk what was up on the low price. He said some guy had brought it in on trade. They use a fixed mark-up percentage, and when they get’em low they sell’em low. It had been on the rack for less than 24 hrs.
patsygarret
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I did some tile work for a lady and when it was time to get paid she said that her dad passed away and was into guns and none of the family wanted much of them. So she picked a few of them up and called me over to pick them up. on the floor was a very good 1903A3, a remington auto 12gauge with ordanance marks and a 1896 Krag rifle in good/very good condition. she said take em' cause nobody wants them. the amount of work done....about 8 hrs.
jad0110
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SaxonPig,
You must know I love a nice S&W revolver. Lord, that is a gorgeous collection, and prices you paid make me dizzy.
How do you find these pawn shops, anyway? Mine usually have RGs and Jennings J-25s . Overpriced too, I might add.
Great stories everyone, I've enjoyed reading each of them.
You must know I love a nice S&W revolver. Lord, that is a gorgeous collection, and prices you paid make me dizzy.
How do you find these pawn shops, anyway? Mine usually have RGs and Jennings J-25s
. Overpriced too, I might add.Great stories everyone, I've enjoyed reading each of them.
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I wanted a Surefire fore end light for my Remington 870 but by the time I paid the tax and shipping, the thing was $300. No way. I only had $200 in the gun (Express Turkey model, 21" with 1 screw in choke) Anyway, I went to a gun show to buy it an extended magazine tube and a dealer (not a clueless widow) had an 870 fore end with an attatched light. It had come off something he had traded for and looked brand new. It looked identical to the Surefire only the name on it was Laser Products. I figured it was a Chinese knock off since he only wanted $30 for it but what the heck, I can play with it and see if it holds up or at least find out if I like a light enough to invest in the $300 surefire right? I got home and did a Google on it only to find out that Surefire BOUGHT Laser Products! It was essentially the same exact thing they are marketing now at ten times what I paid!
EHCRain10
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20ga 870 WM slight dent in buttstock for $100 private sale
Thor Bloodax
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Gone are the days
1. In Canada you must have a Federal License to own, transpor or sell a pistol. One friend inherited a like new 1911 and did not want to keep it. I was young and ignorant but when he said "How about $1 a caliber? Let's see, hmmm that's $45." So I found his offer acceptable.
2. Bought a nice looking Luger in 1967 for $25
3. Bought a 1903A3 in .30-06 for $25 in 1960. Sold it for $30 and thought I had made out.
I have learned to keep any guns you buy. After all, you loved them enough to buy them in the first place.
1. In Canada you must have a Federal License to own, transpor or sell a pistol. One friend inherited a like new 1911 and did not want to keep it. I was young and ignorant but when he said "How about $1 a caliber? Let's see, hmmm that's $45." So I found his offer acceptable.
2. Bought a nice looking Luger in 1967 for $25
3. Bought a 1903A3 in .30-06 for $25 in 1960. Sold it for $30 and thought I had made out.
I have learned to keep any guns you buy. After all, you loved them enough to buy them in the first place.
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Got a free Winchester 69A with the target (rubber bellow) peep sight in great shape. Haven't picked it up yet but it is already registered in my name.
Well not exactly free, I'm giving my friend some .38 spl reloaded ammo.
Well not exactly free, I'm giving my friend some .38 spl reloaded ammo.
KarenTOC
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Does free count as a good deal?
A friend had a gun she wanted rid of. It had been in her dresser drawer for years, and she wanted it out of the house. Could i get rid of it for her? Um, sure. Perfect condition, never fired, H&R Model 732 (dob: 1972).
Ok, so it's not the best gun ever made, and it's ugly, and even in perfect condition probably not worth much more than a few boxes of the .32s&w long that feeds it, but it was free!
Three inherited guns, so also free:
S&W 10-5
Colt Huntsman
Walther P38
I've only purchased 2 guns, and both of those I probably paid the average price for.
A friend had a gun she wanted rid of. It had been in her dresser drawer for years, and she wanted it out of the house. Could i get rid of it for her? Um, sure. Perfect condition, never fired, H&R Model 732 (dob: 1972).
Ok, so it's not the best gun ever made, and it's ugly, and even in perfect condition probably not worth much more than a few boxes of the .32s&w long that feeds it, but it was free!
Three inherited guns, so also free:
S&W 10-5
Colt Huntsman
Walther P38
I've only purchased 2 guns, and both of those I probably paid the average price for.
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