Trade a M1 Garand for a car

[SATX man]

I went to the range yesterday with some friends were shooting different rifles AR,AK and my Garand ,and this guy next to us wanted to know if I would let him shoot my Garand and he would pay. I let him shoot rifle and when we all left he wanted to know if I wanted to trade rifle for his car a 1999 Grand Marquis I told him no I did not want to trade rifle for his car. I gave him CMP website if he really wanted to buy one. So is bartering becoming more popular?

 

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[mptrimshop]

get the car sell it.....and buy 2 grands from CMP and some rounds

 

[saturno_v]

A 1999 Mercury is not worth the paper of the registration title...keep the Garand...

 

[R.W.Dale]

If in moderately passable condition you can detail the thing and likely get 1500 or more for the mercury. That would indeed come close to getting you 2 garands. What condition is the car in?

Ive personally traded guns for cars and vise versa

 

[Geneseo1911]

I have some crappy old cars to trade for Garands........

One is even a '78 Bonneville with the last of the true Pontiac 400's !

 

[10X]

I would rather have the Garand.

I assume that you already have transportation. The car will require insurance, plates, hassle to sell. Who knows what kind of shape it is in.

Often someone is trying to unload a problem car in a deal like this.

 

[ArmedBear]

It might have been worthwhile if you wanted to buy a new car and use this as a trade-in "clunker" a few months back...

 

[Tim the student]

If you aren't really confident you can quickly make a healthy profit on that car, I would keep the Garand personally.

 

[Cosmoline]

That kind of bartering has always been popular around here. I traded my last car for a rifle and some cash. In a lot of ways firearms *ARE* cash. They function that way locally.

 

[kanook]

Less damage done to the M1 when hunting for deer. A lot quieter in the woods also.

 

[Big_E]

"Cash for clunkers" became a clunker. Keep the Garand. The rifle is a historical icon, the Gran Marquis isn't. Now if it was say a '69 Camaro or some other great American muscle car then I probably would.