helitack32f1
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Wanna trade for a slightly used Glock and a box of ammo?
Would you make this trade?
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thump_rrr
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It's funny how location makes a difference.
In Canada an unissued Tula Arsenal SKS goes for $275.00
While a used Glock goes for around $500.00
We are still getting SKS investor packs (10 rifles to a crate) coming in to the country for $1,695.
The SKS is a quite compact rifle and is very comfortable to shoot especially for people of small stature.
Make sure that the stock isn't XXXX'd out meaning it has a replacement stock on it. Another thing to check which may indicate a refurbish is if the firing pin is no longer free floating and has the spring modification done to it.
I have seen them come straight out of a sealed crate with the firing pin mod.
If I were in your position I would go for the trade but I shoot all my rifles.
Best of luck.
In Canada an unissued Tula Arsenal SKS goes for $275.00
While a used Glock goes for around $500.00
We are still getting SKS investor packs (10 rifles to a crate) coming in to the country for $1,695.
The SKS is a quite compact rifle and is very comfortable to shoot especially for people of small stature.
Make sure that the stock isn't XXXX'd out meaning it has a replacement stock on it. Another thing to check which may indicate a refurbish is if the firing pin is no longer free floating and has the spring modification done to it.
I have seen them come straight out of a sealed crate with the firing pin mod.
If I were in your position I would go for the trade but I shoot all my rifles.
Best of luck.
leadcounsel
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These currently have approximately the same value.
The SKS is a more potent 'weapon' but the handgun is easier to conceal. So it depends on what YOUR needs are.
For a collector who has his carry and longgun needs met, I would take the SKS. More rare, more likely to appreciate, and just nicer.
The SKS is a more potent 'weapon' but the handgun is easier to conceal. So it depends on what YOUR needs are.
For a collector who has his carry and longgun needs met, I would take the SKS. More rare, more likely to appreciate, and just nicer.
If you want the SKS, get it, and shoot the hell out of it. You strike me, from your posts, as more of a shooter than collector, and a gun that sits in the safe taking up room while not offering anything along the way of fun would be worthless to you if you are anything like me. Sure, it might have some collector value, but so do MANY guns people enjoy shooting. I own an SKS, and I like the rifle. There's no way, however, I'd spend or trade the equivalent of $550 to have one that sits in my safe unused.
tnxdshooter
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Hmmmm let's see
1953 Russian Tula at 550 in great condition is cheaper than I've ever seen. Most are 600-800.
Glock 9mm 550 at best new. This is kind of a no brainer. The sks is worth more. Get it.
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1953 Russian Tula at 550 in great condition is cheaper than I've ever seen. Most are 600-800.
Glock 9mm 550 at best new. This is kind of a no brainer. The sks is worth more. Get it.
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tnxdshooter
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So I'm no expert on the SKS, had a Norico a couple years back really liked it but sold it to my brother. Would it really decrease the value of this gun to put a few rounds through it? I've only got one gun in my collection that I've never shot, and oddly enough its a Remington 1100, National Turkey Federation gun of the year, that I also won in a raffle a few years back.
I can't possibly see how running some rounds though it would drastically affect the value, especially if it was decent quality non-corrosive ammo (like the tula that came with) and proper care was given to the rifle. ASk yourself what you'd rather have....(values pulled from thin air) A $500 rifle you can take out and look at once in awhile, maybe show your friends, or a $400 rifle you get to shoot and enjoy as you please? A Russian SKS isn't THAT rare, and as evidenced by Thump rrr, can be had quite cheaply in some areas of the world. They'll never attract the kind of attention true classics like the famed Pre-64 winchesters and whatnot, imo. If you'd enjoy the SKS more than the Glock, get it, and follow your heart. If your heart is like that of most shooters.....you'll be taking it to the range ASAP!
You are right Dave. They are not that rare. And you could shoot it a little and not really hurt the value. I guess i just approach guns different than most. I have trouble shooting any gun that has never been shot before. I just see them as collectors items or potential collectors items and dont want to hurt the value. Then again I am not a big range guy. But, until I finally broke out that Model 70 this year that I referred too earlier I was hunting with an old 94 and a crappy 700 in .243 that jammed with more than two rounds in it. All the nice guns stay in the safe. Hopefully one day my grandkids will thank me.I can't possibly see how running some rounds though it would drastically affect the value, especially if it was decent quality non-corrosive ammo (like the tula that came with) and proper care was given to the rifle. ASk yourself what you'd rather have....(values pulled from thin air) A $500 rifle you can take out and look at once in awhile, maybe show your friends, or a $400 rifle you get to shoot and enjoy as you please? A Russian SKS isn't THAT rare, and as evidenced by Thump rrr, can be had quite cheaply in some areas of the world. They'll never attract the kind of attention true classics like the famed Pre-64 winchesters and whatnot, imo. If you'd enjoy the SKS more than the Glock, get it, and follow your heart. If your heart is like that of most shooters.....you'll be taking it to the range ASAP!
Sam1911
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Wow, that looks great (just like mine! ) You'll love it. I surely would shoot it, myself.
) You'll love it. I surely would shoot it, myself.
FROGO207
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All those firearms have been shot at least once at the factory. Just take care not to beat it up and it will retain most of it's value while you gain from shooting it when you want.
Just take care not to beat it up and it will retain most of it's value while you gain from shooting it when you want.
MachIVshooter
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No.
As long as it's non-corrosive and the gun is cared for, I really don't think it would affect market value at all.
Very few firearms are truly unfired, anyway; Virtually all are test fired by the manufacturer.
Generally speaking, with a gun that is well cared for, it'd be hard to tell whether it's had 10 rounds or 1,000 through it without breaking it down and carefully examining specific points. Even harder to tell a 1,000 round gun from a 10,000 round gun.
Moreover, unless you're talking about some very rare, highly collectible thing, the overall condition matters a whole lot more than round count. I'd rather have a pristine looking and functioning gun with a high round count than an unfired one with finish wear from sliding back and forth in a dresser drawer.
I would shoot that rifle. I'd just be careful to not damage it.
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