Back When I Should Have Bought!

[Stuckon22]

Land in Ga. was 400-500 an acre and military surplus rifles were in barrels at Roses for 49.95 and ShotgunNews had them cheap. Hindsight is 20/20.

 

[Justin87]

Wow. I wish I could find prices like that today. I'm sure I'll look back at prices now and say the same thing one day.

 

[Stuckon22]

I thought anything that cheap would blow up on me back then in 1989......wrong! Lol

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

What year did that Navy Arms ad come out? I'm guessing about 1990?

NEVERMIND-- Now I see the tiny little writing on the top of the page.
March of 1989.

 

[MILSURP Collector]

March 89 I was an ROTC Instructor in Jersey City.
Wasn't into MILSURPS much back then as much but had:

M1 Winchester Garand I picked up in the Baumholder Rod and Gun club back in 86 for about $450.

Best deal was a couple of nice P-08 Lugers for about $350 each. Gave one to a Navy SEAL buddy of mine and keeping the other for my son. My Dad got wounded in WWII and someone swiped his Luger.

 

[optimist]

Land in Ga. was 400-500 an acre and military surplus rifles were in barrels at Roses for 49.95 and ShotgunNews had them cheap. Hindsight is 20/20.View attachment 2576765

The thing about life...when your young you don't have spare money when your old you don't have the time.

 

[allamericaninfidel]

I guess I’m a hated flipper and have been since my early 20s

In the early 90s (say 91-92ish) what was at the time Tucker Gun had a gunsale/show off location at the Outlet Mall near Gwinnett Place

I bought four $44 303 British Enfields with ammo and bandolier 50 ? corrosive rounds and bayonet and six $69 SKS with chicom ammo (180 ? Rounds) and bandolier cleaning kit bayonet etc.
(All matching numbers)

I would have bought more but it was all the money that I had at the time saved up after bills - I bought extra bandoliers with the money I had left short of buying another rifle - I left penniless

Family thought I had lost my mind - I used money that I was saving for a new car down payment - Friends thought I was nuts (Ha Ha sold some to them later on at a “friend you laughed at price”)

A very short time later Brady passed and I sold 2 SKS and recouped my investment plus some

All told I actually recovered nearly all my original investment with what I sold the ammunition for over time

Those 10 rifles started and funded the insanity that is my current collection

God Bless America & Capitalism & Supply and Demand

 

[otherpapa1]

Land in Ga. was 400-500 an acre and military surplus rifles were in barrels at Roses for 49.95 and ShotgunNews had them cheap. Hindsight is 20/20.View attachment 2576765

My first center fire was a 303 British I think M4 Mk1 $13 at Duckets Army Store. Bought a 30 m1 carbine for $17.50 plus $2.50 shipping.

 

[Stuckon22]

My first center fire was a 303 British I think M4 Mk1 $13 at Duckets Army Store. Bought a 30 m1 carbine for $17.50 plus $2.50 shipping.

Wow

 

[allamericaninfidel]

My first center fire was a 303 British I think M4 Mk1 $13 at Duckets Army Store. Bought a 30 m1 carbine for $17.50 plus $2.50 shipping.

Around what year was that ? Late 60s I’m guessing