My best gun buy so far. Unbelievable!! Whats your best?

[Steve09]

Thompson Center Encore Realtree hardwoods thumbhole stock stainless steel 209x50 magnum $58 dollars. Yes its true!

 

[CountryBoy19]

$300 for a LNIB Sig P239 police (night sights and 3 mags), with 1K rounds of SD ammo.

 

[longshooter]

A Remington 700 Sendero SFII in .300 RUM for $600.

 

[eldirector]

Somewhere around $70 for a Marlin Mod 60. Add $11 for some parts, and an hour of cleaning/fixing, and she is shooting well.

 

[boozoo]

$150 for an m95 Steyr-Mannlicher.

Not a good deal, you say? How about numbers matching, long rifle (not a cut down "Stutzen") and came with a proper bayonet.

Funny thing about that one. Any delusions I had that it wouldn't rock me back as hard as the carbine versions were quickly dissipated.

 

[bobzilla]

$75 For a mossberg 500 with new polymer stocks. Shoots great.
$150 cash and a Star .40 trade for my 1991A1 Compact in the box with the second mag never even inserted into the gun. I had $175 in the Star.

 

[Kick]

$900 for a NIB Springfield TRP

 

[Disposable Heart]

Somewhere around $70 for a Marlin Mod 60. Add $11 for some parts, and an hour of cleaning/fixing, and she is shooting well.

Hey! I remember that rifle!

 

[eldirector]

Hey! I remember that rifle!

Dropped a decent scope on it (from a gift certificate) and put another few hundred rounds threw it. Plink, plink, plink....

 

[EvilKidsMeal]

NIB Remington 700 ADL in .308 with scope, hardcase, and $50 giftcard for $469.99 before tax.

it was like $60 off regular plus they gave me $50

Probably not a totally unbelievable value but definately the best ive had so far.

 

[x10]

can we include subsequent trades,

I've got 2 for you
I bought a 10/22 for $50 and it had a 25rnd mag a guy a few minutes later paid me $45 for the magazine, = 10/22 for $5

Next
I bought a smith 1066 for $300 and a guy heard I had it and had to have it so he showed up with a NIB Ruger GP100 a NIB Ruger Mk2 Stainless Target and $100, I took it, I sold the GP100 for $300, Gave the MK2 Stainless to my dad for Christmas and kept the $100

 

[Regionnus Rattis]

Ithaca Model 37 12 GA pump...for FREE!!!

Of course it was given to me, it was my grandfathers when he purchased new in 1940. Still shoots like a dream.

 

[MrSmitty]

The Flintlock I just got from my dad..... free!, second place the High Standard Riot shotgun I just got for $110...worlds worst paint job on the shotty...but it'll come off!!

 

[Ash]

$150 for an m95 Steyr-Mannlicher.

Not a good deal, you say? How about numbers matching, long rifle (not a cut down "Stutzen") and came with a proper bayonet.

Funny thing about that one. Any delusions I had that it wouldn't rock me back as hard as the carbine versions were quickly dissipated.

It's nice to see another that appreciates these rifles.
Nice buy at that price with a bayonet yet.

I think I bought mine for around $230 off a gentleman nearly two years ago. No bayonet though.
I hope you have a stash of ammo though. I'd guess that you've seen what both the surplus and new production is going for nowdays.


I nearly forgot. For on-topic answer to the OP.
Best deal for me would have to be the $55 out the door Delton AR-15 lower receiver I purchased around this time last year.
But for a complete rifle, I'd have to go with the $205 shipped refurbished MAS 36/51 that I picked up from a collector. Unfired since refurbishing. I know these went for a little less many years ago, but I bought this one about 3 years ago.

 

[bobcoop06]

I've run across a few good deals, some I've jumped on, others I've passed up because I didn't have the money at the time.

Ones I've jumped on...

A "used" but appeared to be brand new, unfired, Mossberg Maverick 88 Security for $105 last year at Gander Mountain in Merrillville.

A Marlin Model 60 for $40, that after a good cleaning has lasted over 4K rounds and still looks great. Snagged that one at Piggy Bank Pawn Shop in Vincennes about 4 years ago.

And a I bought Springfield XD 4" Service Model in .357sig, had less than 1K rounds and came with a tungsten guide rod, NIB TruGlo TFO sights, 3 magazines, and a SERPA holster. I got it for $300 shipped to my FFL. A guy on xdtalk.com needed to get his wife something for her 30th birthday, and the gun had to go ASAP!



One I passed up, and wished I didn't...

NIB Rock Island Armory 1911 for $300.

 

[CountryBoy19]

can we include subsequent trades,

I've got 2 for you
I bought a 10/22 for $50 and it had a 25rnd mag a guy a few minutes later paid me $45 for the magazine, = 10/22 for $5

Next
I bought a smith 1066 for $300 and a guy heard I had it and had to have it so he showed up with a NIB Ruger GP100 a NIB Ruger Mk2 Stainless Target and $100, I took it, I sold the GP100 for $300, Gave the MK2 Stainless to my dad for Christmas and kept the $100

In that case, a non-gun purchase.

I bought a set of Dillon Carbide 38/357 dies and 550 shell plate at an auction for $45, I turned around and sold the shell-plate for $35. So I had a set of Dillon carbide 38/357 dies for $10

 

[LuckyGunner]

Chinese SKS

My best deal was my first rifle. Picked up a Chinese SKS on my 18th birthday. Paid $70 out the door. I couldn't see myself ever getting rid of it.

My best trade was a S&W 1911 for a S&W 327R8. Buddy of mine figured out that he didn't like revolvers. I had enough 1911's that getting rid of one wasn't too big of a deal.

On the converse my worst was getting a Glock 23. I had tried a couple Glocks and knew that I didn't like the grip angle. Still bought it and recently got rid of it.


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9mm Ammo

 

[XtremeVel]

My best deal was in the late 80's-early 90's. I came across a Colt 3in " Combat " Python at the Ft. Wayne gunshow for $400.00. The dealer that had it knew how few were made, but neither of us realized how they would soar in price years later because I traded it on something else just about a year later.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

LNIB 1st Gen Walther P99 9mm, black/black
LINB 1st Gen Walther P99 .40 S&W OD/black
LNIB Ruger GP100 .357, 4", blued

All were purchaed at Gander Mountain stores. And all three were FANTASTIC deals.

And I no longer own any of them.

 

[oneshotonekill]

I've got a few good ones...870 Super mag camo, $170 nib out the door. Rem 700 PSS .308 w/ VX lll LR MIL scope and harris bipod for $750.