opto_isolator 3 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I'm new to the whole AK scene, but I've been reading on here how people have gotten Saiga's for around $200 or so. Now I see prices of $300+ for a STOCK SAIGA! I guess I'm going to have try my luck at the gun show this weekend!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CheepJerokee 0 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Now days 300 is good. (Scary Election year!) I'd buy another if I found it on hand for that price. I'd buy two 12's if I found them for that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Agias 0 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Pfft, you don't know how good you got it. In most of europe Saiga 7.62 prices range between 600 and 850 EUROS(1 EUR= 1.6 USD). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getitat 609 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Hello I assume we're talking about 7.62 x .39 and not 7.62 x .51? Never fails to amaze me how many people ask me if my .308 is a "7.62", and well, uh, yeah..... Just splitting hairs, I reckon.... guido2 in Houston Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Agias 0 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I assume we're talking about 7.62 x .39 and not 7.62 x .51? Oh god i hate it when people can't tell the difference Quote Link to post Share on other sites
opto_isolator 3 Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 HelloI assume we're talking about 7.62 x .39 and not 7.62 x .51? Never fails to amaze me how many people ask me if my .308 is a "7.62", and well, uh, yeah..... Just splitting hairs, I reckon.... guido2 in Houston Yea, the x39... I'm going to try my luck at the Orlando gun show tomorrow and see if I can find one. If not, I guess I'll have to order it online! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevek 0 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Well, my local shop is having a hard time getting them at this time, so I decided to take the plunge yesterday, and put a deposit on the only 7.62 x 39 available. $400 for the short barrel with skeleton stock I could have tried hunting around for a better price, but with the cost of gas factored in, and the fact that I wanted to support this particular shop, I just bit the bullet and took the plunge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UnidenStew 1 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 All the gun shops in my area are saying the same thing i.e. "AK's are getting harder and harder to get." I went to a local gun shop I've been going to for years yesterday, and the guy said that even the parts are becoming scarce. He also said that the regulations for imports are getting tougher, "they are constantly throwing new regulations at us." In this particular case, the owner is going to start building their own AK variants he told me. It's going to be a while, but they are in the planning stages. So, take it for what it's worth. Military style firearms are all going through the roof. Cheap military surplus arms are soon to follow as supplies dry up, so get what you can now. If you can pick up a Saiga 7.62X39 in the + $300 range give or take a $50 bill, you'll look back on that purchase as a steal in the uncertain years to come. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quikz 1 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I checked a couple days ago in Southern Jersey stores and they said that prices are slated to go up to roughly the $420-$460 range the next batch they get. Right now, they are out but *should* be getting a batch soon. I'm up for a .308 next w/ skeletal stock or the hollow Monte Carlo and just get a fixed Ace stock or something. Given the uneasy political climate for decent gun owners, hunters, hobbyists, collectors, who represent the bulk of the very law-abiding decent folk, I'm probably gonna do it, before they spit on our faces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quikz 1 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I checked a couple days ago in Southern Jersey stores and they said that prices are slated to go up to roughly the $420-$460 range the next batch they get. Right now, they are out but *should* be getting a batch soon. I'm up for a .308 next w/ skeletal stock or the hollow Monte Carlo and just replace it with a fixed Ace stock or something. Given the uneasy political climate for decent gun owners, hunters, hobbyists, collectors, who represent the bulk of the very law-abiding decent folk, I'm probably gonna do it, before they spit on our faces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starship1st 0 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Even parts kits have gone up another $100.00 since March to $240.00, if you can find one? These are stressful times if you want to buy an AK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uzitiger 193 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 The dollar is taking a plunge and this is one of the reasons prices are going up. In addition the threat of an Obamanable Islamo communist regime is also driving the prices up. I wanted to get an AK 22 trainer because of the high ammo prices but now they are $300 instead of $200. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NYMini 1 Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Well, my local shop is having a hard time getting them at this time, so I decided to take the plunge yesterday, and put a deposit on the only 7.62 x 39 available. $400 for the short barrel with skeleton stock Supply and demand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LoadedToad 0 Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 I picked one up a couple of weeks ago for $322.96 at my local fun shop even though I had one already ordered and paid for through another shop that had never come in. Well, I got a phone call yesterday and was told that Saigas are now available again and that the one I ordered would be in Friday. I was told that prices had risen about 10% but I would only be charged an extra $10.00 since I had paid for mine up front with the understanding that there was a real good possibility of a price increase. I ordered all the parts for a conversion last week for one and may order more parts for another one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CheepJerokee 0 Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Local Gun shop in Waco has 3 7.62's and 2 .223's for 299 ea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bvamp 604 Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 they will go up again, as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shellshock1918 1 Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Not so fast boys http://www.centerfiresystems.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LoadedToad 0 Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Not so fast boys http://www.centerfiresystems.com/ With shipping and transfer fees for those at Centerfire, my two at $329 and $322.96 end up being about the same and I get to support my local guys which I really like to do. I am not so sure that the value of the dollar has as much to do with the increase as people think. From what I understand, the dollar holds its own against the ruble. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
buckandaquarterquarterstaff 5 Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Now I'm feeling pretty good about the 308's I picked up for $305 shipped (and converted myself for another $35), and the S20 I bought used for $130. The only real deals left in the market are the bolt action surplus guns that aren't in demand (pick up a few for project guns before they become all we can get, and the price of them will go up as well). It's more about the weak dollar than anything else. You can thank all those "stimulus" checks and our incessant need to coddle our former enemys instead of kicking their ass and making them get their own house in order lest we kick ass again (a cheaper and more effective solution IMO). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CheepJerokee 0 Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 (edited) Turning it into a self lit, glass parking lot would have been the simplest solution...........But that would have political effects, wouldn't it? WOW, I'd take a dozen used S20's for $120 each..........I'd even give 120 for a .410 (Which I have no use for!) Edited July 11, 2008 by CheepJerokee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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