kmcintosh78 1 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Just stopped at the local gun shop, and they were no longer having people take numbers for service. Same place I bought my new 308 at for $550. Asked if they thought prices would come down, and a counter guy said probably in a month, once the supply comes back. Anyone else seeing this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paprotective 362 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Prices on x39 are down $50 or so from last month with some. 12's are down $75-100 from what was 3 months ago... Now if the ammo would come down... We'd all be set... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XXasdf 29 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Also seen a brand new .308 at the store for $500, $50 cheaper than what I paid. Think its about time for me to buy another saiga, can't make up my mind tho x39 or .223 or another .308 hmm . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oxyehho 8 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Keeping my fingers crossed. Looking to buy x39 and 223 at Valley Forge show in PA if prices are not crazy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegasdom 0 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Check out Peach State Guns. 223 and x39 for $389 each. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stmichps 0 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Dang! And here I thought I got a deal at $576. Oh well! I guess that means I just get another one when the prices come down a little more. This time the 22" inch setup for long range. By the way. Does anyone know if someone offer a conversion to either M1A1 or FN FAL mags? With millions of them floating around they're a whole lot cheaper then the Saiga's High Capacity and a lot easier to come by I'm thinking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Purplegang 0 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 308 $479 Huouston Gun Show 6-6-09 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
acercanto 6 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Dang! And here I thought I got a deal at $576. Oh well! I guess that means I just get another one when the prices come down a little more. This time the 22" inch setup for long range. By the way. Does anyone know if someone offer a conversion to either M1A1 or FN FAL mags? With millions of them floating around they're a whole lot cheaper then the Saiga's High Capacity and a lot easier to come by I'm thinking. Keep your ears peeled for MSA's immanent announcement that's supposed to be really frickin' cool. Ear to the ground, Acer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azrial 1,091 Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 At today's Atlanta Gun show I saw prices falling as the turnouts are slowing down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paladin_Hammer 8 Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 KC Prices are starting to look better. One dealer (Show Me Shooters) is stocking both the 16 inch 7.62x39 and .223 rifles for $479 (down from $559). He doesn't have any .308's, but the last price I saw at a gunshow in MO (Springfield last month), the dealer said "make me an offer". So I said "five-hundred". He said, "How about $550?". I said "five-hundred is all I got.". He said to see him the next day around two o'clock and if it hadn't gone by then I could have it. I probably would have gotten it, but Springfield is 3 hours away from KCMO, so hopefully it found a loving home somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SOPMOD 254 Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) People are broke,cheap guns like Saigas are selling for sane prices once again but expensive stuff like Galils,HKs,Uzis are flat as a pancake.Can't sell a gun worth more than $1500 to save your life because all of the high end gun buyers are gone. I might buy another S12 when I find one for $500 or under spending more than $350 on another 7.62x39 Saiga just seems nuts to me Edited June 8, 2009 by SOPMOD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bayoupiper 738 Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Tom and Bvamp should be able to give some good info on this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paladin_Hammer 8 Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Tom and Bvamp should be able to give some good info on this. Who and who? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PinkFloyd 63 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Saw a gunbroker buy it now auction for a x39 for 329$... pretty damn cheap... the current bid was 289$ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unclejake 428 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Peach state has a sale now with the x39 for $369 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackback 135 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 (edited) Peach state has a sale now with the x39 for $369 Supply has overshot demand and a new equilibrium price support point is being sought. I am seeing this in the entry level AR market as well. With a little searching you can find $999 Bushy M-Forgery's in stock. The bubble has attracted entrants into the ammo market from locales as diverse as Turkey and Egypt thereby expanding supply greatly. I think we are in a deflationary period in the ammo and rifle/shotty market. CCW market is another matter as more and more people are getting into it as states pass more favorable i.e Constitutionally concordant laws. Edited June 14, 2009 by 690gr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamaz 0 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 x39 for $349 S12 for $500 Classic Arms Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mstranglr 9 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 I just bought a dimpled X39 long barrel for $379 (to build a Tabuk style DMR). x39 saigas were selling at the same shop for $450 two months ago! Maybe AR upper prices and availability will stabalize too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JulianH 4 Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I just picked up a 22" 308 for $500+ship on GB, seemed like a pretty decent price. Not as good as last year, but a good bit better than last month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trapper308 0 Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 GREAT TO SEE SOMETHIGN IS COMING DOWM WITH THIS TERRIBLE ECONOMY. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodes1968 1,638 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Bought a NIB 21" 308 Saiga for 399.00 off GB from Oneclick. Couldnt pass it up... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fxhart 14 Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Bought a NIB 21" 308 Saiga for 399.00 off GB from Oneclick. Couldnt pass it up... I guess there are deals on GunBroker! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreenEye 1 Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 I have seen a couple at gunshops lately for @ $400 also. The frenzy seems to be subsiding and soon I think the 308's will be back @ $300, which I think is about what they are really worth, IMHO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gopher 7 Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 yay finally some good news... i was planing to get a 308 at $700.. but if the prices are coming down, then ill buy 2 =D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Agree that saiga .308s are not worth 700.00, if mags cost 5.00 then sure. But at 40.00+ each it does detract from the rifles value. Its a nice rifle but I look at the big picture cost of a firearm not just the price tag. Sadly I have am starting to get the "going to work" feeling when I take my saiga .308 to the range. I have not had the chance to just go out shooting in a year. Rather I'm testing taking notes, collecting and examining brass.... BLAH Ok thats it Sunday I'm going to the range for fun. Now to find some gallon jugs and clean paint cans to fill with water Quote Link to post Share on other sites
m1key 7 Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 (edited) I think panic buying is cooling down, because ammo prices are still high, and availability sparse for certain calibers. To close the deal, many dealers are including ammo with the sale. Edited July 18, 2009 by m1key Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JK-47 33 Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 The prices have come down to near pre-panic levels. Almost anyone who had the means and urgent need to own a particular gun have gotten them by now, and gun sales are supposed to be slow over the summer. The real issue is ammo. It is still pretty widely unavaliable, and what is out there is not cheap. Gun prices may continue to come down if it costs an arm and a leg to shoot them. I don't know that the ammo demand will be met anytime soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodes1968 1,638 Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 (edited) Agree that saiga .308s are not worth 700.00, if mags cost 5.00 then sure. But at 40.00+ each it does detract from the rifles value. Its a nice rifle but I look at the big picture cost of a firearm not just the price tag. Sadly I have am starting to get the "going to work" feeling when I take my saiga .308 to the range. I have not had the chance to just go out shooting in a year. Rather I'm testing taking notes, collecting and examining brass.... BLAH Ok thats it Sunday I'm going to the range for fun. Now to find some gallon jugs and clean paint cans to fill with water Perhaps you are missing a reason or goal to pursue with your shooting. May I suggest you go to an Appleseed near you? It really restored my reason to get to the range and train with rifles not just bounce beer cans around like I had been doing. You wont regret it. Appleseed website. The worth of a weapon isn't determined by market value if it stands between you and the after life. If I want a tack driver cheap to shoot my Ruger and Marlin 22LRs fill that role. Ive heard enough ordinance go off to be long past the boom factor(but its still fun at times). The Saiga can be dragged through the mud and still fire every time, something we were always jealous of when using Uncle's .223. The main problem with the AK-47 has always been that x39 cartridge its just not accurate enough by American standards. The 308 fixes that issue in spades. I was watching the history channel this week and the subject was a fire fight in Iraq IIRC. The five man squad carried One S.A.W. and 4 M16s plus side arms. Within two minutes two of the M16s and the SAW were out of commission, shortly after that only one M16 was functional. Of course the BGs AKs just kept rocking. Four did make it out but due more to heroics and some timely support than the rifles. Sorry to digress but it just under scored the importance of reliability. Of course training trumps all other factors but that's obvious. Edited July 19, 2009 by Rhodes1968 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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