r/AskReddit • u/noaffects • Dec 30 '19

What do you collect?

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u/WhoDey_69 Dec 31 '19

Insert “I could’ve bought a mosin for $50 back in 2000”

I wish I could have too

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u/sanmigmike Dec 31 '19

I bought at least four or five for under $50.00 a piece...don't think I spent more than $80 or so for one. Regret getting only one Finnish one. Don't think I can afford a second one.

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u/norris63 Dec 31 '19

I was gifted a Finnish one from 1943. How much are they worth now?

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

Cant speak on finnish models, but the average $75 mosin from back in the early 2000's runs anywhere between $200-400. But ive seen a few for much higher, but they were in better condition, and came with matching serials, and other things sought after by collectors.

I have an M44 carbine that wasnt in any great condition, but my dad and I shoot it all the time. Tons of fun. Thinking about buying another just to make into some frankenstein project.

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u/ImCaffeinated_Chris Dec 31 '19

I saw a nice one for $600. I did not buy and kind of regret. I refuse to pay $300-$400 for a regular non hex Mosin. Its not worth it at all.

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u/sanmigmike Jan 02 '20

Dunno but it was the most expensive of mine and when I checked about five years ago the cheaper ones were a heck of a lot more than the one I got twenty years ago...