Who is paying over $2000 for a MAK 90?

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[Kruel J]

I paid $800 for a Norinco MAK-90 a few years ago. Sold it for $1200. Never even fired it. AK's....meh.

 

[Knobgoblin]

I paid $800 for a Norinco MAK-90 a few years ago. Sold it for $1200. Never even fired it. AK's....meh.

 

[CountryGent]

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Fifty-seven hundred for a RPK with plastic furniture? Yah, no. That is getting close to the lower end of transferable machine-guns, price-wise.

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Oh, he atoned for his sins by getting rid of it.

 

[Arne K]

I paid $299 for my MAK-90 brand new from the dealer....in 1994. Norinco SKS's were going for $69 at that time.

 

[titsonritz]

I would drop 2K for an East German Underfolder. That's a Kalashnikov.

OK, I'd do it for a Steyr Maadi.

 

[Deerhurst]

Fifty-seven hundred for a RPK with plastic furniture? Yah, no. That is getting close to the lower end of transferable machine-guns, price-wise.



Oh, he atoned for his sins by getting rid of it.

Without the mags I got with my purchase it's actually less than what I paid for a transferrable early last year.

 

[Flymph]

Fifty-seven hundred for a RPK with plastic furniture? Yah, no. That is getting close to the lower end of transferable machine-guns, price-wise.



Oh, he atoned for his sins by getting rid of it.

Wifey wants a Mac-10... just doesn't want to spend 5k on it.

 

[CountryGent]

Wifey wants a Mac-10... just doesn't want to spend 5k on it.

Do it. My wifey liked shooting the Mac. Eyeing a Reising for tomorrow. (His and hers, giggle.)

 

[Flymph]

Do it. My wifey liked shooting the Mac. Eyeing a Reising for tomorrow. (His and hers, giggle.)

I'm workin' on it, trust me!
I keep telling her it will only get more valuable.

 

[CountryGent]

I keep telling her it will only get more valuable.

What other investment only goes up in value and you can do mag dumps from said?

 

[41ae Guy]

I paid $299 for my MAK-90 brand new from the dealer....in 1994. Norinco SKS's were going for $69 at that time.

Sounds almost like the same deal Northwest Armory had in 1994, when they were in downtown Milwaukie. I picked up a Norinco MAK-90 for like $249. And it is a damn good shooter.

 

[gmerkt]

New gun buyers with big incomes.

This is something to think about. For many of those who are not new to guns, guns have mostly been steel and wood tools that shoot. Along come a new crop of people who've suddenly "discovered" guns for the first time. Buying decent guns isn't for poor people, but on the other end of the spectrum, those who have plenty of money can pay whatever they need to to get what they want. The same thing has happened with vintage vehicles. Only the numbers tend to be bigger.

And hand tools. Collectible claw hammers, yes there are. People just seem to have discovered "stuff." But not all stuff. Some things that people used to collect are no longer wanted. Like little ceramic figurines.

One other observation. You can find all the dining room table and chair sets and china cabinets you want at Goodwill or similar. Many modern families do not dine around the table anymore. They sit with plates in their laps on the sofa, watching TV. So no need for china, china cabinets or dining room furniture. It's rare for modern people to keep a set of "good" china.

 

[E4mafia]

I thought it was robbery seeing WASR's pre-coof for anything over $700....

 

[No_Regerts]

I couldn't do it. I'm just not fired up about that stuff. There are other tools that perform as well or better for far less money, and/or better equipped for less money.

A nice bolt action hunting rifle with some custom input......I'll see your $2k and raise you another $1k!

 

[Arne K]

Sounds almost like the same deal Northwest Armory had in 1994, when they were in downtown Milwaukie. I picked up a Norinco MAK-90 for like $249. And it is a damn good shooter.

It could have been $249 as well. My memory has aged some since then. It was at a place called Milne's Guns in Medford. I was torn between the MAK 90 and an AMT Small Game Hunter II that he had for a similar price. The AWB was looming at that time and I figured AK's wouldn't be available for long but AMT's would be around forever. If I remember correctly, AR's were $500+ at that time and way out of my buying power.

 

[Kruel J]

I couldn't do it. I'm just not fired up about that stuff. There are other tools that perform as well or better for far less money, and/or better equipped for less money.

A nice bolt action hunting rifle with some custom input......I'll see your $2k and raise you another $1k!

An AK and a hunting rifle aren't exactly good comparisons.

 

[No_Regerts]

An AK and a hunting rifle aren't exactly good comparisons.

No comparison was meant to be made on that. A straight up contrast. I got ARs for MAK90 stuff.

Besides, I find no appeal in semi-auto rifles, other than M1s and M1As. They are tools to me, and nothing more.

 

[mobil890]

The same people charging 300 for BCG's but dude its got RED grips

 

[BurtonDouglass]

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I paid $299 for my MAK-90 brand new from the dealer....in 1994. Norinco SKS's were going for $69 at that time.

Those were the days. It was a little before my time though. If only my dad had collected those instead of a safe full of hunting rifles that have mostly just maintained their value.