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Posted: 1/15/2021 5:35:18 PM EDT
I'm only creating this thread because other people may be in the same boat wondering if they should sell "extras" now or wait.
During the salad days of "buy cheap stack it deep" I built a pencil barrel carbine from a Del-Ton upper and PSA lower. It's got a non-chrome lined phosphate barrel, one of the few pencil barrels I could find in stock at the time. So it's a "carry a lot, shoot a little" carbine. I never could get a definitive answer on how long a plain phosphate barrel lasts in round count, but I know it's less than a chrome lined barrel.  Attached FileShould I keep it as an expendable throwaway? It shoots fine and I might keep it as a platform for trying out different ammo given the "iffy" supplies these days. Should I sell it to someone who might not already have an AR and would appreciate it given the likelihood of a ban? Should I keep it and hope that a ban makes it more attractive to sell? I'm not one to take my $600 carbine and try to get $3,000 for it, but hey, if an expected ban lets me make two or three hundred on it, okay. I could almost certainly sell it for what I've got in it and keep the money for ammo or another optic or something. I know some of you are in the same boat. What are your thoughts on stuff you think you might not need to keep? |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 5:41:36 PM EDT
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Sell it.
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Posted: 1/15/2021 5:45:36 PM EDT
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Prices have not spiked yet on used rifles. Wait a few months.
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Posted: 1/15/2021 5:50:44 PM EDT
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I'm selling my mosins and k31.
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Posted: 1/15/2021 5:58:23 PM EDT
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I sell items that just aren't practical for me anymore.
One example was an M1 Garand that may be collectable for younger collectors but other rifles are just more "useful" to me. The ammo alone was probably worth as much as the rifle itself being several hundred rounds of black tip & tracers on clips I'll never get to shoot anyway. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 5:58:30 PM EDT
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If you've got others, I'd sell it. Perhaps help someone out. Have some extra funds for the next thing.bive got a Remington 788 in 308 I'm contemplating selling, not sure what it's worth though.
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Posted: 1/15/2021 5:59:39 PM EDT
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Sell extra guns and extra duplicates and buy
gear no paper firearms armor nv thermal comms preps etc |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 6:01:19 PM EDT
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In my 50 plus years on this rock I have learned guns typically just increase in value. I have also learned DONT SALE GUNS! Seems any gun I have ever sold I end up regretting it.
Keep it, stash it if it is extra or keep for a friend but keep it. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 6:02:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you've got others, I'd sell it. Perhaps help someone out. This is how I'm leaning. I like helping out new shooters. Here in New Mexico you pretty much have to sell through a dealer now, but that's just an inconvenience. It's a good rifle for someone without a lot of upper body strength, i.e., a new female AR convert. I had previously sold another pencil barrel build to a lady friend of mine who's a new shooter. But nobody, and I mean nobody, gets my Colt 6720. I plan to be buried with that one.  |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 6:04:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm selling my mosins and k31. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 6:06:42 PM EDT
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Tossing around the same thoughts. For example, I have a really nice AK I bought a few years ago from a guy I knew because he got laid off and needed rent money. Got a case of ammo with it. I certainly don't need it and could definitely get more than I paid for it. But, if the bans come, this rifle could be worth a lot more than I can get now.
Decisions, decisions. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 6:06:50 PM EDT
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Do you have a like-minded friend or trustworthy acquaintance that could use some of this to round out their gear? Sell it to them at a reasonable rate.
What about a close family member or very close friend with the same as above? Maybe even give it to them. (son, daughter, brother, sister, close cousin, etc.) Do you need the money or don't have anyone matching the above? Sell the hell out of it. Now is probably one of the best times in history to sell outright for good money. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 6:07:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm selling my mosins and k31. I’m in the mood to sell al my C&R stuff. 91/30’s,91/30 sniper, K31,No4,No1,M38,K98,CZ52,1895 Nagants...... |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 6:09:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you have a like-minded friend or trustworthy acquaintance that could use some of this to round out their gear? Sell it to them at a reasonable rate. What about a close family member with the same as above? Maybe even give it to them. (son, daughter, brother, sister, close cousin, etc.) Do you need the money or don't have anyone matching the above? Sell the hell out of it. Now is probably one of the best times in history to sell outright for good money. I could use the funds for an Aimpoint Pro, for sure. My motivation, though, is more in getting a lightweight AR into the hands of someone who would appreciate it--someone who might have trouble with a rifle that's got a heavier barrel. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 6:11:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I could use the funds for an Aimpoint Pro, for sure. My motivation, though, is more in getting a lightweight AR into the hands of someone who would appreciate it--someone who might have trouble with a rifle that's got a heavier barrel. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Do you have a like-minded friend or trustworthy acquaintance that could use some of this to round out their gear? Sell it to them at a reasonable rate. What about a close family member with the same as above? Maybe even give it to them. (son, daughter, brother, sister, close cousin, etc.) Do you need the money or don't have anyone matching the above? Sell the hell out of it. Now is probably one of the best times in history to sell outright for good money. I could use the funds for an Aimpoint Pro, for sure. My motivation, though, is more in getting a lightweight AR into the hands of someone who would appreciate it--someone who might have trouble with a rifle that's got a heavier barrel. Look for someone close that needs it. If no takers, sell it, although someone else mentioned used is not that high right now, so maybe I'm wrong. I like the idea of helping someone out, though. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 6:14:13 PM EDT
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The older I get, the more of a minimalist I am. I expect to eventually pare the collection down to a couple of handguns, shotguns and rifles.
Just like I intend to shrink my personal possessions down to a fraction of what they are. Just less stuff my heirs will have to deal with when I kick the bucket |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 6:58:58 PM EDT
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It all depends on your situation. I am coming up on 60, we don't have any kids, and I want to focus on shooting my ARs, AKs, and pistols. I have sold at least 30 Milsurp rifles and about a dozen pistols.
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:00:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sell it. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:01:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In my 50 plus years on this rock I have learned guns typically just increase in value. I have also learned DONT SALE GUNS! Seems any gun I have ever sold I end up regretting it. Keep it, stash it if it is extra or keep for a friend but keep it. Selling my old Milsurp stuff and most of my Class 3 helped my wife and I retire while we are physically able to enjoy it. I don't know how long she has left so it was a no brainer. I don't regret it one damn bit. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:02:54 PM EDT
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Quoted: I'm only creating this thread because other people may be in the same boat wondering if they should sell "extras" now or wait. During the salad days of "buy cheap stack it deep" I built a pencil barrel carbine from a Del-Ton upper and PSA lower. It's got a non-chrome lined phosphate barrel, one of the few pencil barrels I could find in stock at the time. So it's a "carry a lot, shoot a little" carbine. I never could get a definitive answer on how long a plain phosphate barrel lasts in round count, but I know it's less than a chrome lined barrel. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/271112/DELTONUPPERPSALOWER800_jpg-1780595.JPG Should I keep it as an expendable throwaway? It shoots fine and I might keep it as a platform for trying out different ammo given the "iffy" supplies these days. Should I sell it to someone who might not already have an AR and would appreciate it given the likelihood of a ban? Should I keep it and hope that a ban makes it more attractive to sell? I'm not one to take my $600 carbine and try to get $3,000 for it, but hey, if an expected ban lets me make two or three hundred on it, okay. I could almost certainly sell it for what I've got in it and keep the money for ammo or another optic or something. I know some of you are in the same boat. What are your thoughts on stuff you think you might not need to keep? Do you have LBV, armor, helmet, NVGs and IR laser, lensatic compass, GPS, range finder, binoculars...the list goes on... If the answer to any of the above is no...sell extras and buy what you lack. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:03:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Prices have not spiked yet on used rifles. Wait a few months. +1 Prices will go up when legislation is proposed. You should have time to unload it before anything passes. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:06:46 PM EDT
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What is this 'sell' word?
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:09:35 PM EDT
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I occasionally have this thought, and then I get a mental picture of the Inland M1 Carbine I sold, and think again.
I had a few surplus-to-needs ARs, I gave them to my kids. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:15:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The older I get, the more of a minimalist I am. I expect to eventually pare the collection down to a couple of handguns, shotguns and rifles. Just like I intend to shrink my personal possessions down to a fraction of what they are. Just less stuff my heirs will have to deal with when I kick the bucket Pretty much where I am at in life myself. And I'm still pretty young. Got a lot of stuff that I haven't shot in years, duplicates etc. Going to keep the items that have family ties and or historical significance, and convert the others into things I will use/need/want. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:22:21 PM EDT
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Sell anything you don't need.
I only wish I could do that :(. Hell, I won a Hi-Point fotay in a Christmas raffle a few years ago. I can't even bring myself to get rid of that. I can't bring myself to shoot it either. It's almost like once they come in the house, they become family. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:27:39 PM EDT
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I don't think AR's are all that hot to sell right now. But it depends on your area. Hit up your local shops and see what's selling. No problem finding AR's in my area. But throw it up for consignment with 60 rounds on ammo and it might go for a premium. Plenty of guns sitting around my A/O, but no ammo to feed them.
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:33:34 PM EDT
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I just put a bunch of stuff on consignment. I will have a bunch of parts for sale here this weekend also. If it is taking up space, and you have some gaps in stuff, then I would look at selling it. I still have a lot of stuff and a lot of milsurps. I am not selling the milsurp stuff as some of it is less likely to get caught up in a ban if VA goes full R. I can't play the "will not comply" game in enemy territory. Anything that may not pass muster if the commies pass a state law will go out of state.
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:39:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In my 50 plus years on this rock I have learned guns typically just increase in value. I have also learned DONT SALE GUNS! Seems any gun I have ever sold I end up regretting it. Keep it, stash it if it is extra or keep for a friend but keep it. Sounds like you don't have enough guns. Even with living in NY I have in excess of xx handguns and twice as many long guns. I could sell a quarter of my guns and not miss the ones I sold. |
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Posted: 1/15/2021 7:44:06 PM EDT
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I think in my case I'm going to just put it away as a spare and not shoot it. If someone comes along that seems to be in "need" of a lightweight AR I will probably offer it to that person.
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