tulsamal,
You are right about the cost for an excellent condition 63 if you want to collect, however, they will be 200 to 500 dollars less if you wish a shooter.
Out of the five that I own, three of them I shoot regularly and the other two are in excellent collectors condition so I need to keep them in the condition they are currently in.
I also have not had the opportunity to shoot the new 63 clones that have been on the market or the new market 63 made by Winchester. They probably will al perform as good as the originals, so if $$ is the situation I would opt to buy the clone and just have fun.
