I just bought two 91/30's from SOG for $99 ea. ten minutes ago...
There are no "shortages" of these rifles, nearly 20,000,000 made....
Crates and containers full of them, supply is (rightly) controlled by the importers/distributors. If they dumped them all on the market, prices would collapse.
If they find enough (dummies) willing to pay two bills for a 91/30, they'll charge that much... they're testing the market, especially in light of the hysteria now that has nothing to do with bolt actions at all...
It's the surplus ammo at $.20/round that's gonna be the issue if it dries up...
Bought a Tokarev for "cheap plinking" a couple of years ago- that ammo is GONE.
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