New C&R Rifles

FloridaGuy · May 10, 2014, 11:09 PM

Can someone tell me if I paid a good price for the following C&R rifles I picked up today.

CHINESE TYPE 53 CARBINE 7.62x54
Picked it up for $109.00

STEYR MODEL 1895 CARBINE 8X56R CAL.
HUNGARIAN M95
Picked it up for $115.95

I am going to place an online order for the first time for some other C&R rifles. Since they will ship them to my house will someone have to be home to sign for them.

Cheapshooter · May 10, 2014, 11:18 PM

If the prices you quoted are out the door, with no shipping charge that sounds about right.
A quick look at the SOG website shows $99 for a Type 53, and $109.99 for the Steyr plus shipping.
Yes, adult signature required. If nobody is there to sign UPS will leave a note, and make up to two more attempts to deliver. After that you will have to go to their location to pick it up.

kilimanjaro · May 11, 2014, 12:07 PM

Those are fair prices, you didn't get ripped off as to cost.

For online deals, if 'special select' is offered, take it, as a general rule. One way to buy is over the phone, get some voice time, and some human consideration as a result. When the sales rep says 'we'll get you a good one', it can make a difference.

Sometimes the delivery has to be signed for, sometimes it just gets left at the door, for me anyway.

Cheapshooter · May 11, 2014, 11:31 PM

From UPS website shipping guide.

Quote:

The shipper must use Delivery Confirmation Adult Signature Required service for each package containing a firearm, including a handgun, and affix a UPS label requesting an adult signature upon delivery.

Same from FedEx.

Quote:

3. Firearms must be shipped via the FedEx Delivery Signature Options Direct Signature Required or Adult Signature Required options and are not eligible for signature release, driver release or indirect delivery.

So getting an adult signature is what they are suposed to do. Individual driver incompetence, and lazyness, or labeling mistakes aside.

chiefr · May 12, 2014, 09:06 AM

Those are average prices. I have seen cases of the 53 at gun shows and you can pick what you want for $99. Never seen 95s by the case, but if your rifle has a decent bore, you done good. 95 with good bores are seldom seen around here.

DennisCA · May 13, 2014, 11:14 PM

You did good, not a steal but decent prices.

However your shoulder is going to hate you......after you fire the the M95!

BoogieMan · May 15, 2014, 07:31 AM

I paid $200 OTD for my Budapest made Steyr, and the condition is fair at best. IMO you got a very good deal. I bought off of Gunbroker.
If your new to the gun and plan to shoot it, be prepared for a solid recoil. Most of my friends will not finish a 5 rnd clip before handing it off.

tahunua001 · May 15, 2014, 06:31 PM

you did pretty good. I paid 150 for my M95 last fall, $100-150 is about the usual price depending on how strong supply is. my LGS has had a type 53 with no matching parts for the last year for $160 so I would say you are doing alright. big trouble is going to be keeping them fed.

May 10, 2014, 11:09 PM	#1
FloridaGuy Senior Member Join Date: December 8, 2012 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 237	New C&R Rifles Can someone tell me if I paid a good price for the following C&R rifles I picked up today. CHINESE TYPE 53 CARBINE 7.62x54 Picked it up for $109.00 STEYR MODEL 1895 CARBINE 8X56R CAL. HUNGARIAN M95 Picked it up for $115.95 I am going to place an online order for the first time for some other C&R rifles. Since they will ship them to my house will someone have to be home to sign for them. __________________ Μολὼν λαβέ Authorized Blackhound Optics Dealer www.blackhoundoptics.com/CWFT

May 10, 2014, 11:18 PM	#2
Cheapshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 8,306	If the prices you quoted are out the door, with no shipping charge that sounds about right. A quick look at the SOG website shows $99 for a Type 53, and $109.99 for the Steyr plus shipping. Yes, adult signature required. If nobody is there to sign UPS will leave a note, and make up to two more attempts to deliver. After that you will have to go to their location to pick it up. __________________ Cheapshooter's rules of gun ownership #1: NEVER SELL OR TRADE ANYTHING!

May 15, 2014, 07:31 AM	#7
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	I paid $200 OTD for my Budapest made Steyr, and the condition is fair at best. IMO you got a very good deal. I bought off of Gunbroker. If your new to the gun and plan to shoot it, be prepared for a solid recoil. Most of my friends will not finish a 5 rnd clip before handing it off. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman "If you find yourself in a fair fight,,, Your tactics suck"- Unknown

May 15, 2014, 06:31 PM	#8
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	you did pretty good. I paid 150 for my M95 last fall, $100-150 is about the usual price depending on how strong supply is. my LGS has had a type 53 with no matching parts for the last year for $160 so I would say you are doing alright. big trouble is going to be keeping them fed. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

May 11, 2014, 12:07 PM	#3
kilimanjaro Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2009 Posts: 3,963	Those are fair prices, you didn't get ripped off as to cost. For online deals, if 'special select' is offered, take it, as a general rule. One way to buy is over the phone, get some voice time, and some human consideration as a result. When the sales rep says 'we'll get you a good one', it can make a difference. Sometimes the delivery has to be signed for, sometimes it just gets left at the door, for me anyway.

May 12, 2014, 09:06 AM	#5
chiefr Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: AR Posts: 1,401	Those are average prices. I have seen cases of the 53 at gun shows and you can pick what you want for $99. Never seen 95s by the case, but if your rifle has a decent bore, you done good. 95 with good bores are seldom seen around here.

May 13, 2014, 11:14 PM	#6
DennisCA Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2012 Location: Union City CA (a.k.a. Poople's Republik of CA) Posts: 451	You did good, not a steal but decent prices. However your shoulder is going to hate you......after you fire the the M95!