The gun you wish you bought in 2005

trigger treat · July 20, 2009, 10:30 PM

looking back there are a lot of guns i wish i had picked up years ago before everything was expensive. i wish i picked up a good AK for $300, a 9x18 makarov for $100, i should have taken home that crate of yugo sks's for $350(that was 4 rifles) from the gun show. now ak's are almost $600, sks's are $325, and makarovs are $220

DOUGHBOY RACING · July 20, 2009, 10:55 PM

AR-15 & Colt Delta Elite

ramp_tech · July 20, 2009, 10:56 PM

...don't we all

The market seems to be cooling down tho, I am expecting to see a huge price drop within a year or two. (Unless the fed comes out and screw us that is)

M1A and ten thousand rounds of 9mm

Funeralfog · July 21, 2009, 03:58 AM

no gun, just ammunition....

cbm1948 · July 21, 2009, 07:26 AM

Ruger SP101 357mag 3 1/16"

MosinM38 · July 21, 2009, 08:08 AM

A "Shooting quantity" of .223 ammunition (20-30,0000 rounds).

goodspeed(TPF) · July 21, 2009, 08:09 AM

No guns. Lot's more ammo though.

Skans · July 21, 2009, 08:59 AM

I don't recall there being any guns in 2005 that I "should have bought" based on today's unavailability or price. Well, maybe one - I wish I had purchased one of those GRAD knife guns in 2005. You could get them for about $750 then, but I didn't want to hassle with the transfer, sign-off and all the NFA stuff. Sometimes I'm just to friggin lazy for my own good!!

**Tom Servo** · July 21, 2009, 02:29 PM

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No guns. Lot's more ammo though.

Actually, the time to buy ammo was around 2002. I was getting cases of 9mm for ~$70 ($3.50/50). This was prescient for me, because I could remember the 1980's, when it was running $20 a box, so I stocked up.

Same with some of the rifle calibers. Rifle ammo took another leap last fall, making me glad I'd stocked up previously.

In the current climate, thank goodness I don't shoot .380.

If you were looking for Eastern European stuff, 2005 was certainly the time. You could get Yugoslavian AK-47's for ~$275. The only ones I see now are Romanians, and those are hovering around $575-600. That's not a $600 rifle.

Farmland · July 21, 2009, 03:28 PM

I remember back in the early 90's when you could pick up a new SKS for around $75. I sold mine for $100 and was happy for the little profit that I made.

Two better bargains looking back were the Colt 45 and Colt AR that I bought and kept.

Not to mention all those primers that I bought when Clinton got into the White House.

July 20, 2009, 10:30 PM	#1
trigger treat Member Join Date: April 18, 2009 Location: Dublin, OH Posts: 55	The gun you wish you bought in 2005 looking back there are a lot of guns i wish i had picked up years ago before everything was expensive. i wish i picked up a good AK for $300, a 9x18 makarov for $100, i should have taken home that crate of yugo sks's for $350(that was 4 rifles) from the gun show. now ak's are almost $600, sks's are $325, and makarovs are $220

July 20, 2009, 10:56 PM	#3
ramp_tech Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 251	...don't we all The market seems to be cooling down tho, I am expecting to see a huge price drop within a year or two. (Unless the fed comes out and screw us that is) M1A and ten thousand rounds of 9mm __________________ National Rifle Association - Institute for Legislative Action YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE by making a contribution to NRA-ILA!

July 21, 2009, 07:26 AM	#5
cbm1948 Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 143	Ruger Ruger SP101 357mag 3 1/16" __________________ Illegitimi Non Carborundum

July 21, 2009, 08:09 AM	#7
goodspeed(TPF) Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Location: WI Posts: 1,162	No guns. Lot's more ammo though. __________________ It's a trick. Get an axe. http://www.thepiratefleet.com/index.shtml

July 20, 2009, 10:55 PM	#2
DOUGHBOY RACING Member Join Date: June 29, 2009 Location: Waterford,Mi. Posts: 57	AR-15 & Colt Delta Elite

July 21, 2009, 03:58 AM	#4
Funeralfog Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2009 Location: Camas Washington, USA Posts: 136	no gun, just ammunition....

July 21, 2009, 08:08 AM	#6
MosinM38 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2007 Posts: 1,030	A "Shooting quantity" of .223 ammunition (20-30,0000 rounds).

July 21, 2009, 08:59 AM	#8
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 6,362	I don't recall there being any guns in 2005 that I "should have bought" based on today's unavailability or price. Well, maybe one - I wish I had purchased one of those GRAD knife guns in 2005. You could get them for about $750 then, but I didn't want to hassle with the transfer, sign-off and all the NFA stuff. Sometimes I'm just to friggin lazy for my own good!!

July 21, 2009, 03:28 PM	#10
Farmland Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2009 Posts: 792	I remember back in the early 90's when you could pick up a new SKS for around $75. I sold mine for $100 and was happy for the little profit that I made. Two better bargains looking back were the Colt 45 and Colt AR that I bought and kept. Not to mention all those primers that I bought when Clinton got into the White House.