Back up to 'normal' for this month, 48 Russians, $300.00 low, $1275.00 high, $537.99 avg.
As-Issued guns averaged $808.00 this month.
Please let me know any feedback (good or bad) to these.
If you have an objection or observation to add to anything I've listed, by all means call it out. Let's look at it long and hard (I only look at each listing for a minute or two at most) and maybe everyone can learn a thing or two! thumb1
Item Link Description # Bids Final Price Year Arsenal Arsenal Condition Current Condition S/N RM's Notes
507293990 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=507293990) EAST GERMAN MARKED RUSSIAN SKS SEMI AUTO RIFLE EXCELLENT CONDITION-ALL MATCHING NUMBERS 20 $900.00 1953 Tula Bubba Good PH5515 What a sad state SKS collecting is in when a gun like this sells for $900. I'm embarrassed that the seller humped this one like he did and proceeded to outright fib on it. I'm embarrassed that Gunbroker chooses to promote this seller as a "top 25 seller" despite the numerous complaints from 100's of collectors throughout the years. I'm most embarrassed for the buyer though, this thing could have been painted Hello Kitty Pink and it would not have been less authentic than what was sold. Russian DDR indeed.
509370274 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=509370274) Russian SKS Tula 1953 matching numbers 4 $481.00 1953 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good ФB1964 Not a big fan of this gun. I never love the brown refinished hardwood stocks. Metal looks well used too with a messy layer of BBQ on the receiver cover and receiver. I like the used look on my Sino-Banians, not so much on the KBI imported Russians.
510457863 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=510457863) russian tula sks 45 kbi russia 1950 matching # 6 $455.00 1950 Tula Heavy Refurbished Fair EB538 Pretty neat transitional 50 here. Even has the '49 stock ferrule cut and welded for a blade bayonet.
510678035 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=510678035) Russian SKS 7.62X39 W/Bayonet,All Matching,V.Good 2 $699.99 1954 Tula As-Issued Very Good ЗH1517 Decent enough as-issued '54 Tula here. Photos are a bit far away, but still show decent detail. Stock looks a bit rough in places.
510738567 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=510738567) Safe Queen Russia Russian SKS Black Bolt Blade 11 $500.00 1956 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good HM3775_Д Nice laminate stocked refurb here. Laminates just aren't going for what they used to though...
510748530 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=510748530) Russian SKS - Tula? Matching numbers! 1 $499.00 1954 Tula Light Refurbished Good HC45 Neat low numbered late '54 gun here.
511030604 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=511030604) Amazing LNIB KBI Russian SKS all matching 7.62x39 1 $750.00 1956 Tula Light Refurbished Good KP2643_Д Another addition to the 55-56 Transitional gun list!
511487131 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=511487131) RUSSIAN SKS 1957 TULA Letter Gun 1 $495.00 1957 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good ЛK3216_И Pretty neat gun here even though it's a heavy refurb. That stock reminds me of a K98 laminate stock with the red tinted glue lines.
511819463 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=511819463) Russian SKS Rifle Tula non import marked 11 $481.76 1957 Tula Light Refurbished Fair УO5085_И At first glance I would have bet my house that this one was a Russian Sneak that came in with Sino-Banian imports. Looking at the right barrel, I see no import stamp, so it's not an IO gun. It might still be a TGI gun with a stamp between the barrel and the stowed bayo. If not and there is no import mark, one's got to wonder if it's an IC that came in via Canada or maybe even a VN bringback. It certainly has the 'look'...
511827576 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=511827576) Russian SKS 7.62x39 1 $450.00 Uncertain Tula Bubba Good ЮH263 $450 BIN for THAT?! Wow.
512000882 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=512000882) Norinco SKS 7.62x39 20" W/Extra's-Excellent! 4 $400.00 Uncertain Uncertain Bubba Fair KT1211? Mislabeled as a Chinese gun. Someone went full retard on it, and it was a heavy refurb anyhow, but still sad to see one less Russian in the pool.
512339770 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=512339770) Beautiful Russian SKS Tula Laminate 1 $475.00 1957 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good ЛM6482_И I don't like the look of heavy refurbs with the amber laminate replacement stocks. Those stocks look really nice with the metal still blued, but they just look sloppy contrasted to all the paint.
512443215 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=512443215) Russian SKS 7.62 x 39mm Semi-Auto Rifle Clean Nice 29 $495.00 1951 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good Uncertain Horsetrash listing plain and simple. Not enough detail to even assess 100% that this is a true '51. The $1250 BIN is laughable. I guess it never hurts to try but egging people on with a "Consider the Buy Now option as there will be a fight at the end for this desirable & competitive item." is a bit ridiculous.
512488306 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=512488306) Russian SKS, 7.62x39, 1954R CDI Importer Nice 1 $550.00 1954 Tula Light Refurbished Good HA3831 Not a great presentation for this auction. I'm not surprised there was only one bid, I am surprised that someone paid $550 for it though...
512618903 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=512618903) Russian SKS, Laminate SKS NR 9 $444.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Horsetrash. Took two cycles to sell.
512767123 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=512767123) NUMBERS MATCHING Russian SKS 5 $418.00 1952 Tula Light Refurbished Good Uncertain Not the best GB listing. Decent enough shooter at a fair price.
512841491 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=512841491) Russian SKS NIB UN-refurbished Original NR 37 $1,050.00 1954 Tula As-Issued Very Good ЛП5489 I'll give this one props for being a really nice condition gun. '54's aren't particularly rare, but it's a nice gun. Now the auction listing...borderline horsetrash! What's up with the last photo sporting an HRA stamp?
512842947 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=512842947) Russian SKS Russia 7.62x39 1 $595.00 Uncertain Tula Bubba Good ЛB548 Too bad about that receiver cover swap. Was a nice gun up to that point. That magazine has a very Canadian look to the way it's pinned...
513104302 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=513104302) Russian SKS 7.62x39 1 $395.00 1954 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good ЛB6378 You know, there is such a thing as putting too much detail into an auction. 500 photos of every ding and mark doesn't help identify exactly what year this rifle truly is. It nice to see full disclosure with all the photos, but a few photos from a bit farther out would have been a welcome addition to this one.
513111357 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=513111357) Russian SKS Matching serial Numbers 7.62x39 1 $500.00 1957 Tula Uncertain Good ЛP1816_И This is one of those ones that could easily be an as issued letter И gun with the ruby laminate stock. Not sure the stock has enough red in it, but with only 4 photos, I guess the world will never know.
513181192 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=513181192) Russian SKS 7.62x39 / Matching Numbers 1 $400.00 Uncertain Tula Bubba Good BP8192_И Can't 100% tell the date suffix on this one, likely a '57, but could be a 58 too. I'll have to compare it to other guns in the survey. So w/o that duckbill to push this one into bubba land, this gun might even be as-issued… Ed note: Yup, definitely a '57. I have extensive photos of this gun from long ago. It is as-issued under that God awful duckbill magazine! Someone absolutely stole this one...
513391061 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=513391061) TULA RUSSIAN SKS 7.62X39 CLEAN NUMBERS MATCH 1951 1 $699.99 1952 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good BЛ4453 This one has an interesting hardwood stock with an auxiliary crossbolt. Don't see terribly many of those. 699 BIN for this gun, wow.
513403104 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=513403104) Russian Tula SKS KBI Ex-DDR Liski 7.62x39 Mint Box 16 $755.00 1950 Tula Light Refurbished Very Good KB1499 Oh my, B***7 was not going to be denied on this one. Amazing what a bit of runny cosmo will do to the stock and handguard sheen. This one is in admittedly great shape with the box and accessories though. The "very rare" Ex-DDR/Liski story is a good one, I wonder if it helped sell the gun?
513619934 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=513619934) Tula Russian SKS-45 7.62x39 20" Barrel KBI Import Free Shipping and 4 Month Lay-Away Available 1 $459.00 1957 Tula Heavy Refurbished Fair УP531_И This gun was already in my files. It was as ugly then as it is now!
513677934 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=513677934) Russian sks 7.62x39 2 $455.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Congratulations, you win the horsetrash award for October with this worthless listing. The sad thing is that two people bid on it and one actually paid $455 for it!
513687660 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=513687660) Russian Tula SKS 1950 #s Match Excellent Cond. 6 $609.00 1950 Tula Light Refurbished Good TЛ1409 I had this one in my records before. Nice large circle 31 refurb stamp on the stock. Overall a decent rifle, not sure it's worth 6 Benjamins, but it is in good condition.
514112542 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=514112542) Russian SKS Tula 1952 7.62x39mm No Reserve / No Credit Card Fees 1 $400.00 1952 Tula Heavy Refurbished Fair ГB1517 You're probably thinking, "Hey RM, WTF?! This gun has an aftermarket muzzle brake on it! How do you come up with Heavy Refurb instead of Bubba?!" Well yes, you're right, but in 2 seconds (or 5 rounds of shooting) that twist on brake is going to come right off and nobody would ever know it was ever there.
514150943 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=514150943) Russian SKS Izhevsk 1954 UNISSUED 18 $806.00 1954 Izhevsk Light Refurbished Good E1689_И From the seller: "This has NOT been through a re-furb. NO re-arsenal marks on wood or metal. This is how it came from the factory in 1954. 100% matching numbers. NO line outs or force matched numbers." Sure thing junior, whatever you say. You know, if you're not going to educate yourself in the nuances of the SKS, please don't make absolute statements like that. It just makes you look like an ignorant jackass and it's one more source for noobs new to the hobby to start off on the wrong foot.
514330196 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=514330196) SKS RUSSIAN 7 $370.00 Uncertain Uncertain Bubba Uncertain KP3088 No surprise this one sold les than $400. With enough TLC, you could put it back to as-imported status I'd bet.
514428877 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=514428877) Russian SKS Folding Stock 1 $300.00 Uncertain Tula Bubba Fair Uncertain Do'h!
514452980 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=514452980) Russian 1951 SKS Tula, all matching 7.62 x 39 14 $465.00 1950 Tula Heavy Refurbished Fair TИ4543 Not much to say about this one. I've never seen or met anyone who "removed the bayonet back in the 1980s or 1990s when we had one of those bayonet laws."
514466022 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=514466022) Russian SKS 1952 Tula laminate unfired 1 $625.00 1952 Tula Light Refurbished Very Good OШ1931 This refurb is in wonderful condition, but to say it's unfired?! C'mon man, you've got 0 evidence to back that up. Unfired since import…ok I might buy that, but that's a whole lot different beast than 'unfired'.
514627013 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=514627013) RUSSIAN SKS Rifle Blade Bayonet Matching # 7.62x39 2 $505.00 1950 Tula Light Refurbished Good ПГ1090 A bit high for my liking, but this is an honest '50 in good shape as far as I can tell.
514639052 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=514639052) Russian SKS Near Mint Condition No Reserve 15 $430.00 1958 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good TУ1290_K I was going through this auction with dread because I didn't see the all important receiver S/N. The seller came through and added it in photo #16 at the end, add TУ to the confirmed 1958 prefix list.
514947805 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=514947805) Russian SKS #3524 .7.62X39 $.01 No Reserve! 15 $505.00 1956 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good HO3524_Д I see black paint on this one…heavy refurb unless one of you guys wants to suggest otherwise (which I'm of course open to!)
515082439 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=515082439) 1950 Russian SKS SKS-45 .01 START NO RESERVE LOW SN# TULA LAMINATED STOCK W SLING NR LOOK 21 $445.00 1950 Tula Light Refurbished Good TP9 Nice low S/N verified '50 right here.
515255118 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=515255118) PRE-BAN Matching #'s SKS 45 semi-automatic AK AR Enfield,MAS,Mauser,Garand,Springfield SVT40 10 $381.00 1952 Tula Heavy Refurbished Fair BH292 Not my favorite Russian. WTF is up with that auction title, how about telling us what it is, not what it ISN'T?! It cracks me up to see PRE-BAN on a Russian SKS. Like people using words like 'Sugar Diabetes'
516246114 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=516246114) Russian SKS, laminate stock, 7.62x39, SKS 1 $449.00 1956 Tula Bubba Good HP1876_Д I'm surprised the laminate stock didn't push this one above $500. People much have caught on to the Chinese magazine and shied away from this one.
516254572 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=516254572) Russian SKS, Tula armory, 1951, all matching 10 $485.00 1951 Tula Light Refurbished Good ИП3137 I really dig the HUGE S/N stampings on some of these replacement stocks. I used to think the 19<hex>60 stamp on the receiver wasn't a terribly common stamp, but I'm rethinking that one. They are everywhere if you just pay attention and look for them.
516465234 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=516465234) Russian SKS Tula 1952r 7.62x39mm Century Arms 11 $430.00 1952 Tula As-Issued Fair MЮ2354 This would be an $800 gun if the metal & stock condition wasn't so poor. This is a good example where condition does indeed matter and the collectors out there looking for an as-issued '52 passed on this one hoping for a better specimen.
516478465 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=516478465) RUSSIAN SKS 7.62X39 RIFLE NO RESERVE 9 $380.00 1952 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good CA813 Pretty reasonable price for a Russian SKS45, even if it is a heavy refurb.
516663222 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=516663222) Russian SKS-45 NUMBERS MATCHING. w/ bayonet 1 $395.00 1957 Tula Light Refurbished Good BM4464_И I'm honestly not seeing what kept the price on this one under 4 Benjamins. The stock is a bit heavy with shellac, but it's not overly ugly. The bit of rust on the buttplate maybe played a role?
517009979 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=517009979) Russian SKS Rifle Tula 1955 100% matching 30 $585.00 1957 Tula As-Issued Good AH3896_И I really like this one, very nice example of a hardwood '57. Someone got a great deal on it.
517065479 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=517065479) Russian Tula SKS 1954 #s Match Laminated Mint!! 1 $650.00 1954 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good HA6180 Almost gave this one a 'fair' current condition. Not sure what the winning bidder saw in this one, but $650 is a real stretch.
517749664 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=517749664) Russian SKS Semi Auto in 7.62X39mm 1 $675.00 Uncertain Uncertain Heavy Refurbished Good Uncertain Pretty high price to pay for a gun you can't tell much about from the photos...
518052830 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=518052830) Izhevsk Izzy SKS 1954 Scarce 14 $1,275.00 1954 Izhevsk As-Issued Very Good Б523_X Great gun here. The photo spread is pathetic though, a gun like this deserves better photos than what comes out of a Fisher Price "My First Camera" taken in a dark room on the living room floor.
518795725 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=518795725) Russia SKS-45 7.62X39 SKS Russian 4 $445.00 1950 Tula Light Refurbished Good УM2803 Nice little shooter here at a decent price.
519294652 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=519294652) Russian SKS Tula 1955 7.62X39 Rifle Re-Arsenaled 1 $411.00 1955 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good CM3039 Actually not a bad looking gun here. '55s aren't easy to come by and this is a great placeholder in someone's collection until something better comes along.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Auction_images/2015/201510_Russian.jpg~original)
510457863 is an interesting transition 1950, I almost bid on it. It looks like a 1st GRAU and Liski double-refurbed (1st GRAU, then Liski ??). The seller at least posted many pictures of the different parts.
But what's the yellow stuff inside the stock channel?
510678035 the rear sight leaf looks like a replacement, typical refurb rear sight metal dull finish
Early 50' Transitional in Russian SKS - Page 1 of 1 (https://clone.sks-files.com/russian-sks/19/early-50-transitional/1797/)
Look familiar.... :)
I'm not sure what the yellow stuff is never noticed it, I will check it out tomorrow...
Quote from: pcke2000 on November 09, 2015, 11:52:38 PM
510678035 the rear sight leaf looks like a replacement, typical refurb rear sight metal dull finish
I think it might be the lighting in the pic that makes it look that way, I think RM nailed it on this one.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=510678035
Quote from: CARBINE on November 09, 2015, 11:52:52 PM
Early 50' Transitional in Russian SKS - Page 1 of 1 (https://clone.sks-files.com/russian-sks/19/early-50-transitional/1797/)
Look familiar.... :)
I'm not sure what the yellow stuff is never noticed it, I will check it out tomorrow...
Nice!! I planned to bid on it, as it has some early production features. But was busy with my work and forgot it. Very glad to see you got it.
Quote from: CARBINE on November 09, 2015, 11:56:40 PM
Quote from: pcke2000 on November 09, 2015, 11:52:38 PM
510678035 the rear sight leaf looks like a replacement, typical refurb rear sight metal dull finish
I think it might be the lighting in the pic that makes it look that way, I think RM nailed it on this one.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=510678035
Well, I still think it doesn't have the typical original bluing
512443215 gas block, bayonet lug, and safety still have early production characters
512488306, someone bought it for the interesting refurb mark on the receiver, right front of the serial number?
Quote from: pcke2000 on November 10, 2015, 12:05:48 AM
Quote from: CARBINE on November 09, 2015, 11:56:40 PM
Quote from: pcke2000 on November 09, 2015, 11:52:38 PM
510678035 the rear sight leaf looks like a replacement, typical refurb rear sight metal dull finish
I think it might be the lighting in the pic that makes it look that way, I think RM nailed it on this one.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=510678035
Well, I still think it doesn't have the typical original bluing
That's what's cool about this forum we can agree to disagree and no one gets butt hurt about it.. :)
Quote from: CARBINE on November 10, 2015, 12:17:22 AM
Quote from: pcke2000 on November 10, 2015, 12:05:48 AM
Quote from: CARBINE on November 09, 2015, 11:56:40 PM
Quote from: pcke2000 on November 09, 2015, 11:52:38 PM
510678035 the rear sight leaf looks like a replacement, typical refurb rear sight metal dull finish
I think it might be the lighting in the pic that makes it look that way, I think RM nailed it on this one.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=510678035
That's what's cool about this forum we can agree to disagree and no one gets butt hurt about it.. :)
Well, I still think it doesn't have the typical original bluing
Agree!! just for my discussion and learning purposes.
512841491, very nice 54 non-refurb Tula. I couldn't stop laughing when i saw the last picture. :)) seriously wondered if the seller was willing to offer a bundle sale.
514466022, gas block and bayonet lug look like replaced
Quote from: pcke2000 on November 10, 2015, 12:11:13 AM
512443215 gas block, bayonet lug, and safety still have early production characters
Yup, but could be a '50 just as easily as a '51. A gun like this, that is so ambiguous is pretty much useless for the gold standard registry. I'd have to get an as-issued gun with the same S/N prefix and same component characteristics to even think about giving it a verified '51 status (and even then, it'll only get to 'probable' status unless I get three or four other like prefix/featured guns to compare it against). Those zany Russians mixed and matched so often during refurbs that I'm more skeptical about what I think I know about these guns with each 'surprise' I find...
1954 Tula non-refurb went for $1326.00 today.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=519331584
Holy horse apples :o That's a lot of dough. Looks good except for the price. One happy seller there!
I dunno, the right side of the stock (the Tula acceptance stock cartouche) sure gives me pause. It's way too dark in the deep valleys. The auction is really doesn't show great detail, you can barely even make out the Tula cartouche on the stock, and it and the S/N are dark too. I wouldn't have touched this one with a ten foot pole unless much better photos were available. As it is, $1300+ for a pretty common '54 Tula is a reach. There's no justifying the price on this one, this gun just isn't 'rare' enough and it certainly isn't 'nice' enough in my opinion. In fact with that chromate bayo and the lusterless finish on the stock I'd say this one could easily be a light refurb...
Quote from: pcke2000 on November 10, 2015, 12:11:13 AM
512443215 gas block, bayonet lug, and safety still have early production characters
How you figure?
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on November 15, 2015, 11:50:12 PM
Holy horse apples :o That's a lot of dough. Looks good except for the price. One happy seller there!
so I guess the guy who paid $1275 for the 1954 Izhevsk is even happier now
513111357 Russian SKS Matching serial Numbers 7.62x39 1 $500.00 1957 Tula Uncertain Good ЛP1816_И This is one of those ones that could easily be an as issued letter И gun with the ruby laminate stock. Not sure the stock has enough red in it, but with only 4 photos, I guess the world will never know.
I bought this one. Took a risk but it arrived with a diamond refurb mark on the receiver. Other than that it was darn nice!!
Pretty neat! Do you think you can snap a few quick photos of the refurbmark and the stock (especially the stock S/N and crossbolt areas) so we can see what you truly wound up with?
At $500 + $30 shipping + transfer fees into it, you did *not* pay too much IMHO. It appears from the auction photos to be a pretty nice clean gun. thumb1
Quote from: applegoomp on November 23, 2015, 05:30:30 PM
513111357 Russian SKS Matching serial Numbers 7.62x39 1 $500.00 1957 Tula Uncertain Good ЛP1816_И This is one of those ones that could easily be an as issued letter И gun with the ruby laminate stock. Not sure the stock has enough red in it, but with only 4 photos, I guess the world will never know.
I bought this one. Took a risk but it arrived with a diamond refurb mark on the receiver. Other than that it was darn nice!!
the stock color looks too light.
Quote from: running-man on November 23, 2015, 07:03:49 PM
Pretty neat! Do you think you can snap a few quick photos of the refurbmark and the stock (especially the stock S/N and crossbolt areas) so we can see what you truly wound up with?
At $500 + $30 shipping + transfer fees into it, you did *not* pay too much IMHO. It appears from the auction photos to be a pretty nice clean gun. thumb1
I'll take some good pictures as soon as I find my camera battery. In person, the stock is a golden blond not red at all, no inspector stamps at cross bolt or left side and faint diamond refurb stamp on bolt cover. Honoring for a as issued and lost my gamble. Still a decent price and Georgeous rifle.
Quote from: pcke2000 on November 23, 2015, 07:35:48 PM
Quote from: applegoomp on November 23, 2015, 05:30:30 PM
I bought this one. Took a risk but it arrived with a diamond refurb mark on the receiver. Other than that it was darn nice!!
the stock color looks too light.
There's no way to tell with any degree of certainty from just four photos in a poor GB listing like this one. Sometimes the lighting makes all the difference in the world. Most diamonds in the rough that are bought on the cheap are auctions just like this one where someone takes a flier and scores big. Many really nice as-issued guns drop into people's laps from buys just like this one.
Stock is NOT too light for a single coat stock.