Sorry about the duplicated post!!
Last edited by Dick Hosmer; 05-08-2014 at 10:21.
The only thing stopping me is the lack of money!
Yep. I know the feeling!
"No man's life, liberty, or property is safe, while Congress is in session." Mark Twain
"I was home... What happened? What the Hell Happened?" - MM1 Jacob Holman, USS San Pablo
Paul, I sorta watch what happens on Gunbroker - it is, like anything else - less than perfect, but it offers, all in one convenient spot, a chance to see numerous (way more than at nearly any show) rifles & carbines, from all over the country, in various degrees of condition, with varying levels of pricing. The true value lies in seeing which guns are receiving bids and which are not. I believe it is a far better indicator of the market than just about anything else.
The only 1894 rifles worth big bucks are those which have not been up-graded. One such was sold, at a ridiculously low price, last week. Properly marketed - better text and MUCH better pictures - that should have brought at least double what it did. I pity the LOL who likely got no more than $75-$100 for her husband's treasure. At least the ignorant (and predatory?) gun-shop owner didn't really benefit much.
That's why I always pay pretty good attention to what you, and a few others say... I know you are always shooting straight with me.
I try to avoid looking at Gunbroker because I get bummed about not being able to afford to bid on any of them. I should start though.
"I was home... What happened? What the Hell Happened?" - MM1 Jacob Holman, USS San Pablo
Would 775 be a better price for the rifle. It does have a modified stock. The ramrod hole has been plugged.
I'd still think you could do better elsewhere on a 92/96, but yes, anytime you can get a discount off the posted price it is a plus!
If it has a thick wrist stock, as Dick observed, there shouldn't have been a slot to plug.
"I have sworn upon the Altar of God, eternity hostility upon all forms of tyranny over the minds of man." - Thomas Jefferson
I looked again - I must have been wrong - it has a thin wrist, or, I was not looking at the correct Krag. It's at Dundee MI, right? Bob's point above is correct - only thin wrist stocks would have groove fillers.