Why Are PSL's Getting Cheap?

gandog56 · 10-21-2009, 03:47 PM

Were a 1000 bucks when I first noticed them. Saw a couple different places having them for 600 bucks lately.

R5CYA · 10-21-2009, 03:56 PM

you must have just been looking too late. a year or two ago, i could buy one in cali. for $700 and i passed because it was cheaper everywhere else. it's the one rifle i really want to add to the collection!

Sprout47 · 10-21-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by gandog56

Were a 1000 bucks when I first noticed them. Saw a couple different places having them for 600 bucks lately.

I think what we are seeing is that they were not that popular and since the popularity increased they have been importing more and that drove the prices down. Probably back when you could still get a Tigr they were priced higher, since those not willing to pay the premium would settle, now that it is just the PSL out there there isn't much to contend with (except maybe a M14 which is kind of the American counter-part).

If the importing slows down and the demand is still there or increases they will go back up in price.

R5CYA · 10-21-2009, 05:35 PM

so what's the lowest a psl went for?

PSLMAN · 10-21-2009, 05:48 PM

AK's and AR's are coming down in price as well. I figure the panic buying frenzy caused dealers to stock the shelves and warehouses and now the recession is causing them to be overstocked.

Paper · 10-21-2009, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by R5CYA

so what's the lowest a psl went for?

AIM's out of them, but was just selling them for $580.

AIM Romanian PSL-54C 7.62x54R Rifle Romanian PSL-54C 7.62x54R Rifle

R5CYA · 10-21-2009, 07:29 PM

yeah, i saw that. i was just wondering what's the lowest anyone's seen them for in the last few years.
or was that the lowest they've been?

PSLMAN · 10-21-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by R5CYA

yeah, i saw that. i was just wondering what's the lowest anyone's seen them for in the last few years.
or was that the lowest they've been?

It's the lowest I've seen.

Sprout47 · 10-21-2009, 07:42 PM

I think maybe he has been hard on cash... Oh... I thought this was the "Why is PSLMAN getting cheap" thread...

PSLMAN · 10-21-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sprout47

I think maybe he has been hard on cash... Oh... I thought this was the "Why is PSLMAN getting cheap" thread...

I'd be offended by that remark... if it wasn't true!

gandog56 · 10-23-2009, 03:31 PM

I think $599 at SOG.

ttwinsupra · 10-23-2009, 03:58 PM

they have been importing then the the US more than what they were selling so they had to lower the price to unload the stockpile

Sgtsquid · 10-23-2009, 05:34 PM

Because I bought one when they were $700, and that's just my f'ing luck!

cremley · 10-23-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sgtsquid

Because I bought one when they were $700, and that's just my f'ing luck!

Hahaha!! It happens to all of us!

ttwinsupra · 10-23-2009, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Sgtsquid

Because I bought one when they were $700, and that's just my f'ing luck!

its only 100 bucks less now and dont wory they will go back up

PSLMAN · 10-24-2009, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ttwinsupra

its only 100 bucks less now and dont wory they will go back up

The most correct economic prediction made in the last few months and you heard it first here on G&G, friends!

Cyrano · 10-24-2009, 10:13 AM

On the rare occasions you see a PSL here, they're always scoped and the dealers want $1000 or nearly for them. I still want one, though.

It's hell to have champagne (well, decent wine, anyway) tastes on a tapwater budget.

PSLMAN · 10-24-2009, 10:51 AM

http://www.tnguns.com/shop/index.php...dex&cPath=6_34

I found this the other day, the receiver has the scope rail, rear trunion, and trigger guard attached. $560 plus transfer fee for a DIY project, if you're so inclined.

AK Hunter · 10-30-2009, 06:57 PM

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FPK/PSL Parts : TGI Online Store, Your Source For Military Surplus Parts and Accessories

I found this the other day, the receiver has the scope rail, rear trunion, and trigger guard attached. $560 plus transfer fee for a DIY project, if you're so inclined.

I picked up that same kit at Knob Creek gun show for $350, I can get a receiver at Coldsteel for $50, & a rivet set is about $10. So I can build it for about $410. Oh Yeah, that is an unfired kit.

As far as the price drop of the PSL, Cheap kits + price of ammo going up + gun shops stocked up on the PSL = lower prices.

10-21-2009, 03:47 PM	#1
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 11,806	Why Are PSL's Getting Cheap? Were a 1000 bucks when I first noticed them. Saw a couple different places having them for 600 bucks lately. __________________ People think I'm paranoid because I own guns. If I own guns, what do I have to be paranoid about?

10-21-2009, 03:56 PM	#2
R5CYA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 2,087	you must have just been looking too late. a year or two ago, i could buy one in cali. for $700 and i passed because it was cheaper everywhere else. it's the one rifle i really want to add to the collection! __________________ Badges? We got no badges! i aint gotta show you no stinking badges!

10-21-2009, 05:35 PM	#4
R5CYA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 2,087	so what's the lowest a psl went for? __________________ Badges? We got no badges! i aint gotta show you no stinking badges!

10-21-2009, 05:48 PM	#5
PSLMAN Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rheas Mill, Arkansas. Posts: 2,522 Blog Entries: 2	AK's and AR's are coming down in price as well. I figure the panic buying frenzy caused dealers to stock the shelves and warehouses and now the recession is causing them to be overstocked. __________________ If you ain't impressed yet just tell me what you want to hear.

10-21-2009, 07:29 PM	#7
R5CYA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 2,087	yeah, i saw that. i was just wondering what's the lowest anyone's seen them for in the last few years. or was that the lowest they've been? __________________ Badges? We got no badges! i aint gotta show you no stinking badges!

10-21-2009, 07:42 PM	#9
Sprout47 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,361	I think maybe he has been hard on cash... Oh... I thought this was the "Why is PSLMAN getting cheap" thread... __________________ "Nothing is impossible with an AK "

10-23-2009, 03:31 PM	#11
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 11,806	I think $599 at SOG. __________________ People think I'm paranoid because I own guns. If I own guns, what do I have to be paranoid about?

10-23-2009, 03:58 PM	#12
ttwinsupra Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 357	they have been importing then the the US more than what they were selling so they had to lower the price to unload the stockpile

10-23-2009, 05:34 PM	#13
Sgtsquid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 118	Because I bought one when they were $700, and that's just my f'ing luck!

10-24-2009, 10:13 AM	#17
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 6,936	On the rare occasions you see a PSL here, they're always scoped and the dealers want $1000 or nearly for them. I still want one, though. It's hell to have champagne (well, decent wine, anyway) tastes on a tapwater budget.

10-24-2009, 10:51 AM	#18
PSLMAN Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rheas Mill, Arkansas. Posts: 2,522 Blog Entries: 2	http://www.tnguns.com/shop/index.php...dex&cPath=6_34 I found this the other day, the receiver has the scope rail, rear trunion, and trigger guard attached. $560 plus transfer fee for a DIY project, if you're so inclined. __________________ If you ain't impressed yet just tell me what you want to hear. Last edited by PSLMAN; 10-24-2009 at 11:21 AM.