went to gun show

squirrelbaster · 02-09-2008, 02:01 PM

ok, went to the gun hsow today and i want to know how much of a doof i am for not buying some things, but since this is the sks forum im only asking about an......sks! ok so there was a norinco paratrooper sks, looked to be in good shape, but missing bayonet and cleaning rod, it was $235 dollers. please let me know if this is a good deal and what a usual price is... hopeing it might still be there tomarrow....

going to post similer things about an m1 carbine i saw and a couple of mosins in there proper forums so check it out and let me know if im a moron for passing this stuff up.

Philip · 02-09-2008, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by squirrelbaster

ok, went to the gun hsow today and i want to know how much of a doof i am for not buying some things, but since this is the sks forum im only asking about an......sks! ok so there was a norince paratrooper sks, looked to be in good shape, but missing bayonet and cleaning rod, it was $235 dollers. please let me know if this is a good deal and what a usual price is... hopeing it might still be there tomarrow....

going to post similer things about an m1 carbine i saw and a couple of mosins in there proper forums so check it out and let me know if im a moron for passing this stuff up.

im guessing you mean Norinco here. from what i've heard, norincos run $250 - $300. im no expert, but im guessing that that is with the cleaning rod and the bayonet with it. if the rest of the gun looks ok (including the gas tube, barrel, action, ect.) it may be a decent price, Billy would probably be able to tell you, he knows about everything concerning sov-block stuff

letsroll · 02-09-2008, 05:46 PM

I have been to two guns show since getting into this firearm collecting thing and I have not seen anything even close to a good buy or that I could not beat buying on line. Kind of dissapointed actually. Still fun to go look at stuff but so far I have spent all my money on line. Except my Dunham Sports mosin.

squirrelbaster · 02-09-2008, 06:05 PM

yeah phillip i did mean norinco, have no idea what happened to my spelling there, i know its an ok price for a normal norinco but what im asking is is the paratrooper versoin worth more, this is the first one ive ever seen in person so im thinking they have to be more rare, i acualy already have a normal norinco sks payed 250 dollers from my local store. anyway i should have been more clear
ps letsroll, you are pritty much correct to from most of my experience. but every once in a while you can find somthing good

SilverRun · 02-09-2008, 07:08 PM

Being it is a paratrooper, it is probably worth that. I wouldn't call it a great deal in my part of the country though. Prices do vary a little around the country. If you like it - buy it. It is a fair price - not a screaming deal though for around here.

BTW - buy this before you spend money on those Mosins in your other post - this will increase in value much better than the Mosins!

Cyrano · 02-10-2008, 11:18 AM

If you buy the paratrooper SKS, you will be able to get the cleaning rod and the bayonet online with little trouble. I think gunbroker.com has both up for auction (separate auctions) right now; I was looking for something else and came across them last night.

02-09-2008, 02:01 PM	#1
squirrelbaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,269	went to gun show ok, went to the gun hsow today and i want to know how much of a doof i am for not buying some things, but since this is the sks forum im only asking about an......sks! ok so there was a norinco paratrooper sks, looked to be in good shape, but missing bayonet and cleaning rod, it was $235 dollers. please let me know if this is a good deal and what a usual price is... hopeing it might still be there tomarrow.... going to post similer things about an m1 carbine i saw and a couple of mosins in there proper forums so check it out and let me know if im a moron for passing this stuff up. Last edited by squirrelbaster; 02-09-2008 at 06:24 PM. Reason: embarrasing spelling

02-09-2008, 07:08 PM	#5
SilverRun Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: AL Posts: 1,661	Being it is a paratrooper, it is probably worth that. I wouldn't call it a great deal in my part of the country though. Prices do vary a little around the country. If you like it - buy it. It is a fair price - not a screaming deal though for around here. BTW - buy this before you spend money on those Mosins in your other post - this will increase in value much better than the Mosins! __________________ "Those who stand for nothing fall for anything." - Alexander Hamilton Last edited by SilverRun; 02-09-2008 at 07:11 PM.

02-09-2008, 05:46 PM	#3
letsroll Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: central IL Posts: 75	I have been to two guns show since getting into this firearm collecting thing and I have not seen anything even close to a good buy or that I could not beat buying on line. Kind of dissapointed actually. Still fun to go look at stuff but so far I have spent all my money on line. Except my Dunham Sports mosin.

02-09-2008, 06:05 PM	#4
squirrelbaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,269	yeah phillip i did mean norinco, have no idea what happened to my spelling there, i know its an ok price for a normal norinco but what im asking is is the paratrooper versoin worth more, this is the first one ive ever seen in person so im thinking they have to be more rare, i acualy already have a normal norinco sks payed 250 dollers from my local store. anyway i should have been more clear ps letsroll, you are pritty much correct to from most of my experience. but every once in a while you can find somthing good

02-10-2008, 11:18 AM	#6
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,359	If you buy the paratrooper SKS, you will be able to get the cleaning rod and the bayonet online with little trouble. I think gunbroker.com has both up for auction (separate auctions) right now; I was looking for something else and came across them last night.