Surplus Arms Price Check

[Joe Boleo]

I was in a gun shop this morning looking around and saw that an overpriced U.S. 1917 Winchester .30-06 bolt action had a significant price reduction. For over six months the rifle sat in the rack with a hang tag of $999.00. I told the shop staff that the price was excessive. The rifle was listed on a few internet gun auction sites and there were no takers at the reserve price. Today, the hang tag sale price is $749.00. I credited the shop owner with heading in the right direction, but mentioned they still had some distance to go get to a reasonable price. The owner said he would love to slash the price, but he paid $700.00 for the rifle. I told him that he paid too much. He agreed. Take care...
Joe