If I only had a time machine...look at these prices
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If I had a time machine, there are better things to do then buy guns. Ah, the fun 70's
gulfwarsubvet
Active Member
Yeah, just gotta be careful to not go too far back, or you could end up facing those T-53s from the wrong end, in a really hot humid environment.
G
George
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The good old days, how I wish they was still here.
engineerbrian
JMB fan club
I remember those days. 94-95 was when I read Shotgun News on a regular basis. I have a few "deals" from back in the day 
trbon8r
Ultimate Member
Been there and done that in '94. In my humble opinion it wasn't that great of a time unless you were into milsurp bolt guns. The only other advantage I can think of is I suppose it was better if you liked M14s. Lots of cheap GI parts were still available.
By the time '94 rolled around the first import ban signed by Jorge Bush Sr. had already hurt us badly several years before. All the cool stuff had already been banned for a few years. No more AUG, FN FAL, Sig AMT, IMI Galil, Armalite/Sterling AR-180s, HK-91, Valmets, Beretta BM-59s and AR-70s.
The real golden era was in the mid '80s before the 1989 ban. No you couldn't buy a surplus 1911 or Garand from the hardware store for 50 bucks like you could a couple decades prior, but the selection of "cool guns" from around the world was better. If milsurp bolt guns were your thing, there was plenty of that available too.
Honestly in terms of the wide variety of EBRs and handguns available today, we are better off now than we ever have been since the mid '80s. Just my opinion, YMMV.
By the time '94 rolled around the first import ban signed by Jorge Bush Sr. had already hurt us badly several years before. All the cool stuff had already been banned for a few years. No more AUG, FN FAL, Sig AMT, IMI Galil, Armalite/Sterling AR-180s, HK-91, Valmets, Beretta BM-59s and AR-70s.
The real golden era was in the mid '80s before the 1989 ban. No you couldn't buy a surplus 1911 or Garand from the hardware store for 50 bucks like you could a couple decades prior, but the selection of "cool guns" from around the world was better. If milsurp bolt guns were your thing, there was plenty of that available too.
Honestly in terms of the wide variety of EBRs and handguns available today, we are better off now than we ever have been since the mid '80s. Just my opinion, YMMV.
fivepointstar
Thank you MD-Goodbye
I'm liking the Mak90 and SA85
ridethemessiah
Ultimate Member
I'll take a Swede maus. Thanks
I read Shotgun news 3 times a month Couldn't wait for the next issue to arrive Yes before the 89 ban So called Assault Rifles were cheap I had a Poly Tech AK47 side Folder with Orange/red fiberglass furniture I paid 300 Sold it for the same price It got too hot to Handle So I got an AR I seen one on GB a while ago 2500.00 What a dumb ass Yeah! I could use that time machine Would have kept the rifle and dumped the Ol'lady
shaakes
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Nobody noticed the Brno for $190?
gulfwarsubvet
Active Member
Yep I remember going into a local gun store pretty regular in the mid 80s. He had a Valmet on the rack for a couple years. Price was high then, but would be a steal now. A couple Smith and Wesson shotguns (remember those), a couple Tec 9s, and a couple semi-auto Macs. A couple Calicos and a SPAS-12 also moved through the shop. With all that stuff, the gun he had that EVERYONE wanted was a Colt AR. Not many people had one and the price was steep compared to other stuff. Flash forward to now and ARs are everywhere and the other guns are as rare as hens teeth.
I always kicked myself for not picking up a Tec 9 and some hi cap mags back then. They were really cheap....something like $150.
Scott7891
Love those Combloc guns
Even though the '89 ban banned many cool imports, FN had already declared the FAL obsolete in 1988 stopping production of them so you were not going to get any more from them unless you went to Imbel of Brazil who imported theirs through Springfield Armory. The HK-91 was on the way out too.
Also noticed the Daewoo's price has stayed the same even after almost 20 years. The Norinco M1A has gone up a bit but not by much.
Also noticed the Daewoo's price has stayed the same even after almost 20 years. The Norinco M1A has gone up a bit but not by much.
River Hill
Active Member
I had a time machine, but sold it at it would not hit the magical speed
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Darkemp
Ultimate Member
Yea, I'll take a few of those M14's please.
... on second thought, those are the Chinese copies...
Better than most of the US built examples and considered to be bulletproof reliability. They are very cool if you can find one at a decent price.
wreckdiver
Ultimate Member
- Nov 13, 2008
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If we are taking a ride in the way back machine might as well go back to pre 1934 when you could buy a full auto Thompson at the local hardware store. Or at least go back to pre 1986 when HK mp5's were less than a grand. MAC 10's were a couple of hundred. Auto sears were not even on the radar they were so cheap. The tax stamp cost more than the sear. The crazy thing is even in the early to mid 90's a m11/9 was only $700. About the same time I picked my SKS paratrooper out of a barrel at Potomac Arms in Alexandria VA for like $89.00
ericoak
don't drop Aboma on me
If you had a time machine there would be much better things to do then buy guns... You know like, win every bet you make in Vegas.
