Where are the gun shows with $50 shotguns?

[sxs]

The first two are still more than 50% costlier than $50. It's not like we're talking about old but desirable multi-round pumps or O/Us, where repair and/or improvements often make sense. Not many people go out looking for old single-shot shotguns. Many of those shotguns were borderline (if not outright) crap when new. Many of them now are kaboom sticks waiting to happen, especially with modern loads. Many of the old, cheap side-by-sides are even worse.

Especially when you go back to the damascus barreled guns. while some were fantastic quality for their times, if you use modern smokeless ammo in those, and the steel might 'unravel'.

 

[BlackBart]

Anyone remember the $50 Government Surplus Jeeps?

Next page after these!

Are these guys still in business?

 

[MikeSP]

I managed to find a few $50 shotguns this weekend, but they were junk however if you add $10 things get better.

I went to Crazy Louie's pawn shops in Salisbury. I found 2 guns I was considering. One was a 20 ga break action brush painted green. They had it marked 129 but would take $70. The other was a h&r 12 ga single in nice shape for $90 was marked 139. I offered $150 for both, and they said $160 was the lowest.

I went to Steele's gun shop in Lewes DE and looked through probably 200 used rifles and found a few 22's $75 and some single shot 12 ga for $50 but they were probably wall hangers. Loose, stocks cracked rusty etc.

The $60 one or two single shots were OK but they had a bunch of 20,12,16 ga bolt action shotguns in better shape. I started thinking 3-5 shots might be better than one anyway...
I found a few for $60-90. I settled on two:
Sears JC Higgins tube fed 12 ga bolt 583.17
Mossberg 395T 12 ga bolt

The JC Higgins was nice except for a fixable crack in the forend, but it turns out there is a recall for some bolt issue
I bought the Mossberg $60 no tax:

 

[hutchinsonkw]

I scored a sears/Jc Higgins single shot for $68 otd at high rock in pa this past December. It was a consignment in good shape with a full choked 30" barrel.

 

[MikeSP]

I scored a sears/Jc Higgins single shot for $68 otd at high rock in pa this past December. It was a consignment in good shape with a full choked 30" barrel.

Where are the pics?
I haven't made it there yet. Were there many other budget firearms?
Did that otd price have tax and a $5 or $10 fee for the instacheck? That's pretty good.

 

[hutchinsonkw]

I am not home for a pic but that was otd with everything. It was origionally $55. All other single shots there were $120+. I lucked out.

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

You'd have sprinted there if you had some of today's "hot" teachers waiting to take advantage of you. Where were they when I was 13???? Oh yeah, I was in Catholic school. None of the nuns even approached hot...

Anyhow, the trek to school would never have been an issue if you were properly incentivized. Would it???

 

[teratos]

To get to the gun shows with $50 shotguns you need to go straight a few miles, then hang a left at 1998.

 

[MikeSP]

To get to the gun shows with $50 shotguns you need to go straight a few miles, then hang a left at 1998.

That's pretty funny. Well I tried shooting the $60 bolt action shotgun today. It did OK with bird shot, but I couldn't get the bolt to close with 2 3/4 buckshot. It was like the shell was holding the bolt back just enough to keep it from rotating.

 

[august1410]

To get to the gun shows with $50 shotguns you need to go straight a few miles, then hang a left at 1998.

Or come to NC....

 

[Robert2888]

In 1998 in got a Bulgarian AK from Old Town arms in VA for 149.99 out the door. They threw in 6 mags for a extra 20. Those were the days!

 

[MikeSP]

In 1998 in got a Bulgarian AK from Old Town arms in VA for 149.99 out the door. They threw in 6 mags for a extra 20. Those were the days!

I bet the guys that bought AK's in Feb/March 2013 love hearing that!

 

[MikeSP]

Or come to NC....

NC is not that far away. What's a good show to come to?

 

[august1410]

NC is not that far away. What's a good show to come to?

I'm only familiar with the ones in my area, which is about 7.5 hrs from Baltimore. That said, driving to NC to buy a $50 shotgun, then having it shipped to a MD FFL for transfer kinda negates the whole $50 shotgun concept.

You'd wind up paying for gas, the admission to the show, meals, MD FFL transfer.....

 

[rseymorejr]

I'm only familiar with the ones in my area, which is about 7.5 hrs from Baltimore. That said, driving to NC to buy a $50 shotgun, then having it shipped to a MD FFL for transfer kinda negates the whole $50 shotgun concept.

You'd wind up paying for gas, the admission to the show, meals, MD FFL transfer.....

Shouldn't need to transfer a shotgun through a Md FFL

 

[august1410]

Shouldn't need to transfer a shotgun through a Md FFL

Interstate sales between two states that do not share a border. FFL is needed.

 

[MikeSP]

Interstate sales between two states that do not share a border. FFL is needed.

That I didn't know. Apply to private FTF sales as well?

 

[budman93]

That I didn't know. Apply to private FTF sales as well?

Not sure what you're asking. There are no legal face to face sales between residents of different states unless the firearm is an antique.

 

[Ironnewt]

hell we walked uphill both ways to school in our bare feet!

There was either 4 feet of snow or burning sands at 120 degrees

 

[Ironnewt]

DNR used to sell seized guns to dealers at insane prices. The dealers would clean them up and then make a few bucks on them.
Not anymore.