Shocking prices
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You'll always save on cost of ammunition, pellets vs bullets are a no brainer. But its exceedingly easy to spend as much if not more for an air gun over a powder burner.
When we had $100 military surplus rifle flooding the market the comparison was even steeper. But nowadays prices are up across the board.
When we had $100 military surplus rifle flooding the market the comparison was even steeper. But nowadays prices are up across the board.
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Asking is not selling price. I'm sure there are some area's in the country where local prices are crazy, but I can find good, not great, condition 1960's 336's at dealers over 100 below that, modern cheaply made ones less than that. I know because I just last month found one for a friend that was looking, found him a 1964 in close but not quite 90% condition, of course dealer said it was better than that, but detailed pics showed otherwise. Including shipping and transfer fees cost him about 875. He cried about the price but payed it. Not a collector, just for hunting. Saw plenty of beat up older ones for far less than that while looking.
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Years ago I picked up a used 336 for 350.00. At that time ones in decent shape were going for around 300 so for a while I felt a little guilty about "over paying". But now I'm really glad I scooped it up when I did.
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I've been thinning my stable of firearms down to a manageable level and just sold a couple of lever actions for well over double the amount I paid for them.
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Pre-idiot safety or post? Kind of aligns with time of steady decline in build quality, which actually started before the safety, and long before remington debacle, very early 80s. Pre idiot safety 336 haven't seen that price in decades, not years
I have two older marlins from before they started pinching pennies and cheaping out on them, neither a 336. I have a 444 and a 44 both bought used, think I paid 250 or less for the 444 so long ago I can't remember and under 200 for the 44. Both made long long before the idiot safety.
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I can shoot anything in my yard
If I had a Barret 50, I could shoot that off my front deck no problem. I shoot more pellets than anything else though, but 22lr isn't far behind, and if I hadn't slowed down burning up my stash a few years ago, probably be even or higher.Upvote 0
Pre safety made in 1980 and JM stamped. The purchase was made about ten or twelve years ago. At that time what I saw was typical of prices in the mid west.Pre-idiot safety or post? Kind of aligns with time of steady decline in build quality, which actually started before the safety, and long before remington debacle, very early 80s. Pre idiot safety 336 haven't seen that price in decades, not years
I have two older marlins from before they started pinching pennies and cheaping out on them, neither a 336. I have a 444 and a 44 both bought used, think I paid 250 or less for the 444 so long ago I can't remember and under 200 for the 44. Both made long long before the idiot safety.
I never bought one of the Remlins.
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Your fortunate to have property like that, most of us don't!I can shoot anything in my yard
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Best Bang four your Buck is an HW30. Ever since I picked it up, my PCP's barely get shot. A tin of pellets and some soup cans. All the noise goes away and I go to my Happy Place.
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Air gun "shocking prices"...well let's all quit airgunning and buy a boat...150 horse Merc 16000. motor ONLY, or let's buy a Chevy 1500 Silverado for 60000. to tow it with not to mention the house with boat parking area for 500k...And my personal favorite 6 dollar a gallon milk...high end air guns aren't for everyone in fact I would consider them "frivolous" in most cases, BUT I think most people could aquire a good one be it spring or PCP with careful saving and/or planning, I've bought most my airguns preowned from trusted members...One doesn't need a 
multi thousand dollar airguns to have a "great" one...more often than not AOA has Daystate Huntsmans for sale used (like now) and with a Hill hand pump scope mounts and some CP pellets your in business...in a very respectable fashion....I know l...I have two and always will...both pre-owned...both shoot way above their pay grade. Or pick up a used R-9 or HW97 and see if you don't like it! De-program from the top tier brand new stuff...and be satisfied with one...save the rest for that 60000. Silverado you want...
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There is no denying for inflation. The current airgun market has a wide price range from $50 Walmart special to $5K+ ultra high something and every where in between. There are $150 excellent springers and $200 PCPs. I bought a $300 Avenger shortly after its introduction and thoroughly enjoyed it. My German springer costed more a few year's before and has 10X quality for fit and finish but I can't shoot it as well as the lowly Avenger. My $80 walmart springer is even less accurate. The interesting things, I'm happy shooting all of them and each has killed many squirrels and chipmunks. No personal experience with sub-$200 PCPs, but many people will tell you they are great. There are now several options for regulated PCPs fall in $300-$500. Most of them are quite good. It is certainly true that you will like $1500-$3000 guns more for their performance and refinement but you don't need to spend that kind of money to enjoy the sport. Just like any hobby, it is a money pit and the pit is bottomless. Oh, there are optics and other accessories, where your experience is not different from powder burners.
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Only way outta the hole is to put the shovel down. I'm finally starting to do that with my airguns. After a week or two not ordering anything even pellets, I feel the jonesin' is starting to subside!
I'm also saving up for a daystate lol
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Those Marlins fetch those prices because they are authentic high-quality original Marlins. Daystate, FX, and a few other name rifles also keep their resale value because of many of the same reasons.
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You want to buy a beat to hell 336 for $1000? I know of a couple. The guy has been looking for someone crazy enough to buy them for months now, step right up.
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