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<blockquote data-quote="ronny" data-source="post: 1439413" data-attributes="member: 8853">I wander in there about once a week.&nbsp; About every 6 months, I wander on to a deal.&nbsp; However, you&#039;re right.&nbsp; They are generally overpriced, especially on new guns.On the other hand, I&#039;ve been a good customer.&nbsp; I think Charlie appreciates that and occasionally cuts me some slack.&nbsp; I&#039;ve also seen a little more competitiveness out of them in the last 2-3 years.&nbsp; Maybe it&#039;s Lone Grove Pawn &amp; Gun.I&#039;ve come to the conclusion that no dealer knows all there is to know about guns.&nbsp; That means that if they don&#039;t really keep up, they&#039;ll miss the boat on a lot of used ones.&nbsp; They tend to lean too heavily on gun books, which don&#039;t keep up with the times.Over the past few years, I&#039;ve seen a number of mismarked guns there; a Swedish M96 marked as Swiss, a Polish M44 marked as Russian; a Swiss 1896 marked as a K31.2 years ago, I bought a barely used GSG-5 for way below what I would have had to pay anywhere else.&nbsp; It&#039;s now my most popular shooter.3 years ago, I got an immaculate SKS M from them for $250.&nbsp; When I bought it, one of the guys commented &quot;We used to sell these for $99.&nbsp; Can&#039;t believe they go for $250 today.&quot;It works both ways, of course.&nbsp; There are some that are just way overpriced.&nbsp; Most recent example is an M44 they have now.&nbsp; $295.&nbsp; Just almost double what it&#039;s worth, although it is a good one.And, just as an aside, I think the best deals are always made when you go into a shop not looking for anything in particular.&nbsp; The eye is more likely to spot the deal if you&#039;re scanning for nothing in particular.&nbsp; That&#039;s especially true at gun shows.Don&#039;t you just love it when I preach.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ronny, post: 1439413, member: 8853"] I wander in there about once a week. About every 6 months, I wander on to a deal. However, you're right. They are generally overpriced, especially on new guns. On the other hand, I've been a good customer. I think Charlie appreciates that and occasionally cuts me some slack. I've also seen a little more competitiveness out of them in the last 2-3 years. Maybe it's Lone Grove Pawn & Gun. I've come to the conclusion that no dealer knows all there is to know about guns. That means that if they don't really keep up, they'll miss the boat on a lot of used ones. They tend to lean too heavily on gun books, which don't keep up with the times. Over the past few years, I've seen a number of mismarked guns there; a Swedish M96 marked as Swiss, a Polish M44 marked as Russian; a Swiss 1896 marked as a K31. 2 years ago, I bought a barely used GSG-5 for way below what I would have had to pay anywhere else. It's now my most popular shooter. 3 years ago, I got an immaculate SKS M from them for $250. When I bought it, one of the guys commented "We used to sell these for $99. Can't believe they go for $250 today." It works both ways, of course. There are some that are just way overpriced. Most recent example is an M44 they have now. $295. Just almost double what it's worth, although it is a good one. And, just as an aside, I think the best deals are always made when you go into a shop not looking for anything in particular. The eye is more likely to spot the deal if you're scanning for nothing in particular. That's especially true at gun shows. Don't you just love it when I preach. [/QUOTE]

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