Absolutely, it's actually a good deal at $100 bucks or whatever I paid for it. If they don't do another printing it will go way up in value down the road. I'm currently in the M28 chapter and I've learned quite a bit.
I picked up that book back around Christmas time and it's a great resource for Finn Mosin's, lots of details and great pictures explaining the various models.
I bought one from liberty tree or maybe numrich? I took apart all of my lee enfield bolts earlier this month and my No5 was a real bear to get apart, great deal of torque was required but the tool performed as it should. I did file it a bit to get better fitment though.
M91/30's tend to move at 300 add 100 for M44's and M38's bring a little more. Of course M91's bring more as well as Finnish models and Spanish civil war guns.
I think inflation has a part to play as well with what milsurps are going for. Just wait till food prices skyrocket as this year drags on. The dollar is worth a bit less than what it was just a year ago.
I've noticed that as well, pickins are real slim right now. Too many people with with disposable cash is my guess. Plus milsurps have been gaining in popularity for many years now.
I've seen ridiculous prices here as well, I snag a deal when I can. I've learned to enjoy what I already have and I've been trying to rotate throgh and shoot my collection.
That bullet weight is super light, the K43 was designed to shoot the standard Ss patrone 198 gr bullet. The biggest thing would be having an Apfeltor (sp?) Shooters kit installed.
Problem is Prvi Partizan makes many of the hard to find brass casings (8mm Lebel, 6.5 Carcano, 7.5 French, etc...) if that goes away, we are screwed. I don't see any American manufacturers wiling to pick up obscure military cartridges.
I haven't changed my shooting habits at all, I'm still shooting ammo I bought 20 years ago back when surplus was truly cheap. I've got more 54R, 8x57, 30-06 and 303 than I will be able to run through my bolt guns for a very long time.
Not too many deals to be found right now. I picked up a bunch of rifles earlier this year but pickin's are kind of slim right now, even with surplus stuff.
What? You don't want a bubba'd RARE!!! Swedish Mauser? Prices on milsurps are getting a bit crazy on here. SKS prices have really gone up. I picked up a few last year for $400 and now most people seem to be asking $550 to $600.
I'm sure they are the Ethiopian ones, I can't imagine any other Carcanos have been imported from elsewhere recently. They are even listed as fair to good on Bud's website. From everything I have seen on the Ethiopian stuff, I would pass, they are rough. Some folks have had luck on the M1...