What in the world? Cabella's M-N prices... - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

**DanTheEldest** · 05-04-2008, 05:09 PM

Me and Mrs. theEldest just spent a couple hours wandering around our new Cabela's gawking and soaking it in--the first visit for both of us. As you can probably imagine, I spent most of my time in the gun section, and much of that perusing the used racks for anything interesting.

I turned up a 1929 hex-receivered Izzy 91/30 that looked to be numbers-matching in relatively good shape for $199, which seemed about $75 high to me, but the real kicker was a garden-variety Izzy M44 for $399! It was in pretty nice shape, but not that nice. Can any of my fellow combloc nuts give me any possible reasons why a regular M44 would be drawing a four-hundred-dollar price tag? Maybe if it was a mint-condition Finn I could see it, but it seemed really high to me.

MadBadger · 05-04-2008, 09:07 PM

I had a similar experience today, in fact. I'm just getting into this whole MN rifle thing, so I know very little about them, but Cabella's had a very garden variety looking specimen in well worn condition for $450. I'm a Mosin-Nagant n00b, so I dunno either.

**newKid** · 05-04-2008, 09:33 PM

simply put.

no.

the Hex reciever izzy is kind of high. i definately wouldnt pay that much for it. but the M44. . .

thats insane
. there is no way a M44 should be that much. ever. You can get them at gun shows for $75-$100. I have NEVER seen a M44 for $$ like that. Its absurd.

Popa75 · 05-04-2008, 09:37 PM

Dan, they sell used guns for more than they cost new in most shops. A couple of months ago I was at the Glendale cabelas and they had a glock 22 used for $629

and it dident even have night sites. If you are going to buy used from them make shure you bring alot of lube.

afmo · 05-04-2008, 10:00 PM

my matching numbers m44 was 89 bucks LOL...what a ripoff...

Atlus · 05-04-2008, 10:37 PM

i've never paid a penny more than $75 for any of mine. i remember not that long ago you could buy them online for $55 and pay an extra $20 to have them pick the best one out of the crate. got to love a C&R

Glock Killer · 05-04-2008, 11:06 PM

I stopped buying from Cabela's a couple years ago for this very reason and have never looked back.

Philadelphia · 05-05-2008, 06:49 AM

Buy ammo there when they're having a deep discount sale. That's about it.

Some months ago I got a shopping cart full of federal bulk .22 lr there at $11 a box. The original blue box, not the new maroon box. Other stuff too but that was a pretty good buy, I thought.

Brickboy240 · 05-05-2008, 07:25 AM

I don't have a Cabelas store near me, but they sound like a carbon copy of Gander Mountain as far as gun prices go.

Funny thing is that they SAY they buy used guns, but if I took a similar condition M44 into a Cabelas or GM, they would only offer me maybe 75-100 bucks for the thing. Then, they ask 400 bucks for the same thing in their used racks!

I understand that they have to pay for that expensive store, but thats simply highway robbery. Who buys guns at these places? I am guessing many do, otherwise, they wold not engage in these practices.

I wish I could get what they ask for my guns...I'd sell half my collection and retrire early tomorrow! LOL

- brickboy240

fritzmeister · 05-05-2008, 07:26 AM

This has been a gripe of mine for a while. Cabela's if awfully proud of their merchandise, and price it accordingly.

The thing is, that they will price match, but I don't know if you could find an advertised price at another place for something like that.

05-04-2008, 05:09 PM	#1
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,100	What in the world? Cabella's M-N prices... Me and Mrs. theEldest just spent a couple hours wandering around our new Cabela's gawking and soaking it in--the first visit for both of us. As you can probably imagine, I spent most of my time in the gun section, and much of that perusing the used racks for anything interesting. I turned up a 1929 hex-receivered Izzy 91/30 that looked to be numbers-matching in relatively good shape for $199, which seemed about $75 high to me, but the real kicker was a garden-variety Izzy M44 for $399! It was in pretty nice shape, but not that nice. Can any of my fellow combloc nuts give me any possible reasons why a regular M44 would be drawing a four-hundred-dollar price tag? Maybe if it was a mint-condition Finn I could see it, but it seemed really high to me. __________________ The AK-47: Designed to be field-stripped and used effectively by a half-drunk, half-frozen illiterate conscript who found it buried in Mother Russia's mud after last year's Regiment exercises. SOP: retrieve from ground, pee in action, cycle bolt, go back to work. I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. --Martin Luther

05-04-2008, 09:07 PM	#2
MadBadger XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: JeffCo, MO Posts: 180	I had a similar experience today, in fact. I'm just getting into this whole MN rifle thing, so I know very little about them, but Cabella's had a very garden variety looking specimen in well worn condition for $450. I'm a Mosin-Nagant n00b, so I dunno either. __________________ democracy (dē·mok·ra·si), n. 51 tyrants and 49 subjects pretending to be morally superior to despotism Missouri Carry -Concealed Carry News and Events http://www.missouricarry.com/forums I support "tactically inferior" carry methods! http://www.opencarry.org

05-04-2008, 09:33 PM	#3
newKid XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NC/KY Posts: 4,951	simply put. no. the Hex reciever izzy is kind of high. i definately wouldnt pay that much for it. but the M44. . . thats insane . there is no way a M44 should be that much. ever. You can get them at gun shows for $75-$100. I have NEVER seen a M44 for $$ like that. Its absurd. __________________ The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.-Ayn Rand And Justice Stevens is dead wrong-Antonin Scalia B-Rack Obama is an idiot. Or the Anti-Christ. Hail to the Redskins. ECAZA Are YOU Prepared? www.wagenwerks.net --Matt--

05-04-2008, 10:00 PM	#5
afmo XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,365	my matching numbers m44 was 89 bucks LOL...what a ripoff... __________________ Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to eat for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb protesting the vote. - Benjamin Franklin Mii Fit - My Daily Blog and and My Experiences with Wii Fit. Ruger 22/45 MKIII Springfield XD-9 Service Stevens Model 67 Series E 12g 1948 M44 Mosin-Nagant

05-04-2008, 11:06 PM	#7
Glock Killer XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Springfield OREGON Posts: 431	I stopped buying from Cabela's a couple years ago for this very reason and have never looked back. __________________ Springfield XD Bi-tone Subcompact .40 Walther P22 Two custom 10/22's SKS with T6 stock Mossberg 44US RON PAUL 2008

05-04-2008, 09:37 PM	#4
Popa75 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 392	Dan, they sell used guns for more than they cost new in most shops. A couple of months ago I was at the Glendale cabelas and they had a glock 22 used for $629 and it dident even have night sites. If you are going to buy used from them make shure you bring alot of lube.

05-04-2008, 10:37 PM	#6
Atlus XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 8	i've never paid a penny more than $75 for any of mine. i remember not that long ago you could buy them online for $55 and pay an extra $20 to have them pick the best one out of the crate. got to love a C&R

05-05-2008, 06:49 AM	#8
Philadelphia XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 450	Buy ammo there when they're having a deep discount sale. That's about it. Some months ago I got a shopping cart full of federal bulk .22 lr there at $11 a box. The original blue box, not the new maroon box. Other stuff too but that was a pretty good buy, I thought. __________________ "While a 9 mm or .40 caliber bullet may or may not expand, it is an undeniable fact that a .45 caliber bullet will never shrink." Fr. Frog "After we have arranged for our survival, we can discuss sociology." Col. Jeff Cooper (1972).

05-05-2008, 07:25 AM	#9
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 8,322	I don't have a Cabelas store near me, but they sound like a carbon copy of Gander Mountain as far as gun prices go. Funny thing is that they SAY they buy used guns, but if I took a similar condition M44 into a Cabelas or GM, they would only offer me maybe 75-100 bucks for the thing. Then, they ask 400 bucks for the same thing in their used racks! I understand that they have to pay for that expensive store, but thats simply highway robbery. Who buys guns at these places? I am guessing many do, otherwise, they wold not engage in these practices. I wish I could get what they ask for my guns...I'd sell half my collection and retrire early tomorrow! LOL - brickboy240 __________________ NOBAMA 2008...neo-Marxism is a very poor substitute for pretend conservatism! Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

05-05-2008, 07:26 AM	#10
fritzmeister XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: southeast Nebraska Posts: 1,306	This has been a gripe of mine for a while. Cabela's if awfully proud of their merchandise, and price it accordingly. The thing is, that they will price match, but I don't know if you could find an advertised price at another place for something like that. __________________ ...to be truely happy in life, one must learn to embrace the recoil.....

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