Ray_Newman wrote on Dec 7^th, 2013 at 7:13pm:


Not 30 years ago.  By the time production ended in the '90s, there was no direct competition from Feckers or Lymans.

Here's the last price list I received. 

westerner wrote on Dec 7^th, 2013 at 5:53pm:


Notify the "Doomsday Preppers" show; they might put you in prime time.

And a couple Civil War sniper scopes, come to think of it. 

         Joe.

westerner wrote on Dec 7^th, 2013 at 5:53pm:


Including one of these?

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The obvious fact that the scope does not at all match the illustration pasted in the box, or that the A5 tube has been fitted to Lyman mounts, won't trouble the sniper-nuts who'll be bidding--they don't sweat the small stuff.

The tube itself was originally part of a bore-scope--the scraped metal adjacent to the eyepiece was the location of a tightly-fitted brass bushing; the small, drilled spot in the tube wall accommodated a set-screw.  All this is clearly visible in the illustration.

Tommy," Please tell me what you payed for you single shots years ago. Can you still buy them for that today??" 
A very good point. I went to "acquisition  mode" about 15 years ago, when I had a real job (not that retirement is a bad job). I had in mind that after I retired, it wouldn't be as easy to write a check for a few grand for a single shot rifle. As it turns out that strategy has worked out rather nicely. I realize now that in most cases the guns and scopes I've collected are worth more than today's money. I've also learned to keep in mind how much it would cost to replace something before I sell it. Now I only sell things in order to fund new toys. I have two scopes that will be going on e-pay soon to fund the new DZ Arms 8x scope that I can't live without..... how many scopes do I need ? , just one more.

tommyauger wrote on Dec 8^th, 2013 at 1:31pm:


Everyone complains about inflation, which of course has many causes (chiefly the reckless printing of money), but one of the lesser causes has got to be the refusal of most of this country's population to say "NO!--the price is too high and I won't pay it!"  (Like, for example, the Japanese are said to do.) I'm no better at practicing self-denial than anybody else, but try, at least, not to trick myself with easy rationalizations.  Buying today because you fear the price will be higher tomorrow is the classic recipe for out of control price spirals.  (Like all those home-buyers who HAD to have the McMansion, then ended up after the recession "under water"; they got exactly what they deserved.)

I can tell you how to handle this, if you want the gun or scope and it costs too much deal with the fellow and get the best deal you can and buy it. Then do what you need to get the new worn off and put it in the back of the safe and forget about how much it cost. A couple of years later it will be worth more than you paid for it. The way things are going with our government right now it may not take that long because every time I go to buy something I bought last week the price has gone up. Problem solved.

"Mighty sweet music to the ears of all the gun dealers". 
This is one of the reasons why antique guns have become good investments. I've done pretty well selling some of the guns and scopes I bought years ago, very much better than if I had put the money in a bank at 1-2% interest.