Ive had a couple of modern guns in x39: The Howa mini which is sweet and a ruger American which while accurate and functional as heck is a truly horrible thing to cycle. Its a fun round to shoot, and if you buy some brass its amazingly accurate with 2207.
Just a pity none of chicom chernobyl squatting slav toxic cheap stuff would hold better than minute of hostage.
Ugh, purchase permits! My new wuger arrived yesterday but no paperwork yet. teeth grinding noises. I got it for asking price with a bonus Hogue ribbed for her pleasure rubber stock. Comes with a muzzle brake for women.
A classic example of the legend and myth overtaking reality.
Just like $200,000 GT Falcons.
Rare, kind of cool, myth builds, then people want one , then they get expensive, then the sort of people that buy them just because people want them, then the price goes higher.
Winchester 9422’s and Marlin 39a’s are the same. And Ruger 96’s come to think of it.
Their actual performance does not always reflect the price however.
I know what you mean. Seen the price of K31’s these days? It was only 2015 I bought mine for $650 with lots of extras.
That said, have you guys heard of the unissued ‘cache’ of K31’s that were sold to the USA market in the last few years? I think they were Czech contract K31’s. I wonder if any came to Australia…