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partsman
Where are all of the old guns that where broken/ missing parts/rusted/rebuilders ?? The "fire" guns,the project guns,The old P.O.S firearms. I can ONLY find a VERY,VERY few of the old treasures in ALL of the gun ads???? Did the Gov screw them up TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. They were fun to PLAY with. Handicap tinker would like to know.
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  • Fatstrat
    Parted out.
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  • rufe-snow
    Been there done that! Unless you have a excellent source of inexpensive replacement parts, your just wasting your time. It will cost you more in time, money and aggravation to make a parts gun/junker functional, then you will ever be able to get out of it.
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  • partsman
    [:D]I have NOTHING but time and I don't need to sell anything. I want to KEEP everything I make, I can MAKE firearms out of pipe, IF I need to. It is just nicer to have a MODEL to build on. YES, you can spend a ton of money on a JUNKER if you DON"T make a few of the parts or have some knowledge or have machines to help make what you need. Repair/rebuild beats the HELL out of HIGH cost of factory guns. You can KILL someone with a cheap homemade firearm just as GOOD & fast as you can a $5000.00 gold plated factory crap. I even ROLL my own ammo. When things go hell in a handbag, at least I have a homemade handbag![}:)]
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  • spas12
    It does seem that there are less of the "non-working" guns for sale, but, it seems to me like there are still plenty of them.

    here's a few
    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=304729948
    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=304509384
    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=304946802
    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=305042533
    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=304730882
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  • tsr1965
    rufe-snow, said it best. Yes they can be fun to revive, but for a lot of them as you have found, parts are hard to find, and the ones you can find, are expensive.

    Have you tried posting a wanted ad in the forum for "WANTED" things? It, too can be very obliging.

    Best
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  • Grasshopper
    Also sold to gun buyback programs to stop crime in its tracks-
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  • nmyers
    Many years ago I started keeping a box of "junkers" that could not be fixed, or were not worth the cost or effort of repairing. My intention was to wait for a buyback program, &, hopefully, get $50 apiece for them.

    Eventually, along came Al Gore's amazing Internet, & the GB website, & I figured, what the heck, maybe someone wants 1 or 2 of my junkers. So, I listed them, & got prices in the $50-150 range for every one of them. Who knew? The scroungers are out there, & they are willing to pay good money to get what they need to complete a project; you have to compete with them.

    Neal
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  • Fatstrat
    I too am one that likes gun restoration/repair projects. And don't really care if the cost exceeds value. But I've pretty much given up on it. Here's why.
    IMO the advent of the internet has been a Godsend to gun enthusiasts. As info that previously might take possibly months to track down & obtain is now available in minutes. But the downside in this case is that many more people are now finding info on Grandpa's old gun and learning how to fix/restore it.
    Another factor, that is the one that most effects me. Is that once a project gun is found, parts are getting much harder to obtain.
    Numrich doesn't have near the inventory they used to. As more people are electing to sell parts themselves online. Rather than sell old broken guns to Numrich for pennies on the dollar. It's gotten to the point that Numrich often will send you parts that "might work", if you know to modify them.
    So IMO the problem isn't so much finding the guns. It's a lack of reliable parts source.
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  • allamericangunshop
    We are also always in the market for "parts guns" , clunkers ect...
    But ,
    At some of these prices ? its out of reach : at least just for parts !

    Thanks !!!
    d.a.stearns ............ a.k.a. ............ SKEEZIX ...............
    Gunsmith / LEO
    Athens , Tn













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  • hoosier
    Just cleaned out the back room of a Gun Shop/Pawn shop going out of business. We've got 100+ parts guns to go thru.
    Will be putting some up on the Auction this weekend, in batches. No don't ask, we won't tell. Check "hoosiergu" this week end.
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