r/canadaguns • u/HornyGoatWeedGuzzler • Apr 04 '26

Gun and gear reviews Disgusting price gouging swine

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Way to be a steward of the hobby for the young guys smh.

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u/CurlyWurly61 Apr 05 '26

I know i'll probably get downvoted but I've owned 3 sks and they can be fun for plinking and what not so I should've worded that a little differently tbh.

In my opinion, as a $400 - $500 gun, sure its decently fun but anything close to or above $1000 there are better options

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u/baconpizzaman Apr 05 '26

100% agree. It has amazing accessibility and durability but the prices are out of hand.... It's like people are selling a Volkswagen Beetle for the price of a Porsche and expecting you to be happy about it

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u/CurlyWurly61 Apr 05 '26

I loved how simple they were and how easy jt was to field strip and take care of but yes prices are definitely out of hand.

I was lucky enough to snatch a French Tickler for $450 a year and a half ago, but I sold it a few weeks back to fund a precision bolt action. I gave it to the guy for $600. Fair profit for myself, and the guy who bought it was super grateful to get one around $250 lower that current retail.

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u/baconpizzaman Apr 05 '26

Yeah that's a perfect win-win. These guns are great at the 250-450$ price range as entry level guns, but the closer we get to 1000$ per gun, plus the difficulty to find ammo these days, I feel like there's better guns for the money. It's no longer an "entry level gun" in my eyes

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u/Alexander4848 Apr 05 '26

Name me an $1000 gun in Canada pre ban that was as good as an SKS? Also, 7.62 non corrosive is available for .61 a round. Still lower than any other rifle caliber.

I'm not saying I'd buy an SKS for 1k but in Canada there clearly isn't (or wasn't) a better rifle for under $1000