r/canadaguns • u/One-Coffee-2621 • Apr 15 '26

Misc Can someone explain why deactivated firearms cost SO much?

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the historicity of particular items. I even paid a pretty penny for antiques and a Mosin-Nagant cause of its country of manufacture & individual history. However, I would think that would only go SO far for what's essentially a paper weight. I know personally I'd never bid on auction or buy from a site something I'd have to "pay for the privilege" of deactivation. I'd rather something remain in its original form then pay a premium to hold it. Am I wrong in this view? Am I a dirty poor? Both?

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u/Redbulldildo Apr 15 '26

~2 million Canadians can buy real firearms

>40 million Canadians can buy deactivated ones.

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u/KyllikkiSkjeggestad Apr 15 '26

What’s even funnier is when people use the excuse of the PAL being expensive in regards to buying deactivated, a couple hundred dollars for a PAL ain’t gonna set them back a lot when they’re spending 5k on a deactivated Mauser 🤣