Pawn shop guns, are they worth it?

[DoubleJ]

Need a cheap gun.  Do I look at pawn shops or are the guns there not worth the effort?

[KillBilly]

What are you looking for specifically? Pawn shops quite often have some very good deals.

[Hunterman]

Let me just say BECAREFUL..Check around on the type of gun you are looking for and how much it is new..Some Pawn Shops try to charge dang near new gun prices for what they might have only given $50-$100 for..

Hunterman(Tony)

[DoubleJ]

.243 bolt action.  Brand not important

[NWBREW]

Have you tried gunbroker.com? Worked well for me. 

[KillBilly]

Next question, what is your price range?

[bankwalker]

the local pawn shop by me has quite a few great deals on some mausers with custom barrels. but other then that he has some very high prices on most all his other rifles.

[carpsniperg2]

some can be really good deal, like when the owner labels the gun one thing but it is another and you buy it for about 800 less than its worth

[DoubleJ]

Have you tried gunbroker.com? Worked well for me. 

Everything more than I'd like to pay

[DoubleJ]

Next question, what is your price range?

As inexpensive as I can get.  Not more than a couple hundred

[uncoolperson]

Pawn shop guns are almost always priced above what they will sell them for, just like used cars. Never pay marked price, or more than you know the item to be worth.

"I can do [80-90% marked price] out the door" usually works.

[yorketransport]

I've never tried haggling with a pawn shop, but I might now.

For about $300 bucks you can grab a Stevens, Marlin XL7, Mossberg, or Remington entry level rifle. I've bought a few Stevens model 200s to use as donor actions, and they are a heck of a buy. I've also heard good things about the Marlin and Mossberg entry level guns.

Andrew

[Tony 270WSM]

I'd take a look at Wal Mart first. Can find some very inexpensive rifles there at times.

[BIGINNER]

i personally have never found i good price on a gun in a pawnshop,  gunbroker never failed me though!   

[snagglepants]

I saw a .243 in the Pawn shop in Ellensburg two weeks ago with a scope for $150.