Price check on Golani rifles in todays crazy market.

[ozinsc]

I am bitten by the Golani bug and was looking online and have found a couple of Golani's for sale,one not too far away at all.

The closest rifle is a 'GLN' receivered rifle,comes with two mags,one 35 round and one 20 round polymer mag.It also has some type of rail optic mount on it.Price is $1000.

Second is further away and would need to be shipped.Comes with UTG quad rail,CAA grip,EMA tactical fore grip and 3 Tapco 30 Rd mags.$1150.

My current Golani came with three mags and I paid $850.

Thoughts?

 

[lcastillo]

Guys, Post everyone paying "Ape Shit" prices on assualt rifles, If I where to spend $1000.00 on a rifle it would not be on a Golani period. I am the owner of a Golani and the crafstmanship is just not there. In the end a Golani was made from retired Guatemalan rifles with the cheapest (and I mean cheapest) US made parts (for example: non chrome barrels & melting handguards) then add non-qualified workers to assemble them? Lets not mention CIA (Century Arms International) never got the recievers right in both heat treatment or in proper specifications. Just to put things in perspective I paid $400 for my Golani about a year ago. I would invest 1K in a WWII rifle or a AK or AR-15 before I do a Golani again. My Golani is the last rifle I would trust my life with SHTF or Zombie scenarios, There I said it.... Lou

 

[Ady]

Lou, when are you getting your R/LM going? I'm not sure what to call it. Then you have something thats GTG when the Zombies come a knocking. A $1000 would be around what i paid for my LM about 15 years ago second hand.

Ozinsc, i would listen to Lou, he talks sense and i think knows the gun inside and out. Be patient and keep looking something decent should come up and the guys on this forum are very knowledgeable so ask questions.

 

[riderboy]

I would agree with all the above.

 

[lcastillo]

Lou, when are you getting your R/LM going? I'm not sure what to call it. Then you have something thats GTG when the Zombies come a knocking. A $1000 would be around what i paid for my LM about 15 years ago second hand.

Ozinsc, i would listen to Lou, he talks sense and i think knows the gun inside and out. Be patient and keep looking something decent should come up and the guys on this forum are very knowledgeable so ask questions.

Ady, My R4/LM4 built has been sent off to Jeff Miller (Tenngalil) I am currently packing up the parts for the R5/LM5 build to send off also. I am still searching for R6 parts I really only need another complete stock and some misc trigger and saftey components. I am going to have Jeff Miller make the R6 gas tube with lip around the end. I will talk more with you about it Hope you and your family had a great Christmas & New Years! Lou

 

[Ady]

Lou, now i'm jealous. You are going to have a 4/5 & 6. I wish i could do the same. Look forward to chatting some more about it, drop me a line sometime. Christmas was good thanks and i hope 2013 is going to be better. I hope you had a good christmas with family and lets hope 2013 produces some good looking LM's for you.

 

[Sidewinder]

Oz, Price checks on Golanis today are fuzzy and debatable because fears of an assault weapons ban are driving up prices on firearms as we all painfully know. But given the quality and workmanship (or lack thereof) of Century's Golanis, I would not pay more than $750 for one NIB. IMO, a better option than buying a Golani is to go for a Galil build from IMI parts that you can inspect and select beforehand, coupled with a better receiver than those on Golanis. As Lou points out and I totally agree, you can buy a better firearm than a Golani for $1,000.

 

[ozinsc]

Today at the gun show there were I think three or four Galil type rifles,two .308 rifles that I saw,(delaer had one priced at the reasonable figure of $7450....LOL) and a guy I talked to was selling his Action Arms Galil for $2600.
The 5.56 models one was a CNC warrior receivered rifle,$1850 I think and can't recall the last one.
Did see some Nutria brown Galil mags,$40 each,guy had maybe a dozen.

 

[Sidewinder]

Threats of an assault weapons ban trigger the disgusting spectacle of some (emphasis on some) dealers/vendors morphing into the greedy-vulture mode in an attempt to make fast bucks. This seems especially true of some sellers who primarily work the gun-show circuit.

 

[Che]

I am not a dealer, but my opinion is that in a free market you sell for what the buyers are willing to pay. No one is forcing buyers to pay these ridicules prices. If no one buys, then the prices will come down to a level that is acceptable for all parties. That’s free enterprise.

I sure those criticizing the current prices are buyers, but if you were a seller I’m willing to bet you would not sell for a lot less when buyers are willing to pay more.

Stop buying at these crazy prices and they will drop!

 

[Sidewinder]

Che, I believe we all understand the concept of supply and demand and by extension the workings of capitalism. What I am lamenting is not profit making, but sheer greed or gouging whether it is at gun shows, Wall Street, by loan sharks charging usury rates for loans to unsophisticated borrowers or whatever. Profit making is a foundation of free enterprise, but IMO raw greed isn't. That's my take on the matter, and we can disagree. But I don't mean to digress. My point within the context of our firearms community is that it's difficult to estimate gun values when the threat of an assault weapons ban is a part of the equation because, as we are seeing, the treat distorts the prices for firearms and magazines.

 

[riderboy]

I am not a dealer, but my opinion is that in a free market you sell for what the buyers are willing to pay. No one is forcing buyers to pay these ridicules prices. If no one buys, then the prices will come down to a level that is acceptable for all parties. That’s free enterprise.

I sure those criticizing the current prices are buyers, but if you were a seller I’m willing to bet you would not sell for a lot less when buyers are willing to pay more.

Stop buying at these crazy prices and they will drop!

Agreed. Actually, I'll go a step further. if you weren't buying when things were fairly "normal" you just may have missed out. I have significant doubts that the bozos in DC will do much, and if they don't and prices go down, then buy baby buy. It's hard to stock up when it looks like the good times won't stop, but once you live thru an AWB, it makes you not want to wait around and get caught with your pants down. I'm still pissed that I didn't buy more back in the day, late '80s era.

 

[chubby]

...was selling his Action Arms Galil for $2600.

An AA Galil in .308 for $2600, thats not bad, actually sounds pretty realistic.

 

[Che]

Che, I believe we all understand the concept of supply and demand and by extension the workings of capitalism. What I am lamenting is not profit making, but sheer greed or gouging whether it is at gun shows, Wall Street, by loan sharks charging usury rates for loans to unsophisticated borrowers or whatever. Profit making is a foundation of free enterprise, but IMO raw greed isn't. That's my take on the matter, and we can disagree.

Sheer Greed? I bet you voted for the socialist Obama.

Come on- tell me that if you had a rifle or ammo to sell, and others were selling for an inflated amount... and people were paying it, that you would offer your stuff for less? Yes- it is capitalism--(but don't fret, that is going away in this country). Raw greed? No one is forcing anyone to buy at the inflated prices.

I'm not trying to be confrontational with you- but we clearly see things in a different light.

 

[ozinsc]

An AA Galil in .308 for $2600, thats not bad, actually sounds pretty realistic.

That is what I thought.

 

[Sidewinder]

Che, I don't want to hijack this thread any further or see it pushed to a lower or argumentative level. You can PM me if you wish. I respect differing opinions and I respect yours, but I simply believe that prices can be inflated. Yes, no one if forced to buy at inflated prices and yes, prices will eventually come down if no one buys at inflated prices. I agree, don't buy at inflated levels. But that does not mean that prices sometimes are not inflated. That's what I'm talking about: the artificial inflation of prices in the first place and the buying disruptions they can cause.

 

[Sidewinder]

Oz, I agree an AA Galil in .308 caliber for $2,600 is a good buy in today's markets, depending on condition of course.

 

[ozinsc]

Found a Golani,milled receiver(ORF correct???),four steel 35 round mags,not in as nice a shape as the one I have currently.
Anyway, as the ORF receiver is more trouble prone than the Caspian,what would you give as it's value?

Was thinking of offering $750 shipped.