Remember the Pre Clinton daze when a Chinese Norinco MAK 90 was about $250.00, and you could feed it with Russian 7.62X39
in a wood crate of 1440 rounds for $89.00? And the 30 round Chinese magazines were $4.00? 75 round drums $29.00?
Should have bought a boxcar full of all of that stuff.
I lamented the days of cheaper firearms and ammo back in the late 1980’s, until someone reminded me that this was more than 25 years ago. Inflation factors in a lot, for that long a time period.
Yep, though I don't think I paid anywhere near $250. for my MAK 90. My forged receiver Bulgarian was around $250. I got my first Norinco SKS for about $75. at a Rose's department store. Fun gun.