My favorite C&R acquisitions were the Swiss K-31s and the Yugo SKS for $100. Wish I had bought a dozen of them each.
I was sorely tempted to grab a couple of those Swiss rifles when they hit the market. The rifles were very reasonably priced, about $200 or so IIRC. It was the ammo that was very expensive.
I should have grabbed 3 or 4 and a set of dies to reload for it.
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