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No matter who was doing the acquiring, the "acquisition costs" of firearms are impressively low. Who buys a military-grade .45 pistol for $60?
by ISL 12y ago
No matter who was doing the acquiring, the "acquisition costs" of firearms are impressively low. Who buys a military-grade .45 pistol for $60?
- bmelton 12y agoI can't think of any others, but a $60 Colt M1911 is indeed a hell of a bargain. Unless it's in a dire state of disrepair, I'd say that price is about $800-900 cheaper than expected.
- MBCook 12y agoI see places where the prices change year to year based on when it was acquired. I wonder if it's a depreciated cost based on how old it is.
- pmorici 12y agoThose are probably not the actual acquisition costs the government paid. The way the surplussing process works is the people doing the surplussing just make a random guess at the acquisition value if the exact information isn't available. For most things that number isn't readily available to the person filling out the surplus paperwork.