If you haven’t noticed all the prices on the Military surplus guns have been sneaking up little by little. A few $$ here a $$$ dollars there. Watch the online prices vs the gun show prices, the average m96 prices was between $200/$300 for decades. The m38/96 and m38 were higher, $350/$375. Before the 6.5 ammo was available the rifles were $20. I predict in a short time we will see a $1,000 a standard bolt action military surplus rifle and snipers will be triple that.
The Russian Mosin s will be the cheapest. The Swiss, the Finnish, the Swedes will be higher.