I had two... First I bought from AIM for $105 + shipping including "Best of Five". Second I bought private for $150 from a guy who put a scope on and modded the stock to accept a screwed on straight bolt, included a .50cal can with a couple hundred rounds of surplus ammo. Bought a few spam cans, most expensive one was $115 including an opener. Sold both guns and 2 spam cans to a member here a couple of years ago for I think $400. Fun guns, cool to have and shoot, nice piece of history. Wouldn't consider buying one for $300. If I wanted a gun that shot that size (basically .30cal) ammo I'd buy a 30-30 or 30-06. Better gun, reloadable brass, more accurate... yeah, the ammo for my 30-06 is close to $1/round, but it's everywhere, NON-surplus Mosin food is about the same price anyway, and it's not like either gun is for plinking.