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This is the lower for an AR-15

http://www.aimsurplus.com/prod...

As a side note, a Nagant costs $100 (though ammo is kinda expensive at 35 cents per round), and can be silenced.

How about a 91/30 for $79; which is an actual piece of history. Mine is old enough it very likely was used in WWII. A lot of people use these weapons for hunting. Mine shoots roughly 1.25 MOA at 100 yards, which is slightly better than average. The 7.62x54r has ballistics roughly equal to a .308 even though its been around since the dinosaurs. The weapon is not a refined weapon to say the least but its easily usable to drop large, North American game out to 500-600 yards or so; assuming you have the eyes to do so with its ladder iron sights. And if you know any WWII war buffs, its a very affordable gift. Add to the fact that surplus ammo is dirt cheap for it, its without a doubt the best bang for the buck.

If you want to "plink" with the rifle, a $10 rubber butt stock is an absolutely must. The straight stock will pound the holy crap out of your shoulder if you don't get the rubber butt which replaces the steel plate. My shoulder was literally black and blue for two weeks after thirty rounds without the rubber butt plate. Really makes you appreciate what they did in battle whereby they might have fired thousands of rounds over a couple of continuous days. It even has fairly accurate ladder sights good enough to hit a man-sized target out to 600-800 meters; depending on the shooter and rifle.

Cons: Jackhammer straight stock. Tough trigger which takes some practice; though it can be somewhat improved if you're so inclined. Ladder sight is calibrated for meters, not yards. Hard to use safety - has probably never been used. Very long barrel.
Pros: Piece of history and might have even been used in WWII. Frugal, fairly accurate (assuming barrel is still good), high powered rounds. $80 will buy a near lifetime supply of ammo. They're just cool and an frugal way to get into hunting and shooting.

And if you care, they can be pretty accurate rifles. The sniper variant was randomly picked from bulk lots. They were not specially made. This means its possible to get a rifle which actually shoots 1-MOA or better without ever having served as a sniper rifle. And if you've ever seen Enemy At The Gates, these are the rifles. These rifles, sniper and otherwise, killed many a German soldier and sniper.

How about a 91/30 for $79; which is an actual piece of history. Mine is old enough it very likely was used in WWII. A lot of people use these weapons for hunting. Mine shoots roughly 1.25 MOA at 100 yards, which is slightly better than average. The 7.62x54r has ballistics roughly equal to a .308 even though its been around since the dinosaurs. The weapon is not a refined weapon to say the least but its easily usable to drop large, North American game out to 500-600 yards or so; assuming you have the eyes to do so with its ladder iron sights. And if you know any WWII war buffs, its a very affordable gift. Add to the fact that surplus ammo is dirt cheap for it, its without a doubt the best bang for the buck.

If you want to "plink" with the rifle, a $10 rubber butt stock is an absolutely must. The straight stock will pound the holy crap out of your shoulder if you don't get the rubber butt which replaces the steel plate. My shoulder was literally black and blue for two weeks after thirty rounds without the rubber butt plate. Really makes you appreciate what they did in battle whereby they might have fired thousands of rounds over a couple of continuous days. It even has fairly accurate ladder sights good enough to hit a man-sized target out to 600-800 meters; depending on the shooter and rifle.

Cons: Jackhammer straight stock. Tough trigger which takes some practice; though it can be somewhat improved if you're so inclined. Ladder sight is calibrated for meters, not yards. Hard to use safety - has probably never been used. Very long barrel.
Pros: Piece of history and might have even been used in WWII. Frugal, fairly accurate (assuming barrel is still good), high powered rounds. $80 will buy a near lifetime supply of ammo. They're just cool and an frugal way to get into hunting and shooting.

And if you care, they can be pretty accurate rifles. The sniper variant was randomly picked from bulk lots. They were not specially made. This means its possible to get a rifle which actually shoots 1-MOA or better without ever having served as a sniper rifle. And if you've ever seen Enemy At The Gates, these are the rifles. These rifles, sniper and otherwise, killed many a German soldier and sniper.

Curios and Relics are not that old. 50 years ago lots of modern handguns were available.

For instance:
http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=F3WALP1&name=German+Walther+P1+9mm+Pistol+with+one+mag&groupid=254

I've got enough ammo, I think. Almost 800 rounds of 7.62x54mmR, nearly all of it Czech FMJ from the '60s. Only one carbine to fire it, but if you want in AIM Surplus is selling Mosin-Nagant M91/30 rifles for $70, complete with bayonet, ammo pouch, and cleaning kit.

You should really have done some research on this topic before you posted. There are literally thousands of these Russian military surplus rifles in the United States, most going for under $100.00. These are not really collector's items or museum pieces. These are simply military surplus arms that the Russian government produced far too many of. They are interesting and reliable weapons, but they are not valuable.
Here is a link for reference:

http://aimsurplus.com/acatalog/Curio___Relic_Rifle s.html

--Ben