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I've had a mossberg mvp varmint 223 for a year, put 500 ~rounds through it. Wonder what the market price is like nowadays
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I've had a mossberg mvp varmint 223 for a year, put 500 ~rounds through it. Wonder what the market price is like nowadays
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