I paid $120 for my nearly pristine 1942 91/30. Really don't know if that was good or bad, but the bore is darn near like new.
As far as recoil and noise, it's a lot like my .50 cal Remington Genesis. Which is to say, both are stout. Of course, I cheated and used a slip on recoil pad LOL. The gun is an absolute blast to shoot. I paid $11 per 20 for Brown Bear ammo, ammo can be had a lot cheaper.
I'll likely be buying more somewhere down the road.
Here's my boy shooting it a couple weeks ago when we were out taking our first shots with it: