I know.
I've seen a couple Baikal combo guns on the used rack and they look solid, if a little rough in the finish department. The guns Remington sold looked like crap, even in the ads. The new cheapo bolt gun I saw in a LGS was so bad, I didn't even pick it up, and I pick up almost everything. The bolt handle looked like a licorice candy that someone stepped on.
The H&Rs were solid, and filled a definite niche and need for a lot of folks. Fortunately, there's probably enough of them out there to go around for a while. Used ones, especially the rifles, tend to be sold off as people upgrade. The shotguns are seen less often and I suspect folks hang on to them.
I guess I'm just an old grumpy guy, but any more at the LGS I just head for the used racks and pretty much skip the new stuff. I just haven't come around to the "disposable rifle" concept yet.
Last edited by Pappy348; 08/18/15.
