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This is what they do to me. They have their regular price on a rifle. That's a price I will never pay. It's way more than I can buy the rifle for at many other places.
Let's use their stainless Savage lightweight hunter as an example. Their price is $699. I'd never pay that much for the gun. But Cabela's runs some pretty good sales sometimes. In this case they dropped the price to $499. I start thinking about the calibers they offer it in and whether or not I have any gaps in my coverage. I don't. In ultralight rifles alone I have all I'd ever need to hunt anything from prairie dogs to brown bears. I have a stainless LWH in 223 and love the gun. But good sense prevails an I shelve the notion.
A few days after I get the sale paper showing the $499 price I get a Cabelas coupon in the mail. $20 off a purchase of $150 or more. I start thinking again. Man, my grandson would love one of those in 6.5 Creedmoor. The side of my brain that fights loonyism kicks in "Paul, you idiot, you already have a Howa 6.5x55 in the safe that you bought to give him in a few years." I decide I'll go to Savage's website and see what all calibers it's offered in. While I am there I look at their rebate offers. $75 off.
Uh oh. You know how the loony's mind works. I start doing the math. I round off. 500 minus the 20 is $480. Oh, I almost forgot Cabelas gives me a 5% military discount. That's another $20 off. $460. Then there's the rebate. That takes that sweet little rifle down to $385.
My Cabelas is about an hour away, so I didn't load up and go. I marinaded on it for a while. I think about all the lonely rifles in my safe that rarely get used. I go open my safe and look at the rifles. Heck, I am out of room in my safes. "Paul, you idiot, yes it's a good deal, but you know damn well you don't need another rifle. It's ridiculous to think about it." Good judgment prevails if only for a moment.
My only question to you is what caliber should I get it in?
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If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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It's not offered in 30-06. I already have a Ruger UL 30-06.
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The rebate form on the Savage site doesn't list the 16/116 LWH as eligible. Am I missing it? I'm thinking about picking one up too.
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Ah. When I bought my last lightweight, it had a rebate on the 16/116 "series" This one specifies 16/116 "weather warrior" which is the stainless synthetic line. Does it apply to the LWH stainless synthetic? I better call them to find out.
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Please let me/us know what you find out. Is the .223 9" twist?
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Sounds like you need the rifle and pick up a bigger safe while you're there. Never let something as silly as not enough room in the safe stand in the way.
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270 or 30-06
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Sounds like you need the rifle and pick up a bigger safe while you're there. Never let something as silly as not enough room in the safe stand in the way. Bigger safe instead.
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Remember that a 270 makes you gay.
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7-08. Double check your Cabela's coupon fine details. Most I get say they don't apply to firearms.
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Does that military discount include veterans? Or just active duty?
"Hey jackass, get your government off my freedom." MOLON LABE
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FWIW, I wouldn't get the guy something in one of those boutique calibers. I'm sure it's a great round but get him something where the ammo is somewhat affordable and easy to find. My vote is for a 308, great all around caliber, accurate and easy to find.
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Does that military discount include veterans? Or just active duty? I just got a discount at Cabelas for being a veteran last weekend. I didn't ask them, they asked me. Just had to show proof and the VA card I had on me satisfied them.
Last edited by akpls; 02/17/17.
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you can never have enough 30-06's. You should have at least 6 of them
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270, you know you are.......
Paul
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Think I'd call and be sure of the discount before I drove an hour one way.
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1) I don't think they give you that discount on firearms... for mil.
Always buy a gun in a good caliber you "DON'T" need.
That way you don't have to buy another one... because you already have a good one that you aren't using.
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