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They want $750 for the setup? I thought that was fair to borderline high...... As others have already noted, that's a deal smackin' you in the face.
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If you can afford to spend $750 and you want it, buy it.
If, somewhere down the line, you decide that you don't want it, you can sell it for what, or close to what, you'll have into it.
This is America, where if you can legally own one gun, you can own as many as you can afford and want to own.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Hope those pics are at your house. If you didn't buy it you would regret it forever. Good deal too! No not yet. The old boy said he’d hold it for me to think on it overnight. Kinda thinking my 7mag needs a mini littermate…. I’m debating on seeing what they think an skb 500 20ga skeet skeet is worth for trade bait. You need to snap that up. Those beauties don't come around much anymore. Don't be cheap. You're going to go back and it will be gone.
Camp is where you make it.
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He who hesitates is lost---Rio7
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I need someone to talk me off the ledge. My local gun store just purchased a collection of guns from an older fella and one of them has my wallet burning. It’s a super clean mid 70s rem 700 bdl in 243 with a leupold vari x iic 4-12x40ao. He still has the original iron sights in a bag along with the manual. They want $750 for the setup? I thought that was fair to borderline high but after looking at what old bdl sell for gunbroker anymore I’m thinking that may actually be a pretty good deal. Go back and buy it. If it is good quality wood and is slick as a whistle, do not let it go. I have a great appreciation for a high quality, nicely crafted, blued bolt action. Everything now is turning into plastic synthetic stocks and are made cheap. The rifle is worth about $550. The scope alone by itself will bring $200. that doesn't include the bases and rings. So, if you think about it...$750 isn't too bad.
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Addicts serious about quitting don't hold AA meetings at a gin joint during happy hour.
Anyway, I'll drink to another .243.
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Well guess I’ll be making a stop over my lunch break today! Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t being blinded by how pretty it was and over paying. Any idea what twist rate those would have had at that time period? I’ve read anywhere between 9-10” with no rhyme or reason of when they changed it.
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He who hesitates is lost---Rio7 Yep and then posts those regrets. Gun good, regrets, bad... DF
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I'm still waiting on pictures.......
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I'm still waiting on pictures....... Yep. Trade lesser rifles, shotguns, etc if need be to come home with that one at that price. Good rifle, and barring third world economy collapse, a guaranteed money maker down the road if he'd choose. Like I stated before, easy buy for me.
One is alone in a land so vast, there is only the mountains, the wind, and the eyes of God.
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Well guess I’ll be making a stop over my lunch break today! Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t being blinded by how pretty it was and over paying. Any idea what twist rate those would have had at that time period? I’ve read anywhere between 9-10” with no rhyme or reason of when they changed it. I've read they went from 10 twist, to 9 1/4, to 9 1/8, finally to 9. Not sure about dates of those changes. You can check twist or get date of Mfg and research the year of each twist. The serial number with on line search should give that info. Let know what you find out. DF
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Campfire Ranger
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Well guess I’ll be making a stop over my lunch break today! Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t being blinded by how pretty it was and over paying. Any idea what twist rate those would have had at that time period? I’ve read anywhere between 9-10” with no rhyme or reason of when they changed it. I've read they went from 10 twist, to 9 1/4, to 9 1/8, finally to 9. Not sure about dates of those changes. You can check twist or get date of Mfg and research the year of each twist. The serial number with on line search should give that info. Let know what you find out. DF I'd wonder myself.
Semper Fi
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I'm still waiting on pictures....... I’ll try and get some better ones today! Unless they’re interested in that skb I’ll probably just have to put money down on it today. Christmas came bout 2 weeks to early this year it looks like!
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That's a great deal! You won't get hurt at that price
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How can you afford not to buy it?
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He who hesitates is lost---Rio7 Right
Camp is where you make it.
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Well guess I’ll be making a stop over my lunch break today! Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t being blinded by how pretty it was and over paying. Any idea what twist rate those would have had at that time period? I’ve read anywhere between 9-10” with no rhyme or reason of when they changed it. That's a beautiful rifle. If you don't buy it let me know where it is. I sure as hell will.
Camp is where you make it.
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If you buy that rifle I will set you up on a blind date with Lorena Bobbitt.
Let me know if this works.
Your welcome.
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Folks,
That offer of a blind date is good-BUT-how about we throw in Hillary for good measure!!!!
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For $750 I would jump on that with both feet! This
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