I have bought a rifle for the scope.
Rem. M7 with a 3x9 vari x-II, at a farm auction.
Looked at guns, no interest in a 243.
When they got to $200 looking for 1st bid, I did to make it move.
Had been looking to buy that exact scope, $240 at the time, so when it stopped
at $325, I jumped on it, came home at $365.
Got my scope, and a M7 that only cost $125.
19 years later, that scope has never been off the rifle. A Campfire member
gave me a youth stock for it, and for the last 4 years my oldest daughter has hunted it.
This year, the youngest Wil.
Anyway, I'm in the separate it camp. The best buys on used guns usually are packages.
