Dumb purchases at the time, but I sure wish I had them now:
1) 1974. Very first centerfire rifle purchase - Remington 700BDL Varmint Special in .243.
Didn't shoot varmints. Bought it from a NJ State Trooper, intending it to be my deer rifle.
Way too heavy for carrying up and down the hills of PA.
2) 1977. First brand new rifle purchase - Sako Finnbear in 7mmRM. Too much gun for a new shooter.
But was it ever a beauty!
Young and dumb.
