I just got this one back from the gunsmith. It’s all Remington parts except the trigger and the recoil lug. I built it because Remington wouldn’t offer the CDL with the DM.
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
Did Barrett cut the FC to focus on gov contracts (as gets touted a lot online) or was it more likely a profit margin issue similar to Kimber and the Montana?
This is the Golden Age of firearms availability, there are scads of very desirable old rifles in excellent condition, and there are copious amounts of high end rifles from the likes of Rigby, Westley Richards, etc. Artisans like Dorleac and Dorleac abound and thrive.
But...for those that want something for nothing I suppose pickings may be scarce.
[quote=JSTUART]
Humblebrag much?
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This is the Golden Age of firearms availability, there are scads of very desirable old rifles in excellent condition, and there are copious amounts of high end rifles from the likes of Rigby, Westley Richards, etc. Artisans like Dorleac and Dorleac abound and thrive.
But...for those that want something for nothing I suppose pickings may be scarce.
Originally Posted by JSTUART
Humblebrag much?
Yeah I thought the same thing. I'm just going to run right out and buy some Rigby's and Westley Richards. There's never been a better time. How do you spell o-u-t o-f t-o-u-c-h. 🤣
Local shop has 2 new Remingtons in, both are chambered in 30-06. One adl/sps blued for $629 and one stainless/bdl/camo for $749. Those two and an old tang safety 77 in 300 win are the nicer ones that have came in lately.
Since I cant find a Model 7 or a Tikka t3 light I looked at a Ruger American compact in .243 Win. It is light, 6 lbs, 18" barrel for $480 . Does that sound like a decent price? There is another RAR down the road for $450 but it is not a compact. I think I will go with the Ruger. I am sure it is not the quality of a Tikka and likely not the Mod.7 neither. One guy on here is a gunsmith and he sees what guns are a problem and what ones are not. He said the Ruger has been very good and problem free. However, I am not sure it is a real quality gun. Sure, most say it's accurate but what about the rest of the gun. The springs, the machinery ETC. counts too. For $480 I am likely going to trade in my TC Encore 50 cal. with the 45-70 gov. barrel to boot . Not sure what he will give me for it though.
But the fruits of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, Gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galations 5: 22&23
I thought that too. I just dont use it at all anymore. I hope he gives me a good price.
But the fruits of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, Gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galations 5: 22&23
Went in to a shop in Leesburg, VA Friday. Pretty slim pickins, except for ARs. Apparently everyone now has “enough” of those. Saw a couple of interesting .22s, but only a couple. Lots of shotguns, but nothing like the nice old Browning I scored there on my last trip.
Had a few old, interesting guns, but they’re excessively proud of them. Don’t know if they’re willing to dicker…..
Went into a gun store in a neighboring town. We travelled there because there was a gun show going on. They had some nice old (current) guns that would be good to have. They had a pair of stainless model 7 rifles, a Winchester Extreme Weather and a newer Mountain Rifle with a nice synthetic stock, stainless pencil barrel. That was just a handful of things that I noticed, but nice to see something different. While I was thinking gun prices were high, and everything was getting even more expensive than it was a few months ago, these seemed normally priced. The Model 7 308 was $675, the Model 7 7-08 with leupold rail was $720 and the Mountain Rifle wasnt too bad, less than I have seen on ads, I think it was less than 800? Lever guns were through the roof. A Marlin stainless laminate 410 was like $2800! They also had a pair of Remington 700 XCR II in aftermarket stocks with rings. Looked like nice rifles. They were in the $1000 range.
