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Gun show in Colorado Springs in 94/95. Saw an extremely well done custom Mauser with a classic sporter stock. $400 and the dealer said it was the best deal at the show, a consignment that the seller set the price. Went to get $ at a nearby ATM and it was gone when I came back. Years later after reading Micheal Petrov’s book did I recognize that rifle I noticed was likely a custom Minar stocked rifle…same lines, classic in every way, and he was local to Colorado Springs….still think of that one once in awhile….
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Stopped in a shop in South Georgia coming back from rabbit hunting. I was tired of schlepping my heavy Remington war production Browning A5 20ga. I was looking for a Franchi 48AL. I found a very svelte 20 ga SxS. The action was very tiny and the case hardening was beautiful. I never heard of Ugartechea so I put it back on the rack. The $700 price seemed a little steep for a no name shotgun. When I got home and researched it a little more. I knew I screwed up.
I love Remington 600s, so when Remington came out with 673 I wanted one. The price was about $700. I couldn’t scrape up the money for one and hoped I would find a used one. When they were discontinued the price initially dropped. I kept getting out bid on gunbroker. I found a used one in a pawnshop that’s owned by a friend. She told me I could have it for cost. $400. It was in the one caliber that I didn’t care for. 300Saum. It sat on the shelf for a month. I finally decided to get it. I walked in and went to the rack to get it. It was gone. I asked about it and there was a guy standing there doing the paperwork on it.
A bowhunter at heart but a gun guy at soul. I'll take craftsmanship, wood and blue steel over plastic and composite any day.
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3 that come to mind...
a Sears Model 94, re-barreled to .25-35, at the old Jensens Custom Ammo, for $105 (Tucson)
a very nice looking Model 99 in .250 Sav for $325 at a gun show in CA.
a model 64 re-chambered to .25-35AI.
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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I can think of two. They were in 243 Winchester, a cartridge I had not yet come to appreciate.
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My stories sound like others have posted about being financially tighter times with little kids at home. Missed a few good to great deals.
One a pre 64 Westerner in 264 Win Mag that had been re-barreled for $350.
Another was a 4” model 629 Smith and Wesson for a reasonable price.
I can’t complain as I’ve scored a lot of deals over the years though
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Win. M70 XTR in .257 Roberts, 99%+ condition, ... $475. I had one - didn't think I needed another. I'm STILL kicking myself over that one.. Did the same thing a couple weeks ago cuz the stock was bit short. I'm such a dumbass!
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A Savage model 99 in 22 hi power. $175. I had in my hands and the shop owner talked me out of it ,saying you'll never find ammo for it. I still get sick to my stomach thinking about it
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1894 Winchester made in 1902, thing was 95%, for real. When died he gave it to me..and like a fugkin retard I gave it to my sister because she felt cheated . That was a world class blunder.
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Yeah the gun show , forgot about that . There was a fellow at a show long time ago that made Gatling guns . This one was 30-06 , and done really nice , a little fancy for my liking , A lot of brass in spoked wheels and I believe the feed was brass also . All highly polished . Don’t remember dimensions, but barrels were long and it was a big boy . 10,000.00 at that time , that was probably somewhere 30-40 yrs ago . I looked and looked and came back the next day and looked again , but man that was a lot of money for something I would probably only ran a couple of mags through . Don’t remember what mags of capacity it had . Maybe somebody here has better info on it. Still think about it from time to time . Kenneth
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Weatherby Athena Grade III 20 gauge O/U
Spotless gun. Went to pick up one gun. That's all the money I took. Stupid, STUPID, STUPIIIIIIIIIIID !!!!!!!!
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