Back from the gunshow. It was pretty good Sat. and kinda slow Sunday. Lotta people bringing in rusty .22s for 2 bills cause they have Winnch. or Remmy on the barrel. Lots of poly handguns with guys wanting what they paid retail for them. Nothing really cheap. I had moved a few of my clunkers so I was ready to buy something, cheap of course.
Around lunch,a guy and his wife came by with a shotgun and rifle. The shotgun was a Franchi semi in 12 ga. and the rifle a Remmy Mod. 710 bolt action, .30-06, 3X9X40 bushnell, gray poly stock, 22" matte finish barrel and receiver, detachable box mag, and even had a sling. It was like new. Guy said he was looking for an estimate on the Franchi cause he was told it was woeth alot. Probably, but not to me. I passed it.
I swore to myself that I would never by one of the Remmy 710s when they came out in the Wally World "package gun" deals unless someone practically gave me one. Well....it happened. The 7110s looked a bit cheesy with the gray poly stock and the action was not as smooth as a 700 Remmy "package gun" at the same Wally World for just a hundred and a half more new. Most of the time I bought the Savage 110 package guns. They were about the same price as the 710s and much better. Now they have the Remmy 770s which come with a black poly and samo and at least look better. Bolt throw on this gun is shorter than the 700, more like a 60 degree short throw. Haven't had time to look at the bolt lugs, but I am assuming a 3 lug bolt head cause of the short throw.
I almost didn't ask about the 710 cause I figured he would want 2 to 3 bills like most ask for them. But thnigs were slow so I asked telling him it was a .30-06 and a slower seller cause of the recoil. (usual trader B.S.) Wife said, "Yeah, it kicks and we want to sell it." Guy said he had bought it for her cause it wasn't expensive and she didn't always hunt. He had been all over the show trying to get 2 to 250 for it. No one had even made an offer. Wife said, "sell it." He said he was down to a bill on it. Duh???? I had to ask if I heard right, a hundred for it. He said yes and he was tired of carrying it and needed to go.
Being my usual Cheapazz jerkish self, I offered 80 bucks. Wife said again, "sell it." Guy started to take it back and told her he was not going any lower and started to take it back. Guys at the table next to me were eyeballing it hard. I stuck a C note in his face and he took it. wife had a big smile and the guy had a frown.
Gun appears to be like new. Bore sighter showed it was o.k. on windage and maybe a bit high. Fired one out the back door so it works. Range report later after I zero it. Almost truned it today for 3X what I gave, but I was holding out for another 50. Anyway, I really wanted to shoot it and see if it shoots well. Some say the guns do and others say the guns are jsut a POS. Can't knock it till I try one.
And the low bucks POS of the day on Sat. Guy I knew from home came by with this gun begging for $ to comver his Black Friday and Turkey day expenses. Also needed some cash to get his kids Xmas gifts. Kids were busy eyeballing my rubber band guns. I know the guy from home and he was probably just wanting beer money. He had been trying to get 60 bucks for what he said was a Stevens 16 gauge single shot. I told him he wasn't going to get it. It was a nice rust brown outside, inside had apparently never seen lubricant, buttack was glued together at the grip and had a machine bolt and nut through it, same for the forend. Walnut stock had little or no finish with assorted stain marks on it, buttstock was cracked, no front sight, and the custom duct tape forend clamp just made me want it even more. He said, "it shoots."
Told the guy he would not get it and because I know him,I would give him 15 bucks for it tops if it had the firing pin. It did so I assumed he wasn't lying. He said he would go make a round with it and a 94 Winchester .22. He anted 3 for it which would not be bad if it was not all beat up and half the finish gone. He left. Came back about an our later with both. He was down to 30 bucks on the shotgun. I told him I would stick to my offer or give him 2 of the rubber band buns his kids had been playing with. The kids were all happy, so he took the rubber band guns. He got lucky while he was there and 2 guys offered him 250 for the Winchester. He sold it too and left happy. Kids left happy.
Pics of the 16 ga. POS. Yeah, I fired it once. Gonna be a long rehab for this one. Luckily I hae a whole case of 16 ga to test fire it with.
I carry this gun every year to deer hunt and it's my baby. I had a 2 year old 750 semi auto and never used it, always grabbed this one so I sold it last month. It shoots a 1" group at 100 yds with remington 150 gn. soft point bolt tail ammo. Can't get it to shoot any other that tight so that's all it gets.
