Used firearms?

Coyote_Hunter_ · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:03 am Post subject: Used firearms?

What has your experience been with used firearms?

Hereâ€™s mine:

.22LR Browning Challenger
After many years of good service it stopped going â€œBangâ€ Browning replaced it with a BuckMark. Both were/are very accurate. The Buckmark is a keeper.

.357 Mag Ruger Blackhawk, stainless
Gave $225 and a Mec 650 I couldnâ€™t sell. Didnâ€™t know the basepin was bent when I got it. Ruger replaced it for free. Excellent condition. Great pistol, itâ€™s a keeper.

.44 Mag Browning B92
Gift from Dad in the early to mid 80â€™s, he rarely shot it. Shoots great. Excellent condition. Will never let this one go.

.22-250 Savage 110E
Another gift from Dad. Ugly as sin. Shot great for a few years, then the barrel went south. Sold it and used the money to buy a used Ruger .257 Roberts.

.375Win Marlin 375
My first Marlin. Made in 1980. Excellent condition. Paid $350 but the deal included $45 worth of ammo and Redding dies worth $50. Two shots under 2â€ at 200 yards and I have the target in my cubicle at work to prove it. Actually, 1.68â€. A keeper.

.45-70 Marlin 1895SS
My second Marlin. Excellent condition. Bought it for $249.95 from a local dealer in 2002, made in 2000. Shoots great, a keeper.

.30-30 Marlin 336C
My latest Marlin. Made in 1989. Excellent condition. Paid $225. Deadly on clay pigeons at 200 yards. A keeper.

.308Win Reminton BDL
My latest acquisition. Made in 1975. Excellent condition. Paid $330. Shoots great. Will post a â€œone ragged holeâ€ target when the photo gets approved. Definitely a keeper.

.257 Roberts Ruger M77
Acquired two years ago. Made in 1989. Excellent condition. Shoots great. A â€œone ragged holeâ€ target is shown below. (Or the link if I canâ€™t get the pic to display.) Purchased with the money from the Savage .22-250 plus some from the pocket. Paid $400 even and it included a Leupold M8 4x scope. Now sports a Leupold Vari-X III 4.5-14x I picked up used. Definitely a keeper.

The point is, there are some real bargains to be had out there. Keeping my fingers crossed, havenâ€™t got a bad one yet!

Hereâ€™s the target from the .257 Roberts from last Saturday:

shrpshtrjoe · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: Used firearms?

Howdy . I have had pretty good luck with used gun's sometimes ya might get a lemmon Bomb

but overall I have had done well with it.
Joe

coyotehunter_1 · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: Used firearms?

Hey, Coyote_ Hunter_ and Joe,

When buying used firearms ya' just got to be careful and know what to look for. 95% of my gun purchases have been usedâ€¦ the other 5% new.

Gil Martin · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:08 pm Post subject: Used firearms?

The only way to go. I check them out very carefully and have encountered a lot of great bargains. All the best...
Gil

GroovyJack · Member Joined: May 21, 2005 Posts: 621 Location: Bama

There are some real bargains to be had , so far all of mine have been good deals ..
Jack

515034s10ring · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:16 pm Post subject: Re: Used firearms?

Some (MANY) of my best guns were used Cheers

Bushmaster · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: Used firearms?

Amen 10ring...Amen..

Handloader · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:23 pm Post subject: Re: Used firearms?

The majority of firearms in which I have interest are no longer made. So, the search is for various used makes and models. The exception is Ruger which, IMO, continues to improve their firearms.

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

Well in all honesty I only got 2 firearms a 870 Remington with a rifled barrel which is new. And I got a FN49 which is "surplus".

Both are good guns. Next purchase will be a M700 I am thinking new or old ?? Same to me I love the M700 action and its benifits of Push Feed. Smile

Dimitri

Flint54 · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:55 am Post subject: Re: Used firearms?

If it wasn't for used firearms my locker, closet, rack and drawers would be empty. The only "New" firearms that I have bought in the past 40+ years have been a couple of muzzleloaders, one Remington .308 that was the worst piece of $%^&# I ever owned and a couple of Savage rifles one in .223 and the other in .308.

If you are carefull and know what you are looking for why pay top dollar for a new firearm when there are so many used ones to choose from that are in great condition. I am the same with vehicles, never owned a new one and probably never will unless I win the Lottery. Cool

farrier · Member Joined: Jan 17, 2006 Posts: 43

I bought a used Wincherster Model 70 last year from my favorite gun shop chambered in a 7mm Rem Mag. with a synthetic stock and a boss on the barrel the rifle shoots great, I took a nice nine point buck and a doe with it this last November. It did take a while to get all the copper fouling out of it , but it wasn't nothing that a little sweets didn't take care of. I would say as long as you look a gun over good you would be OK, and if it was a very high priced gun I would probably ask if I could shoot it first. The gun shop I buy from pretty well stands behind everything he sells too, including his used rifles so that helps me feel a little more comfortable about buying used guns from him.
I also bought a bolt action 22 CZ used that I have had great luck with.

longwalker · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: Used firearms?

Used Guns,

Ruger SRH 44 MAGNUM. Great Gun super deal. $399.00 including scope.
Ruger MKII pistol 22 LR. needed cleaning $ 225.00
Savage 110 .270 rebarreled to 338-06 $ 250.00
Taurus 66 .357 Magnum just Ok $125.00
Winchester model 94 30-30 been hunting with it since 1983 $225.00
Mossberg 835 Ok Gun $225.00

Would I buy used again? Yes. Do I look real hard before I buy ? Yes.

The Taurus and Mossberg were a little dissapointing. The Mossberg I can hit with very well. But It doesn't like repeated shots of 3 1/2 inch shells. The Taurus well it was cheap enough.

Longwalker

1895ss · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: Used firearms?

Almost all my gun purchases have been new except for a few that were used. I've been lucky and got good deals on the used and they have shot very good as well.

POP!! · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Used firearms?

I get some used...but checked like you would not believe!

glockman55 · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:45 am Post subject: Re: Used firearms?

My Dad owns a gun shop. so it makes it too easy to buy used guns. It's nice to shoot them before I buy.

Jerry