Who bought a hunting rifle that just gathers dust?

JJ-65 said:
I keep a few new rifles on hand for the times that i feel like playing with a new gun, but don't feel like drivin to town to pick 1 up.
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I was smiling reading most of the posts till I read yours then I started to laugh! funny part is i wish I had a collection like that and can see the allure. good stuff
 
captonion said:
Any of you bought a rifle with full intentions to hunt with, but just never did? What, and how long have you had it...

I have a few..
A rem 7600 in 260 that I picked up a few yrs back, and have yet to use it..Not even on targets, always mean to but just don't get around to it..

I have had a Ruger 44 semi international for over 10yrs that I never did use..

Two Marlin MR-7s. One in 25-06, and another in 280..Used the 25-06 a couple times when I first got it, but not since..Have not fired a shot out of the 280, as it is NIB..Had them both for a number of years...
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say what??? tell me more about it! We might be able to become best friends real quick! :D
 
Haha I've forgotten that I own certain guns before, just like the poster above me.

It is funny though that no matter how hard I try, I cannot seem to get to less than around 15 guns.

In the days when I would have 30+ I would forget that I owned certain guns, most of the time it was the m305 that needed a part to get shooting (3+ years lol)
 
Yes, I do have an older brain that is slowing down in speed quite rapidly, I do forget what I own at times, I have to go look at my list of arms on paper, the guns are mixed in the safes with 3 other son's arms. At times I think that I have nothing to sell or trade, but after looking at the list, I can usually find a couple for our table at the next gun show. But that will come to an end sooner or later.
 
jables said:
I can't buy a gun without going out with a couple boxes of bullets! All my guns are shot regularly, it's nice to pump a few through all of them in a day!
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pump, oh no, not pump! my least favorite of all! lever, bolt, single shot, s/a then pump. just a :p go ahead and pump it untill the cows come home! ;)
 
two-dogs said:
say what??? tell me more about it! We might be able to become best friends real quick! :D
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Got it on a trade here ,for a Iver Johnson M1 Carbine...When I got the 44 it came in original box without a scratch, even where it loads had no marks...Best trade I ever made!
 
two-dogs said:
Yes, I do have an older brain that is slowing down in speed quite rapidly, I do forget what I own at times, I have to go look at my list of arms on paper, the guns are mixed in the safes with 3 other son's arms. At times I think that I have nothing to sell or trade, but after looking at the list, I can usually find a couple for our table at the next gun show. But that will come to an end sooner or later.
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Play some video games. Sharpen you right up.
 
Im new to the sport so not a issue only have 3 but cant seem to even leave one behind when i go to the range getting to be quite a ordeal soon ill need helpers just to carry the gear lol
 
Since monday, i got 12 persons that bought a rifle from me (none on the EE) peoples that asked me for buying one of my rifle, just got my first confirmation for one on the EE, everything that is gathering dust gonna move... JP.
 
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Out of the three shotguns I own, my mint Model 12 with its high end wood and extra barrel is the only one that doesn't get used.

Out of hunting rifles - I have a Model '94 carbine with peep sights that are loose, so it doesn't get used. I know easy fix. But I have two other levers that I use instead. My other safe queen is a scoped Tikka T3 Lite in .270 WSM - which is too bad because its a helluva gun. But it doesn't suit where I now hunt. I'll never sell it though, if I'm shooting long or hunting moose its my go to gun.
 
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