Right now i have a Savage 93R17 FV, decked out to the whole 9 yards. My thing is that it costs so much to shoot that i cant afford to shoot it. Do i trade it on a Ruger SR-22 (if i do trade it, that will be what i trade it on). I like the gun, just cannot afford to shoot it. I hardly even get to shoot it anymore (shot 6 times in 2011). Should i trade it?
Drop the .17 rimfire like a hot rock, and get any .22 rimfire.
You can shoot a LOT when you can find ammo for $20-$30 a brick.
My experience with a 10/22 as a gopher patch gun is...I'm happy with it. Enough first round hits at 100 yards, to call it good. Agree with the aftermarket mags thing. Careful what you buy. Some work, others look cool but don't work. Factory 10's have always been reliable.
Personally, I think you did yourself a disservice buying the HMR first off, without looking hard at the running costs. Call it a life lesson, learn from it, and move on.
'Course, I hear guys whining at work pretty regularly, about how much it costs to run their 400+ HP trucks to and from work, and driving around town, too...Some folks never bothered to learn to look at the whole cost when they chose...
Me, I'd take the trade in a heartbeat. If it doesn't work out, there are lots of options from there. Both in terms of it's increased value over what you are trading in, and in the many many directions you could possibly trick it out in.
As far as the emotional attachment goes. Not much use to you, if you can't get out and shoot regularly, is it?
It's a gun. You can buy another just like it later, if you so desire when the time comes.
And work on the Folks, over the whole 'one gun or the other, not both' thing.
Cheers
Trev
