Bought Sight Unseen....

Great score for sure!! You did better than I did, about a year ago I had a coworker mention to me that he was gonna trade his 7mm mag in for a browning x-bolt. I asked him what calibre he was thinking of getting. He told me 7mm of coarse! Alright...whatcha doing with your old 7mm then? Ahhh trade it in....well the short of the long is I ended up with an early 700 ADL in 7mm with the blued stainless barrel for $250, yup did pretty good there. Another score happened from another coworker that stopped hunting years ago and the mrs just wanted the guns gone now. How bout $200 for a decent shape savage 99 in 300sav...yeah I'm in!! Both guns were sight unseen just cause even if they were in rough shape they would still be a fairly good deal. The 700 turned out to be mint!

As far as dating your gun I would first set up a coffee date and maybe some acitivity after, and if things go well move towards dinner and drinks at a later time.

Remington used a letter system that is stamped somewhere either on the receiver or barrel (i cant remember and dont have my gun handy) and can be looked up online to determine what year the rifle was made. Great gun in a great calibre you have there!! Enjoy it.
 
The seller likely had poor accuracy from that scope and dumped the package, replace the scope and you'll be rocking!
 
Demonical said:
$150!? Was the rifle stolen!? Cuz that's a steal at $150.

Toss the stupid see-thru rings and the cheap Simmons scope and upgrade those.
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Yes, toss the rings where no poor soul may find and use them.
But check the Simmons scope. If it is an old one made in USA there will be a lot of quality there.
 
Just have to tell my story about buying unseen guns.
Before long guns had to be registered I was at a garage sale in a little town 16 miles away. Asked my usual question, "Do you have any guns for sale?" Elderly couple looked at each other in silence, then one said to the other, "We might as well sell the gun he left us." Someone had a left a gun with them, then later died.
I'm getting eager and of course want to see it. They won't show it to me, but ask where I live. I explain my address, sixteen miles away. The man said he would ring it to me.
So, at the appointed time a car drove in the yard. By this time I am getting really excited. I think with all the secrecy it must be a hand gun, probably an old revolver and likely not registered. In my mind I'm figuring out how I could handle an unregistered Colt sixgun!
The man actually looked around to see if all was clear, before he opened the trunk of his car.
And in the trunk was the saddest looking 22 single shot Cooey I had ever seen!
I guess I completely failed to hide my emotions, because he looked at me and stated, "Well, I only want twenty dollars for it!"
I couldn't disappoint him, so I handed him twenty dollars and took the beat up Cooey!
 
Liked your story H4831.

A few years ago, while registration was in effect, a friend and were to go golfing. Before transferring the clubs to my truck, he asked if I was interested in buy a rifle.
Depends and hidden behind his clubs was a sporterized 303. Since it was not registered, I offered to register it, sell it on CGN, and we would share the profits after expenses.
"Okay" . . . "I have another one and I don't think it is registered either". Both were sold to CGN'ers and we were up $200 each.
 
I bought a Marlin 22 sight unseen once. Cost me 150 bucks and turned out to be a Model 70 with a Weaver K6 scope on it. I have tired for years to find out if a K6 is okay for a centerfire rifle.
 
Raton57 said:
I bought a Marlin 22 sight unseen once. Cost me 150 bucks and turned out to be a Model 70 with a Weaver K6 scope on it. I have tired for years to find out if a K6 is okay for a centerfire rifle.
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Use the Texas Weaver K6 on any normal centre fire rifle.
 
My dad wasn't a gun guy, but I came home all excited one day explaining that I had just seen an an 8mm Mauser going for $16. Sixteen bucks! Even then that was unheard of. Dad wouldn't believe that you could buy a safe rifle for $16, so he gave me a $100 with the instructions to go buy a good rifle. In those days a new 700 Remington was $165, and there was no EE, Canadian Access, or even a Gun Runner, and the local gun emporiums didn't have many affordable consignment guns, so I was a little disheartened at the prospects of finding something I'd want for a C note. After all, being a teenager I had visions of a .340 Weatherby, but I ended up coming home with a Churchill Arms #4 Lee Enfield, and I had enough cash left over for ammo, a cheap soft case and a cleaning kit. The Mauser was probably a better rifle, although not as pretty as the Monte-Carlo walnut on that .303. Over the next few months I bought myself a 700 Remington in .350 magnum, a 10/22, an 870 Wingmaster Magnum, a Colt Trooper in .357 and some loading gear. Anybody recall the Browning ammo in the gold and black boxes? The die was cast.

That 700 Remington for $150 is like my $16 Mauser - only better.
 
I emailed the serial number to Remington and they replied that it was manufactured in May of 1978. I just thought that was kind if cool, rifle is 35 years old.
 
Boomer said:
My dad wasn't a gun guy, but I came home all excited one day explaining that I had just seen an an 8mm Mauser going for $16.
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My great uncle, who had been an avid hunter before the war, came home from overseas after the war with a bring back K98 8mm Mauser. He figured it would make a dandy deer rifle. But he had no ammo with it. When he got home he found that sporting ammo for it was non-existent as well. At least initially in the post war period locally. He then traded it for a Savage 99 lever in .30-30 Win. And used it right up until the 1960's when his eyes needed a scoped rifle. He then purchased a Rem 700 .30-06 which was left to me when he passed away in 2000. Still have the rifle. And think of my uncle often.

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