2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
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- Polchraine
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2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
So in 2013, what has been you greatest shooting related extravagance? And what is the best bargain you have pickef up?
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Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Extravagance? Bought a couple of Peli and SKB gun cases. Extravagant because gun bags/cases are something I am not short of..... I think I may actually collect them!
Bargain? A .35 Remington Marlin 336 RC in mint condition for £250 and a bit of a knackered 1893 vintage Marlin 1892 .22lr for 50 quid that's been restored to a shooting condition!
Bargain? A .35 Remington Marlin 336 RC in mint condition for £250 and a bit of a knackered 1893 vintage Marlin 1892 .22lr for 50 quid that's been restored to a shooting condition!
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
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Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Suffolk Arms M14 and in a separate transaction, an ART II sight for it.Sim G wrote:Extravagance? Bought a couple of Peli and SKB gun cases. Extravagant because gun bags/cases are something I am not short of..... I think I may actually collect them!
Bargain? A .35 Remington Marlin 336 RC in mint condition for £250 and a bit of a knackered 1893 vintage Marlin 1892 .22lr for 50 quid that's been restored to a shooting condition!
Odd Sim, you seem to have posted your mail tomorrow, and me this one today........


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Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Both Bargains 1919 Lithgow SMLE & 1918 BSA SMLE.
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Ooooh, an M14, any good as a straight pull?PaulR wrote:Suffolk Arms M14 and in a separate transaction, an ART II sight for it.Sim G wrote:Extravagance? Bought a couple of Peli and SKB gun cases. Extravagant because gun bags/cases are something I am not short of..... I think I may actually collect them!
Bargain? A .35 Remington Marlin 336 RC in mint condition for £250 and a bit of a knackered 1893 vintage Marlin 1892 .22lr for 50 quid that's been restored to a shooting condition!
Odd Sim, you seem to have posted your mail tomorrow, and me this one today........![]()
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My extravagance for 2013 was buying a Clarkson Mk2 Tool & cutter grinder for making chamber reamers, and other gun related tooling.
Best bargain, was finding a Mosin Nagant receiver in France for €45.
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
My extravagance was the £50 FAC fee :'(
Bargain was the 5 gun cab from Adam (Dromia)!
Bargain was the 5 gun cab from Adam (Dromia)!
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Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Extravagance was Ovenpaa's AE in 308. Turned out to be a fantastic gun.
Best value was a cleaning rod guide from the same source.
Mike
Best value was a cleaning rod guide from the same source.
Mike
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Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
My extravagance was a Dragunov SVDS with scope,bipod and mags etc.
Bargain was a late 80s Soviet border guard winter jacket to wear at the range when its cold.
Bargain was a late 80s Soviet border guard winter jacket to wear at the range when its cold.
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Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
3 weeks in Raton ... extranganza deluxe ... stil paying for that
Bargain ... my various reloading goodies from Shooting Shed (not a plug ... a simple truth!)
Bargain ... my various reloading goodies from Shooting Shed (not a plug ... a simple truth!)
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Extravagance was a 26" 6,5x47 barrel for my Accuracy International.
Bargain was a virtually new 7,62x51 barrel for the same rifle a couple of weeks later
Bargain was a virtually new 7,62x51 barrel for the same rifle a couple of weeks later
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