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2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 10:42 pm
by Polchraine
So in 2013, what has been you greatest shooting related extravagance? And what is the best bargain you have pickef up?
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 11:31 pm
by Sim G
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!
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 11:58 pm
by PaulR
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!
Suffolk Arms M14 and in a separate transaction, an ART II sight for it.
Odd Sim, you seem to have posted your mail tomorrow, and me this one today........
Edit....just noticed that the FB server is running UTC time.
Happy new year......when it comes up.
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 8:28 am
by bnz41
Both Bargains 1919 Lithgow SMLE & 1918 BSA SMLE.
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 8:31 am
by northumbrian
PaulR wrote: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!
Suffolk Arms M14 and in a separate transaction, an ART II sight for it.
Odd Sim, you seem to have posted your mail tomorrow, and me this one today........
Edit....just noticed that the FB server is running UTC time.
Happy new year......when it comes up.
Ooooh, an M14, any good as a straight pull?
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
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:03 am
by Demonic69
My extravagance was the £50 FAC fee :'(
Bargain was the 5 gun cab from Adam (Dromia)!
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:36 am
by NoEntry
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
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:45 am
by snayperskaya
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.
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:07 am
by EagerNoSkill
3 weeks in Raton ... extranganza deluxe ... stil paying for that
Bargain ... my various reloading goodies from Shooting Shed (not a plug ... a simple truth!)
Re: 2013 -- Extravagance and Bargains
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:59 am
by ovenpaa
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