Author Topic: Ok, Somebody talk me out of this .... (Read 1151 times)

MtJerry · « **on:** November 15, 2004, 08:32:56 AM »

I am becoming a SERIOUS handi-holic.

I am thinking about selling my Ruger M77 - Mark II .270 and buying an NEF in .270.

My Ruger is a TACK DRIVER with handloads. It likes cheap (ok - maybe inexpensive is a better word) Sierra 130gr. SP bullets. It has taken COUNTLESS deer, one elk, and a whole bunch of prarie dogs in the off season with my pet load.

Am I crazy for wanting to trade a fine firearm like this to feed my current passion for single-shots?

{{Honey, will ya hand me my pill bottle, I hear those voices again ....}}

Mac11700 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 15, 2004, 08:43:05 AM »

No....your not crazy at all...your just beginning to change your perspective on things,wanting to increase the difficulty of the hunt, and wanting something new :-D

Going with a single shot doesn't make a-lot of sense to someone who has never owned one...and for those that have and do ...it makes pefect sense...

Mac

jbtazgrabber · « **Reply #2 on:** November 15, 2004, 09:21:00 AM »

ok im here to help you....you mean to tell be that someone makes gunsthat hold more than one bullet???somebody other than NEF H&R no tell me that aint so.....out of 20 years of killing with one shot...you want me to help????ok ill give you a dollar for that thing you called a ruggger???but dont expect me to use it ...at one time i owned 8 rifles one for each day of deer season.....mon 4570 tue 357max wed 44 &so buy it you will like it..oh if you dont sell me that ruger it wont eat anything if when it sits in the closet...

handirifle · « **Reply #3 on:** November 15, 2004, 09:24:47 AM »

MTJetty
I don't know if it is crazy or not but have had the same feelings about my Savage 30-06.

I could get an '06 barrel, have it reamed and re-bored to 338-06 and just about break even.

BIG SCARRY STEP though! :cry:

My Savage is not what I'd call a tac driver (1" - 1 1/2" at 100yds) but plenty good for deer to 300yds for sure, if I do my part.

aulrich · « **Reply #4 on:** November 15, 2004, 09:30:33 AM »

My opinion only sell duds, find the money somewhere else. The way I am feeding the addiction is to used my coffee/ lunch money. I get a down payment together then put the gun I want on 90 day lay away then every pay day I make a payment and eventually it comes home.

My budget is not that much so all I can afford are handi's and such but it works. I have gotten an ultra 243 and a marlin 17v this year doing that. And as a side bonus since I had had the habbit of a coffee and a snack with that money going to guns I have lost significant wieght this year.

handirifle · « **Reply #5 on:** November 15, 2004, 09:36:37 AM »

aulrich
You're a smart man.

I set aside a small amount each payday for huntin' stuff. It just hurts so much to wait!!!!!

MtJerry · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2004, 09:55:49 AM »

Quote from: handirifle

BIG SCARRY STEP though! :cry:

This is only a scary step becuase my Ruger shoots so well, and I hvae had it for going on 12 years.

Maybe I need to follow Aulrich's advice and save a litlle at a time. I can keep the Ruger and pass it on to my son.

There, the pills seem to be kicking in ... I feel much better ......

I wonder if my health insurance covers therapy for handiholic-ism. :-D

hellacatcher · « **Reply #7 on:** November 15, 2004, 10:04:34 AM »

The itch hurts, I know just bought a 17 m2 now thinking what next.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #8 on:** November 15, 2004, 01:55:33 PM »

I'm with Aulrich, keep that tack driver, I've seen it too many times here, shooters wishing they had kept a gun that they sold. The idea is to get more guns, not just the same quantity, but new additional guns! :roll:

Brett · « **Reply #9 on:** November 15, 2004, 02:18:29 PM »

Yep I have to agree. Only dump a gun if it is a dud. If you've had it for eleven or twelve years I'm betting you have a lot of fond hunting memories connected with that Ruger and sooner or later you will be kicking yourself if you let it go.

Badnews Bob · « **Reply #10 on:** November 15, 2004, 03:24:11 PM »

MORE GUNS? More guns...... I like that, more guns he he he more handis he he he more guns he he he he he gimme more he he he he he he :-D :roll:

Nuttinbutchunks · « **Reply #11 on:** November 15, 2004, 04:54:26 PM »

I've got the same rifle in .22-250 target configuration. I wouldn't do it. I thought I could get two Handis for what my Ruger is worth. It's temptinig but don't do it. I LOVE the wood grain on my ruger, but it's a heavy gun to haul around whild blasting PD's. It's got a much better trigger though. MUCH BETTER!

You must resist. :lol:

Donaldo · « **Reply #12 on:** November 15, 2004, 05:01:34 PM »

Keep the Rugrat.... I mean Ruger, sorry bout that. Its a fine rifle and you will later be sorry for getting rid of it. I hate to think of the guns that I have owned and let go for one reason or another. Guess it made sense at the time but not now. Guess I am getting possessive in my old age. The more the better. He who dies with the most guns.........is still dead, but his grandkids get all the fruits of his labors.

De41mag · « **Reply #13 on:** November 15, 2004, 06:37:25 PM »

MyJerry;

Those Rugers that are tack drivers are few and far between.
Keep it and wait JUST a little while to get the money. You'll be happy you did. :grin:

Dennis

BIGBOREFAN · « **Reply #14 on:** November 16, 2004, 03:51:59 AM »

Keep that Ruger and pass it on to your son. You can get a Handi anywhere, but you will never replace a gun like that Ruger "with all the memories" once it is gone.

BBF

MtJerry · « **Reply #15 on:** November 16, 2004, 04:28:51 AM »

Quote from: BIGBOREFAN

Keep that Ruger and pass it on to your son. You can get a Handi anywhere, but you will never replace a gun like that Ruger "with all the memories" once it is gone.

That is the best thing anyone could have said .... ya convinced me to keep the Ruger ... thank you BBF!

That and I got a $200.00 bonus at work today :grin: :grin:

I'm going shopping .... I'm going shopping ... na na na na boo boo !!!

BIGBOREFAN · « **Reply #16 on:** November 16, 2004, 04:38:24 AM »

MtJerry, I've been at that crossroads to many times and had no one to tell me. I've traded lot of guns off I should have kept. EXAMPLE: Winchester M94 Big Bore carbine 307 Winchester, Marline 336ER 356 Winchester, Remington M7400 35 Whelen. Makes me almost sick to think about it.

BBF

etothepii · « **Reply #17 on:** November 16, 2004, 08:36:26 AM »

I haven't been able to sell a gun yet. I just can't let go. Since Handi's are so inexpensive, I'd keep the Ruger and buy a new or used handi.

Haywire Haywood · « **Reply #18 on:** November 16, 2004, 12:17:08 PM »

I have a problem with selling guns. I'm a Lefty. Lefty bolt guns just don't have much trade/resale value. They're harder to move I guess.

Ian

Nuttinbutchunks · « **Reply #19 on:** November 16, 2004, 12:26:51 PM »

I sold the first gun I have in quite a while. It's a Ruger .44 Mag. I just don't have any use for hand guns since I moved here to Utah. The only other gun I've sold was a Llama .32 auto pistol. I can't remember selling anything else. :?

Photog · « **Reply #20 on:** November 16, 2004, 04:19:54 PM »

hey mtjerry,

if you get the bug again let me know, i'll trade you my 270 handi with a 223 barrel straight up.

I might even sell it outright .... after deer season that is.

v8r · « **Reply #21 on:** November 17, 2004, 07:16:25 AM »

Don't sell the Ruger.Just buy a Handi.You will regret selling a rifle that shoots that well.

Mac11700 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 17, 2004, 07:32:29 AM »

Quote from: Photog

hey mtjerry,

if you get the bug again let me know, i'll trade you my 270 handi with a 223 barrel straight up.

I might even sell it outright .... after deer season that is.

Let me know what your going to ask for it...especially if it's a 24" bull barrel on the 223...

Mac

safetysheriff · « **Reply #23 on:** November 17, 2004, 12:13:27 PM »

Quote from: MtJerry

I am becoming a SERIOUS handi-holic.

My Ruger is a TACK DRIVER with handloads. It likes cheap (ok - maybe inexpensive is a better word) Sierra 130gr. SP bullets. It has taken COUNTLESS deer, one elk, and a whole bunch of prarie dogs in the off season with my pet load.

Am I crazy for wanting to trade a fine firearm like this to feed my current passion for single-shots?
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I'd say you are both sick and deranged! :eek: :eek:
I can't imagine selling a good Ruger bolt-gun! :shock: :shock:
You need serious help for even going public with that question there, brother! :-D

Edit: In all honesty, I've 'sacrificed' :shock: one all-weather Ruger in .30-06 to help a daughter and her husband pay for the delivery of our first grandchild..... They were married for two years and still couldn't get proper insurance coverage when he changed jobs so I 'sacrificed' the rifle to help them out. Good grief that hurt :eek:

TOMMYY01 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 17, 2004, 12:46:43 PM »

Well, I sold my CVA staghorn this past weekend. Going to use that money plus put some more with it within the next month. Hopefully, when I go to Tn. I can purchase a handi in 22 hornet. I know a .223 might be a better choice , but it's a nostalgia thing with me. I NEVER HAD ONE! :eek: I'll save a little more so I can get a decent scope and have it mounted and of Course get that bad boy sighted in. Hellacatcher, can you help me do that? :yeah:

tommy