My buddy acquired a Winchester 30-30 with the top eject. he says its worth a ton of money. He mentioned something about being made right after the war.
He was talking about selling it last night because he needed the money and was going to put it on consignment at a LGS for $600. I have seen this rifle and its in darn near mint condition. I opened my trap and said don't sell it to someone sell it to me. this way if he ever wanted it back he could buy it back from me.
My 2 concerns are...
I cant use it in Ohio to hunt so it would mostly be a target gun and something with history to have. I may decide to hunt WV and that would be a sweet little gun to hunt with but I would have to scope it. Not sure how this could be done with a top eject and don't want to modify something that could have monetary value or historic value.
my other issue is a guy he works with also does pawn brokering. I guess the person never came and paid him back so he sold the gun to my buddy for $250.knowing what it was he jumped on it.
My concern is how can someone pretty much run a pawn shop out of their house and then keep a firearm and sell it if the person doesn't come back.
he told me he wouldn't sell it to me for $600 that he would let it go for much less for me.
I'm one to not buy guns just to have them, if I cant hunt with it than I don't need it.
what do you guys think?
He was talking about selling it last night because he needed the money and was going to put it on consignment at a LGS for $600. I have seen this rifle and its in darn near mint condition. I opened my trap and said don't sell it to someone sell it to me. this way if he ever wanted it back he could buy it back from me.
My 2 concerns are...
I cant use it in Ohio to hunt so it would mostly be a target gun and something with history to have. I may decide to hunt WV and that would be a sweet little gun to hunt with but I would have to scope it. Not sure how this could be done with a top eject and don't want to modify something that could have monetary value or historic value.
my other issue is a guy he works with also does pawn brokering. I guess the person never came and paid him back so he sold the gun to my buddy for $250.knowing what it was he jumped on it.
My concern is how can someone pretty much run a pawn shop out of their house and then keep a firearm and sell it if the person doesn't come back.
he told me he wouldn't sell it to me for $600 that he would let it go for much less for me.
I'm one to not buy guns just to have them, if I cant hunt with it than I don't need it.
what do you guys think?