Should I go get that rifle?

[Gene Hackman]

I was at cabelas today and I was looking at used rifles. I've been in the market for a 22 pistol but can't find one I like that fits my budget. I was looking at the used rifles and I found a really neat old 22 pump action rifle. I think it might have been a remington. I didn't get to look at it too much but I'm considering going back for it tomorrow. It was 135 dollars. It had a little scope on it too nothing special.

[Gene Hackman]

I think it was a remington fieldmaster

[muggsy]

TheRemington Field Master was a nice little gun and accurate enough to pot rabbits or squirrels.

[yqtszhj]

The answer to should i buy a gun is always YES! ;)

[ripley16]

If it's in good shape and functions correctly, then that is an excellent price. A steal if in very good condition.

Another low cost yet excellent .22 is the Marlin model 60. Sometimes seen as low as $100.

[ltxi]

That damn Cabella's and their used rifles rack.....that's where/how I ended ended up getting my Marlin M39 Centennial back in November. Went in to buy a sweatshirt...

[Gene Hackman]

Well crap. I went to get it today and it was gone. Somebody got a steal of a deal. And to top it off I got outbid by 50 cents on a high noon holster. And my heater isn't working and my landlords are getting irritated with me.

[marshal kane]

Well crap. I went to get it today and it was gone. Somebody got a steal of a deal. And to top it off I got outbid by 50 cents on a high noon holster. And my heater isn't working and my landlords are getting irritated with me.
Sounds like the story of my life. I hope you learned something from this. Easy for me to say because THIS TIME it didn't happen to me.

[ScottM]

Sounds like the story of my life. I hope you learned something from this. Easy for me to say because THIS TIME it didn't happen to me.

LOL, ditto. There are regrets for guns sold, and regrets for guns not bought. Both regrets suck.

[kwh]

LOL, ditto. There are regrets for guns sold, and regrets for guns not bought. Both regrets suck.

Been there. Done that. Time heals all (or mostly all) wounds.

[RRP]

Shoulda, woulda, coulda.

We've all second-guessed our decisions. When this happens to me, I remind myself that things happen for a reason. Maybe there's a better deal around the corner, waiting for your 135 bucks. Or maybe that old gun didn't work right and you're lucky to have walked away. You seem to have had your share of "bad luck". Consider yourself fortunate that you didn't get burned again.

[ltxi]

Nah....he blew it.

I've done that walk away and come back later twice in the last few months.....both times for the I need to fer sure know/understand what I'm lookin' at here reason. Fortunately, both times worked out.

Gotta be careful 'bout what you just snatch off the rack on impulse. That be how I ended up with my wife.

[getsome]

Gotta agree, Seems every time I find a good deal on something I want and can afford but walk away from aint there when I go back....Happened last June, one Friday afternoon on my way home from work I stopped in a LGS and found a real nice low miles Colt AR-15 with several upgrades and Magpul furniture for $795.00 out the door...At the time I didn't know enough about AR rifles to know what to look for so I got my buddy who does know about AR's to go with me Saturday morning with cash in my pocket to buy it if it checked out....Shop owner said he just sold it, buyer was there when he opened because he know how good of a buy it was....

I did go from there to the gun show and picked up a S&W M&P-15 and am very happy with it but that Colt sure was nice....Moral of the story is if you find something you want and it's talking to you it's best to take it home because if you don't the next guy probably will....

[ltxi]

Gotta agree, Seems every time I find a good deal on something I want and can afford but walk away from aint there when I go back....Happened last June, one Friday afternoon on my way home from work I stopped in a LGS and found a real nice low miles Colt AR-15 with several upgrades and Magpul furniture for $795.00 out the door...At the time I didn't know enough about AR rifles to know what to look for so I got my buddy who does know about AR's to go with me Saturday morning with cash in my pocket to buy it if it checked out....Shop owner said he just sold it, buyer was there when he opened because he know how good of a buy it was....

I did go from there to the gun show and picked up a S&W M&P-15 and am very happy with it but that Colt sure was nice....Moral of the story is if you find something you want and it's talking to you it's best to take it home because if you don't the next guy probably will....

Which is.....exactly how I ended up with my wife.

[Bawanna]

Gotta agree, Seems every time I find a good deal on something I want and can afford but walk away from aint there when I go back....Happened last June, one Friday afternoon on my way home from work I stopped in a LGS and found a real nice low miles Colt AR-15 with several upgrades and Magpul furniture for $795.00 out the door...At the time I didn't know enough about AR rifles to know what to look for so I got my buddy who does know about AR's to go with me Saturday morning with cash in my pocket to buy it if it checked out....Shop owner said he just sold it, buyer was there when he opened because he know how good of a buy it was....



I did go from there to the gun show and picked up a S&W M&P-15 and am very happy with it but that Colt sure was nice....Moral of the story is if you find something you want and it's talking to you it's best to take it home because if you don't the next guy probably will....

Next guy for sure ain't married to my wife.

[AJBert]

Just an FYI, Cabela's may have restarted the hold program on firearms. I think they'll hold it up to five days, if they are doing it again.

A couple of years ago when everything went crazy they stopped the program because they were selling firearms faster than they could stock them. Having a gun on hold was not making the store any money. As I recall, only about 50ish percent of holds were actually sold before the mess.