Barn Finds and new rifle justification, so to speak

[Tradewind]

My mom passed and perfect Ethan Allen high end furniture sold for almost zero. Hummels, lladro, framed litho prints are worthless. New, 200k, estate sale 10k, and they took 50%. If you buy new furniture it is worthless when you walk out of the store. We are now selling 60 elk, Deer, lion mounts to a wholesaler, almost as bad price.

antiques are worth almost nothing theses days.

 

[Wild Bill]

Fair point. As it’s the only bathroom in the house, I suppose I should deduct 50%.

This will fit the bill.

CCM Tikka for sale

Selling this CCM built Tikka chambered in 7mm-08. Build list is as follows: Tikka T3x X-Caliber barrel 20" fluted 1:8 twist 5/8"-24 threaded muzzle Bedded Stocky's carbon fiber sporter Mesa bottom metal Fluted bolt Mountain Tactical bolt release and recoil lug I've gone back and forth on...

www.hunttalk.com

 

[schmalts]

Definitely above high school woodshop class work there, so the new rifle should be above run of the mill

 

[Ben Lamb]

So, say, hypothetically, that my wife just decided on a $17K bathroom remodel….how much rifle does that entitle me to?

I'd say wait until the job is done. Generally, bathroom remodels go through 7 or 8 redesigns between the demolition and the finish work. This will be a better indicator of what kind of firearm, or firearms, you will be able to purchase.

But, since this is the only bathroom, you should consider your usage, and comfort and deduct that from the final.

So, about $8-10K

 

[noharleyyet]

So, say, hypothetically, that my wife just decided on a $17K bathroom remodel….how much rifle does that entitle me to?

That's an easy question...one from @p_ham

...and you're gonna like the new bathroom.

 

[seeth07]

Fair point. As it’s the only bathroom in the house, I suppose I should deduct 50%.

Wife math - you need to deduct at least 75% in order to ensure there isn't an argument in which you likely wind up and settle at probably a 85% deduction. Don't worry, a $4200 rifle setup budget is not too shabby.

 

[mdcrossbow]

Mrs. Harley found this Bombay chest at an estate sale on the third day of markdown...

https://flic.kr/p/2pVAsmM

@mdcrossbow

Pricing on these are all over the board. $900- $5K FOR repros. The period ones are easily spotted due to the old glues giving up the ghost so to say. Veneers popping all over. Many repairs. I've done my share of restoing them.
This looks to be in great shape. so to answer your questions about $1,400 for this one.

 

[sccritterkiller]

We have completely different definitions of "barn find"...I thought it was going to be an old square body truck, a shovel head basket case, Envinrude Fastwin, or maybe a Trans Am with t-tops.

 

[JustinsDad]

My buddy has us all beat. He had his yard completely landscaped to his wife’s exact wishes. In return he’s getting a Cabo 35 offshore boat for us to go fishing in. Boom.

 

[elkduds]

My buddy has us all beat. He had his yard completely landscaped to his wife’s exact wishes. In return he’s getting a Cabo 35 offshore boat for us to go fishing in. Boom.

Pro tip: fish from the boat.

 

[Gerald Martin]

I'd say wait until the job is done. Generally, bathroom remodels go through 7 or 8 redesigns between the demolition and the finish work. This will be a better indicator of what kind of firearm, or firearms, you will be able to purchase.

But, since this is the only bathroom, you should consider your usage, and comfort and deduct that from the final.

So, about $8-10K

You’re forgetting this is a bathroom remodel. That 8-10k in the rifle budget will be eaten up by cost overruns. You’ll be lucky to score a brick of shotgun ammo with a bathroom remodel.

 

[popeyoung12]

Feel lucky. As a tile contractor, my mb remodel was 55k,my idea, so dumb, then 1 year later wife said a blowout, 6 month 700k remodel was needed. Done.

 

[crock239]

Mrs. Harley found this Bombay chest at an estate sale on the third day of markdown...

https://flic.kr/p/2pVAsmM

@mdcrossbow

When the new rifle is selected a pic of it on top of Bombay would be appropriate...you pic the Bombay flavor of course.

Beautiful furniture...assume the new iron will match?

 

[crock239]

So, say, hypothetically, that my wife just decided on a $17K bathroom remodel….how much rifle does that entitle me to?

I'm in the finishing throes of a bathroom AND basement remodel...a fair amount of which I've done myself.

My price is a WY elk tag for this fall...and I did go to AK last fall so I guess I'm getting mine in installments.

So I'd say a pretty damn nice rifle...Like @p_ham nice.

 

[Ben Lamb]

So I'd say a pretty damn nice rifle...Like @p_ham nice.

Just gonna throw this out there:

@noharleyyet - Get a nice, gently used British side by side and a plane ticket to Duluth for early October.

 

[noharleyyet]

Feel lucky. As a tile contractor, my mb remodel was 55k,my idea, so dumb, then 1 year later wife said a blowout, 6 month 700k remodel was needed. Done.

...that's a nice chunk of tile

 

[noharleyyet]

When the new rifle is selected a pic of it on top of Bombay would be appropriate...you pic the Bombay flavor of course.

Beautiful furniture...assume the new iron will match?

As a matter of fact it will surpass...