I stole a gun today

[jt13]

So I stop in to my local gun shop looking for some goose loads. This is a place where I've become pretty good friends with all the employees over the years. A fella walks in a little while later and flops a gun case on the counter and wants to trade in a rifle on a handgun. I see the rifle come out of the case and I become very interested. It's a 90's era Remington Model Seven CDL .243 Win wearing a Leupold VX3i 3.5x10x40. Guy states he hasnt shot the rifle since it was sighted in 30 years ago, as he bought it for his daughter and she never turned into a hunter. The LGS employees make him a lowball offer which he was preparing to begrudgingly accept. I interjected with my interest and, with the blessing of the gunshop employees, made a counter offer. He accepted and ended up putting the money towards the handgun he came in to trade for.

$600 later this pretty little thing lives with me now. Always wanted a Model Seven, never did get those goose loads though...

 

[bennirio]

Nice gun. Look at how neat those markings are.

 

[Southern Elk]

Will you take six fiddy for it?

 

[Nick87]

Model seven in .243 perfect. I'll offer $650

 

[Nick87]

Will you take six fiddy for it?

Damn at the same time lol.

 

[Jbaldwin40]

Nice. That kind of luck never happens to me.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Yep, you stole it. Nice rifle!

 

[noharleyyet]

Buy a lottery ticket...

 

[Bambistew]

Did the owner look like this? Offering a guy half price and then likely selling him a shotgun at retail is a dbag move.

 

[noharleyyet]

Did the owner look like this? Offering a guy half price and then likely selling him a shotgun at retail is a dbag move.

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...tree fiddy, best I can do

 

[mtmuley]

Hell yeah. Awesome rifle. mtmuley

 

[OntarioHunter]

I know nothing about Model Seven but that is a damn pretty gun. Never knew Remington did such nice work. Congratulations. Sounds like everyone was happy when you left the store and that's a bonus. Good on you.

 

[jt13]

Anyone know a good cerakote guy that can do a sweet tactical urban camo pattern?!

.... just kidding

Edit: Really though. Any load suggestions for a varmint/coyote load and a pronghorn/deer load. Either factory or hand loaded. She's my first 243

 

[mtmuley]

I know nothing about Model Seven but that is a damn pretty gun. Never knew Remington did such nice work.

With all your posts about rifles and the Remington Model 7 escaped you? mtmuley

 

[OntarioHunter]

With all your posts about rifles and the Remington Model 7 escaped you? mtmuley

Well, I don't know everything. Pretty close though.

 

[mtmuley]

Well, I don't know everything. Pretty close though.

Yeah. Pretty close. mtmuley

 

[Pmacc60]

Congrats on a fine pick up, sweet rifle ! The whole combo is first rate , I hope it serves you well.

 

[Bowmannate2000]

Is the bolt palmable though???

 

[Redman]

So I stop in to my local gun shop looking for some goose loads. This is a place where I've become pretty good friends with all the employees over the years. A fella walks in a little while later and flops a gun case on the counter and wants to trade in a rifle on a handgun. I see the rifle come out of the case and I become very interested. It's a 90's era Remington Model Seven CDL .243 Win wearing a Leupold VX3i 3.5x10x40. Guy states he hasnt shot the rifle since it was sighted in 30 years ago, as he bought it for his daughter and she never turned into a hunter. The LGS employees make him a lowball offer which he was preparing to begrudgingly accept. I interjected with my interest and, with the blessing of the gunshop employees, made a counter offer. He accepted and ended up putting the money towards the handgun he came in to trade for.

$600 later this pretty little thing lives with me now. Always wanted a Model Seven, never did get those goose loads though...

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Yep you "stole" that beautiful rifle...the scope alone is worth that! I kick myself because several years ago I came across a 700 CDL in 30-06 with a Ziess 3×9 for around 600 and past it up. I got to thinking about it after I left the gun store and thought I was dumb for walking away. Stopped by a month later and it was gone. The did have a 700 ADL in 30-06 ugly as heck but it had iron sights and looked as though it had never been fired. 400 later it came home with me. Had it not had iron sights I would have left it.

 

[mtmuley]

Is the bolt palmable though???

Haha. mtmuley