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54bore
05-14-2016, 08:52 AM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Thompson-Center-Renegade-barrel-***-muzzle-loader-1-Nearly-unfired-54-cal-/171982399699?hash=item280af328d3:g:104AAOSwwbdWMXl 2
Anyone ever seen a 'nearly unfired' Barrel? Its either been fired or it hasn't? Was good for a laugh anyway!
BPJONES
05-14-2016, 09:47 AM
That's another way of saying it's not nearly perfect!!
bubba.50
05-14-2016, 10:12 AM
on auction sites that usually means "shot it a few times, decided muzzleloadin' wasn't for me, put it in the rack/safe". maybe it was cleaned first but often-times not. if they don't have a good pik or two of the bore I'd say yer chances of it bein' in "nearly unfired" condition would be somewhere south of 50-50.
bubba.50
05-14-2016, 10:16 AM
just went & looked at the pix. barrel doesn't look too bad but, that bore's quite a few notches below "nearly unfired" condition IMHO.
54bore
05-14-2016, 11:14 AM
I'd say yer chances of it bein' in "nearly unfired" condition would be somewhere south of 50-50.
My thoughts EXACTLY! Im not looking for a barrel, i have plenty, i just seen that title and got a kick out of it! Its either fired, or unfired, plain and simple! Nearly unfired? LOL, ok
johnson1942
05-14-2016, 12:55 PM
american english isnt perfect, we all know what he ment.
bubba.50
05-14-2016, 12:58 PM
i look for the same thing too. i especially always marveled at the "mountain-man/re-enactor" laptop & phone cases that used to be quite prominent on evil-bay :grin:
JonB_in_Glencoe
05-14-2016, 01:05 PM
more like, "Nearly Overpriced" :razz:
and, after looking at pics, I'd also say, the bore was nearly cleaned properly.
scattershot
05-14-2016, 01:18 PM
Rode hard and put away wet would be closer to accurate. Thanks for the laugh.
Char-Gar
05-14-2016, 01:19 PM
Nearly unfired is like being a little bit pregnant.
mooman76
05-14-2016, 02:11 PM
Or almost a virgin.
gunauthor
05-14-2016, 02:25 PM
Maybe "damn near unfired" is more accurate......
54bore
05-14-2016, 06:11 PM
Nearly unfired is like being a little bit pregnant.
Couldnt of said it any better than this! lol
johnson1942
05-14-2016, 06:17 PM
i bought one years ago like that, new on the outside. the neighbor had fired it with pyrodex and put it away ten years before. i should have checked the bore. it was like a stove pipe. useless. had to rebarrel it.
bob208
05-14-2016, 06:49 PM
for the price of that barrel. i will sell you a whole tc only it is a .50 cal with a real good bore.
Hawks Feather
05-14-2016, 08:11 PM
The seller does think that it is an extremely valuable barrel. I think a person could get a barrel at a much lower price.
I have one in 54 that's been shot a lot and it looks lots better
beemer
05-15-2016, 12:39 AM
Probably never fired uphill either.
I don't know how many times I've heard "But I only shot it one time."
Dave
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