gun show find...1949 336 30-30

[mike in co]

are you sitting down......

some bluing wear, some dings and dents in the wood...it is 60 YEARS OLD!

crisp lands and grooves......


$100............

( new postion for my table, right up front/left...saw lots of stuff...but when the guy said $100 for a levergun ...i could not let it go.)

had decent brass sales...slow primer sales......


mike in co

[2ndAmendmentNut]

Will you take $125?[smilie=l:

Good find.

[crazy mark]

You thief. You need to turn yourself in. :D

[Bullshop Junior]

are you sitting down......

$100............


:groner:

I paid $225 plus shipping for mine! (It was almost that old........Pre T&T)

[StarMetal]

That's despicable.

Joe

[mike in co]

That's despicable.

Joe


i asked him twice....and paid the man

he also had a bolt/mag fed 25-20. rifle.........which i send to a fellow dealer.....

there were quite a few nice things and a bunch of common stuff


such as a new in the box 41 mag lever gun...it went for a mere $425 out of my league.

saw a sw686 go for a couple hundred, a couple of makarov's a cz 27/32 auto i had to pass on after buying the lever.

a brit 38 sw revolter, top break


mike in co

[NickSS]

Last Thanksgiving I had dinner at my brothers house and he had a guy he works with over. This guy had just inherited a couple of long arms but he was not a gun lover. He told me he was thinking about taking them to the police to get rid of them. I told him that I would look at them and maybe buy them from him. He said that he knew the police were buying back hand guns in Seattle a couple of years back for $50 each so he wanted $100 for the pair. I told him to bring them over so he went home and brought them back after dinner. He showed them to me and I gave him the $100 he was asking for the pair. One is a 1913 vintage 94 Winchester short rifle with a half round half octagon barrel in 38-55 in 90% condition and the other is an 1897 Winchester pump that had been refinished and choke tubes installed in the barrel that was cut down to 26 inches. This shotgun was completely gone through and everything is tight as a drum and smooth as silk in operation. It was the best $100 I ever spent.

[Throckmorton]

I paid a bit more for mine...like DOUBLE that,you thief ! :)

Mine is 1949 vintage also,honest/usual wear,just a shooter,but I sure like it.

[corvette8n]

Some people have all the luck, good score.

[augois]

Hmmmmm! It seems some guys have all the luck!
Whenever I want to buy something, the price is twice the going rate...and yet when I want to sell something, I can only get half the going rate. I guess it's a good thing I don't work in retail.:groner:

[jbc]

"slow primer sales" - so how much were you selling your primers for that made them go slow? or was it that way for everyone no matter the price?

[Triggerhappy]

I used to help folks in need at my old church. Whenever the pastor or a deacon heard someone needed help, especially automotive, they would let me know and I would offer to help out. One time I offered to change the starter on an old guys car that wouldn't start. While working the car over I noticed a pair of rifle stocks sticking out of a trash can in the garage. He used the can for storing shovels, rakes and such, and had just stuffed the rifles in with them. I asked if I could look at them and found them to be a Rem 700 in 30-06 and a 50's model Savage 99 .300 Savage. Both were kinda marked up. He asked if I wanted them, he didn't want them, I didn't want to take advantage of the guy so I think I gave him a couple of hundred for the pair. It was what I could afford at the time. Both of us were happy.

I still have both of them. Put a Hogue stock on the 700 and cleaned up the 99. Both are nice rifles.

TH

[Jack Stanley]

I've fallen into a couple deals over the years but nothing as good as I've read here today . Congrats fellas !!

Jack

[jlchucker]

I have to ask this question: Are you a pirate or a pornstar??? Somebody's been on the receiving end of one or the other in this $100 deal!!

[mike in co]

I have to ask this question: Are you a pirate or a pornstar??? Somebody's been on the receiving end of one or the other in this $100 deal!!


you are looking at it poorly. the gentleman asked for x dollars for each rifle, and i paid the asking price....he was happy and i am happy.

as much as you may think otherwise..its probably only a 250 dollar gun here this time of year. while its a good deal..its just that.

i did not offer an outragously low number...he offered at that price...big difference.

mike

[NickSS]

I have a better story than that. About 40 years ago I lived in Portsmouth NH and liked to go to estate auctions as occasionally there would be something I wanted and could afford. At one of these in about 1970 The auctioneer held up a box with a volcanic pistol and he stated one old pistol do I hear $10 so I bid on it. The price went all the way up to $100 when I won the aution for that item. I paid the money and was walking out when a guy who had just came in offered me $200 and I told him to forget about it as it was not for sale. Well this guy followed me home and got started offering me real money. After 20 minutes of negotiation he went home with it and I had $2100 in my pocket. I figured a brand new Volcanic in the box with a box of factory ammo was worth at least that much at the time.

[Four Fingers of Death]

I bought a sporterised M17 at a gunshop in the country town where our region had it's headquarter a few years back when I was reporting in. Barrel was good, it had a home made set of mounts and a non descript 4x scope on a home made mount. It was $AU 175.00. I happily paid the guy as it was a Winchester and I had been after one for some time (still am). You hardly ever strike Winchesters in Australia. I said to the guy after I paid for it that it was a Winchester and was about to show him how to tell lthe difference. He immediately said that he wasn't interested in ex mil stuff and couldn't care less. Whatever. When the permit arrived I finally go tback that way to pick it up and when I was waiting for him to fill in the paperwork, I realised that it was a sniper rifle. It had the bases fitted to the action and the home made mount adapted to it. I said 'I remember that you wern't interested in old ex mil stuff.' He relied that that was the case. I said, 'it's a shame you don't because this is an ex sniper rifle and I would have paid $500 in a heart beat. There were only 2000 or so of these made worldwide.' he growled a bit. i wasn't in a position to restore it and passed it onto a young shooter who like restoring these old girls. I gave it to my friend for what I paid for it as I was glad to see it go to a good home and I knew it would end up being a museum piece. He paid over $US3000 for a scope for it, but he has the real deal now, he didn't have to touch the action it was as issued.

I have a 1949 Win Mod70 in 270 ( I would have liked a 3006) and a pre 64 1894 in 30/30, I havent got the gun or the paperwork with me at the moment and I haven't got around to finding out what year it was made. Nice old guns.

[jlchucker]

you are looking at it poorly. the gentleman asked for x dollars for each rifle, and i paid the asking price....he was happy and i am happy.

as much as you may think otherwise..its probably only a 250 dollar gun here this time of year. while its a good deal..its just that.

i did not offer an outragously low number...he offered at that price...big difference.

mike

I said that in jest... In fact, a couple of years ago when my younger brother found, at an out-of-the way gunshop a Win 92 SRC in 25-20 and saw the price tag of $450 for it, I said the same thing to him. He bought a hardly used, 1923 rifle from the guy's back room. I'm envious of you. I waited too long to pick up a hundred dollar deal like you did. Such bargains are extremely rare these days. :-)

[PatMarlin]

I found the very same year rifle for $200 Christmas before last. I love the old 336's.

Nice shape worn blue. To me a rifle like this is far more beautiful than a new lever off the shelf any day. Most of the new rifles look like "yuk" to me.

[Guesser]

I also have a Marlin 336A from 1949 in 32 Winchester Special. I paid $200.00 included was a Weaver K2.5 in Buehler mounts all of which dated to 1949. Safe assumption that they were sold together. The 24" barrel with half magazine is a handsome combination and it shoots lots better than I do with cast NEI 150 gr. or Lyman 170 gr.

[augois]

I had a 1952 Marlin 336 in 35rem. Loved that rifle.....Had to sell it. Sniff, sniff, sometimes you just have to pay the mortgage.....sob, sob. Anyone have a hankie?

[Blammer]

so, did you break your arm reaching for your wallet?

GOOD DEAL!

[mike in co]

so, did you break your arm reaching for your wallet?

GOOD DEAL!


i was trying to be calm, like i said i actually asked twice before i grabbed the cash.

it has cleaned up well.

mike in co

[Bass Ackward]

i was trying to be calm, like i said i actually asked twice before i grabbed the cash. it has cleaned up well. mike in co


If you study the firearm industry and our history, what we find is that shotguns garner the love of it's owner. People will tell you about the " love " for the gun and not necessarily the gauge. Shotguns are basically so much weight of shot of a certain size chocked to form a certain pattern. We grew up understanding the logic and still accept it today.

When it comes to rifles and handguns, we get the expert syndrome forced upon us by marketing where we tend to lose the logic of launching a certain weight projectile at a certain velocity level to produce a result. And what we see are arguments of the superiority of a certain caliber over another where the whole game maybe an inch or two of trajectory over the other slug with no MEANINGFUL difference in bullet weight. WE focus on details instead of the BIG picture. As a result, the quality of our experience and our own history with the firearm becomes lost over time.

Simply put, there is no pride of ownership.

If your 30/30 is anything like my 1950 edition 35 Remington, it may just alter your perception of how " YOU " look and .... value everything else that you own.

Congratulations.

[Shiloh]

You stole it.

What a find!! Sure wish it was me there first and you watching me take it home:bigsmyl2:

I'm sure you'll give it a good home. Proper care and feeding, check-ups, annual shots, ect...

Shiloh

[PatMarlin]

If you study the firearm industry and our history....

He speaks ..:bigsmyl2:

What digi serial number? I think mines a real low 4.

My 1950 35 Rem has the same digits as my PO box. How about that.

[PatMarlin]

I had a 1952 Marlin 336 in 35rem. Loved that rifle.....Had to sell it. Sniff, sniff, sometimes you just have to pay the mortgage.....sob, sob. Anyone have a hankie?


:violin::killingpc:bigsmyl2: ... you'll get another one someday. There's lots of them to be had and most all are special, in my eyes anyway.

I've had to sell some real nice Winchesters in the past. Funny thing is I don't miss em' and I like the old marlins more. Don't know why.

[augois]

:violin::killingpc:bigsmyl2: ... you'll get another one someday. There's lots of them to be had and most all are special, in my eyes anyway.

I've had to sell some real nice Winchesters in the past. Funny thing is I don't miss em' and I like the old marlins more. Don't know why.

Well, I have had Win94'2sin the past, and I just aquired another in a trade. And, while I like them immensely, if I had to choose between the two, I believe I would Choose Marlin.

[hunter64]

I have a good story for you. When I was dating my ex-wife we decided to go up to northern British Columbia and meet the future in laws. Well the future father-in-law was an outdoors man and he was out of 30-06 ammo so he sent me in to town to pick some up for him so we could go out quading (trikes then). He gave me the directions to get to the hardware/sporting goods store (very small town) and off I went. I go into the store get the ammo and as I am leaving I am just looking around as I leave the door something grabs my eye in the corner glass display case. I return and notice there are 5 handguns in the corner of the case and the one farthest over is a 1911.
Well I ask to see the 1911, it looks old and some of the finish warn off near the muzzle and when I turn it over and look at the slide I just about jumped out of my boots. It has just a US & S on the slide. A union switch and signal 1911 in original finish and the frame and the slide are correct and even the mag is correct. I haggled the owner a bit and seeing as it has been in the display case for nearly 3 years he excepted my offer and stated the paper work. 3 weeks later it was in my hands and after carefully detail stripping and cleaning it is all 100% original. Guess what I paid. $125.00

[kooz]

I see you have it for sale this weekend at the Tanner show, descent looking gun.

[mike in co]

I see you have it for sale this weekend at the Tanner show, descent looking gun.

CAUGHT......

i'm broke..and need the money....life sucks when you get a good deal and have to let it go....

mike in co
( my brass biz has been very slow. i have paid my bills every month fot the last 6-7, but the dec bills due the 15, was the first time i was short. so not only am i trying to sell this rifle , i had to sell a couple of my guns too.....and i hate selling my guns. i used to sell 100,000 pcs of 45acp per month, betwen wholesale and retail, now i'm lucky to get 20,000 incomming. i certainly hope the recession is over.)

[mike in co]

gentlemen,
i succumbed to temptation.
this rifle was sold today, the investment returned to my budget, but the excess was handed to a genntleman with a finn 28..and the 28 went home with me.

the story jumps forums.....mil rifles.

mike in co