hi ,
been patching the 6.5x55 mm bullets for some time now and I wanted to start on another caliber , so I started
searching for an older type of hunting rifle , used but in good condition , were I could easily mount a light scope on , preferably in .308 win.
this search led me to a great dealer in Belgium , wich is not that far from where I live , and this dealer is known to buy all of the older stocks that other dealers have on the shelfs for decades , through the years i bought many items
from this shop , all aged but never used .
browsing through the .308 rifles i found not really what i wanted , one or two used ones , the rest new .
then he asked me if i wanted to consider another caliber , cause he had some rifles that been laying on the shelf
for a whopping 28 years , brand new and unfired .
these turned out to be RUGER NR 1 rifles , and the price on the tag was also the price of 28 years ago...
i really , really like these rifles but never saw one in real , only on online discussions about them , so my heart skipped
a beat or two...
he made me an offering of 20% off that pricetag , and i could pick whichever i wanted.
i could not pass on this deal and i picked the blued heavy barrel in .270 win.
the other had skinny barrels and iron sights on them , but this one is without the sights.
so , the original price was 1030 euro , 20 % of makes 824 euro . in current rate that's 918 dollar and 16 cents .
he also made me an offer on a real nice scope +rings +fitting and sighting in .
the scope is an older type leopold -something- 3 with a golden ring in 1.5 x 5 , wich fills my need perfectly.
total price of the package is 1025 euro , in current rate this is 1142 dollars and 77 cents.
for fun he also threw in a set of redding dies , the bushing type , with any bushing of my choice , cause these were
laying for a long time also...
i think i got a great deal ..