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Posted: 10/18/2011 4:52:58 AM EDT
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Like the title says, I have to thin the herd. One of the conditions of buying an AR from the wife. The question is, which ones?
Ruger 10/22 - wife actually shoots this when I go out, so I'm keeping it. Plus, modular like teh AR platform. Walther P22 - an impulse buy. Don't play with it much. Definitely on the chopping block. Remington 870 - slug gun. Fun to play with, but I don't hunt. An ideal HD gun, but ... just sits around. Possibly to go. Sig P229 - cost me $25 in FFL, since inherited. It's .40, but I bought the .357Sig barrel. Keeping it. VZ-24 Mauser - not so accurate with stock sites. Fun to shoot, my dad has a Mauser and it's a strong platform. I hate to give it away b/c of potential, but the accuracy kills me. Probably have 150 rounds for it. M44 - Fun to shoot. Ammo kind of hard to find. Would prefer it to be a M38, but such is life. Decent accuracy currently. Problem with it and the Mauser is only range local is an indoor 25 meter. Both got better work outs when I had a 100 meter range a few years ago. Also about 150 rounds for it. AR-15 - sticking around. So currently I'm thinking the 870 and the P22. Kind of want to drop a rifle too, but not sure which of the 2 classics to get rid of. Resale on either isn't that impressive; conversely I could re-buy one eventually. Thoughts from the hive? |
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Like the title says, I have to thin the herd. One of the conditions of buying an AR from the wife. The question is, which ones? Ruger 10/22 - wife actually shoots this when I go out, so I'm keeping it. Plus, modular like teh AR platform. Walther P22 - an impulse buy. Don't play with it much. Definitely on the chopping block. Good training gun, can get a CAN later on for it if your state allows, but not a fan of the P22, would rather have a MKII, if you dont use it, lose it Remington 870 - slug gun. Fun to play with, but I don't hunt. An ideal HD gun, but ... just sits around. Possibly to go. Im in the same boat, ive got an 870 for the right purposes but I just dont use it at all. Id sell this one and get the AR and plenty of ammo and mags for each Sig P229 - cost me $25 in FFL, since inherited. It's .40, but I bought the .357Sig barrel. Keeping it. VZ-24 Mauser - not so accurate with stock sites. Fun to shoot, my dad has a Mauser and it's a strong platform. I hate to give it away b/c of potential, but the accuracy kills me. Probably have 150 rounds for it. Id move this one , not a C&R fan M44 - Fun to shoot. Ammo kind of hard to find. Would prefer it to be a M38, but such is life. Decent accuracy currently. Problem with it and the Mauser is only range local is an indoor 25 meter. Both got better work outs when I had a 100 meter range a few years ago. Also about 150 rounds for it. I had a M44, was a POS, so im biased, Id sell this one as well, although with the ammo and gun, youll be lucky to get 100-120bux for it. AR-15 - sticking around. So currently I'm thinking the 870 and the P22. Kind of want to drop a rifle too, but not sure which of the 2 classics to get rid of. Resale on either isn't that impressive; conversely I could re-buy one eventually. Thoughts from the hive? So lets break this down; 870 - 350-400 P22 200-300 M44 100-120 VZ-24 ? i have no idea what they are worth So, if you could get top dollar and sell them all quickly, youll be in the 700-800bux range, youll still need more ammo and mags and youll have streamlined your arsenal, so if you have to "Bug Out' for a SHTF event, less you have to carry and less you have to leave behind. |
| The mil surps and the Walther can go. Easily replaced if you want to get back into it. My experience with the Walther is bad. There are much better 22 pistols out there. Probelm is none of that really adds up to much money. Hundred to hundred and a half on the bolt guns. Probably not much more for the Walter. Even tossing the 870 into the mix will only gain another 200, maybe 250 on a good day. |
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dont sell guns I've always disagreed with this statement. I do have a criteria that determines if I sell or not. 1) Need money and have no other options 2) Dont use it and has no sentimental value (presently I have a P85 I never shoot, my dad got it for me for my 21st b/day, so needlesstosay its not going anywhere) 3) Sell one gun to buy another, one I will actually use and want 4) When selling a gun, either come out ahead in a trade deal or make money, dont ever sell a gun to lose money on it (this can be tricky) 5) If they are "off paper" they dont get sold. PERIOD. 6) Im a big fan of streamlining gear and guns. I believe in quality over quantity, if you have guns you dont want or use, get rid of them for something you do want. |
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Off topic but what world are you living on where 7.62x54R is hard to find? I almost spit my burrito all over the keyboard and screen when I read this. My local gun shop and big 5 each stock 3 different types of x54r. No shortages in Northern CO. I'd sell the P22 to start. Not sure what kind of cash you can get out of the others though. Do you have any high end accessories for the AR15 that you could sell and replace with cheaper more economical options ie a ACOG or surefire scout light or SOPMOD stock? |
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BTW not selling for fiscal reasons, just have "too many." Blasphemy! If you HAD to ditch one I'd go with the M44. Of course, you wont get squat for it, but there you go. Mauser actions rock keep the CZ; you can always rebarrel it cheap. You can never have "too many." |
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Not clear here on the reason.
Does the money for the new gun need to come from the sale of some old ones? Does the wife unit think you have "too many" guns? If it is the first thing just wait and brown bag your lunch or something. If it is the second you have some work to do. Sometimes it is a matter of picking up and storing the "gun stuff" in a neater or better way. Feel out the wife and try to nail down and counter her objections better. |
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How many pairs of shoes/outfits she wears once a year etc does she have? How often does she come home with junk she bought just to shop? It ain't fair man. of course it isn't fair but you're a helluva sucker if you think it's supposed to be a fair game. FWIW, I don't understand the OP's logic either |
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I'd get rid of the C&Rs and the 10/22. I'd buy two AR lowers and 3 AR uppers. One of the uppers could be a CMMG .22 cal AR upper, for the lil woman. One of the uppers could be a Spikes 5.45 from AIM for cheap shooting. The third could be another 5.56 to match the ammo of the AR you already have. All share most parts and muscle memory. |
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I see some of the confusion; should have worded the OP better.
The wife had the condition that I get rid of some guns prior to purchasing the AR. I agree with the -22 and 870. Think I'll ditch the Mauser too. It's never been super accurate anyway (ie, 1-2 feet from POA at 100 yards). And, yes, she's the one saying there's too many, though since we're talking about kids, I wonder how much that's playing in to it. As for HER stuff ... well, shoes, yeah, there's a lot but I swear half are flip flops. But she's actually pretty good about clothes; goes through about 2x/year and pulls out stuff she doesn't use anymore. As opposed to me and my T-shirts from 1997 .... |
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I see some of the confusion; should have worded the OP better. The wife had the condition that I get rid of some guns prior to purchasing the AR. I agree with the -22 and 870. Think I'll ditch the Mauser too. It's never been super accurate anyway (ie, 1-2 feet from POA at 100 yards). And, yes, she's the one saying there's too many, though since we're talking about kids, I wonder how much that's playing in to it. As for HER stuff ... well, shoes, yeah, there's a lot but I swear half are flip flops. But she's actually pretty good about clothes; goes through about 2x/year and pulls out stuff she doesn't use anymore. As opposed to me and my T-shirts from 1997 .... I still don't get it. Your wife told you to sell some guns before she sold you her AR? Why didn't she just refuse to sell it to you until you sold some of your collection? My wife has guns she bought and I have guns that I bought, but we pretty much consider them to be joint property. |
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I see some of the confusion; should have worded the OP better. The wife had the condition that I get rid of some guns prior to purchasing the AR. I agree with the -22 and 870. Think I'll ditch the Mauser too. It's never been super accurate anyway (ie, 1-2 feet from POA at 100 yards). And, yes, she's the one saying there's too many, though since we're talking about kids, I wonder how much that's playing in to it. As for HER stuff ... well, shoes, yeah, there's a lot but I swear half are flip flops. But she's actually pretty good about clothes; goes through about 2x/year and pulls out stuff she doesn't use anymore. As opposed to me and my T-shirts from 1997 .... I still don't get it. Your wife told you to sell some guns before she sold you her AR? Why didn't she just refuse to sell it to you until you sold some of your collection? My wife has guns she bought and I have guns that I bought, but we pretty much consider them to be joint property. No, she asked me to get rid of some guns before I bought a gun, from a store. I did not purchase the weapon from the wife. She owns no firearms. Clear? |
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I see some of the confusion; should have worded the OP better. The wife had the condition that I get rid of some guns prior to purchasing the AR. I agree with the -22 and 870. Think I'll ditch the Mauser too. It's never been super accurate anyway (ie, 1-2 feet from POA at 100 yards). And, yes, she's the one saying there's too many, though since we're talking about kids, I wonder how much that's playing in to it. As for HER stuff ... well, shoes, yeah, there's a lot but I swear half are flip flops. But she's actually pretty good about clothes; goes through about 2x/year and pulls out stuff she doesn't use anymore. As opposed to me and my T-shirts from 1997 .... I still don't get it. Your wife told you to sell some guns before she sold you her AR? Why didn't she just refuse to sell it to you until you sold some of your collection? My wife has guns she bought and I have guns that I bought, but we pretty much consider them to be joint property. No, she asked me to get rid of some guns before I bought a gun, from a store. I did not purchase the weapon from the wife. She owns no firearms. Clear? It is now. If you read the original post, it sounds like you bought an AR from your wife. I guess you meant the conditions were dictated by your wife not the rifle was purchased from the wife. Either way, we do it different in my house. |
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Like the title says, I have to thin the herd. One of the conditions of buying an AR from the wife. The question is, which ones? Ruger 10/22 - wife actually shoots this when I go out, so I'm keeping it. Plus, modular like teh AR platform. Walther P22 - an impulse buy. Don't play with it much. Definitely on the chopping block. Good training gun, can get a CAN later on for it if your state allows, but not a fan of the P22, would rather have a MKII, if you dont use it, lose it Remington 870 - slug gun. Fun to play with, but I don't hunt. An ideal HD gun, but ... just sits around. Possibly to go. Im in the same boat, ive got an 870 for the right purposes but I just dont use it at all. Id sell this one and get the AR and plenty of ammo and mags for each Sig P229 - cost me $25 in FFL, since inherited. It's .40, but I bought the .357Sig barrel. Keeping it. VZ-24 Mauser - not so accurate with stock sites. Fun to shoot, my dad has a Mauser and it's a strong platform. I hate to give it away b/c of potential, but the accuracy kills me. Probably have 150 rounds for it. Id move this one , not a C&R fan M44 - Fun to shoot. Ammo kind of hard to find. Would prefer it to be a M38, but such is life. Decent accuracy currently. Problem with it and the Mauser is only range local is an indoor 25 meter. Both got better work outs when I had a 100 meter range a few years ago. Also about 150 rounds for it. I had a M44, was a POS, so im biased, Id sell this one as well, although with the ammo and gun, youll be lucky to get 100-120bux for it. AR-15 - sticking around. So currently I'm thinking the 870 and the P22. Kind of want to drop a rifle too, but not sure which of the 2 classics to get rid of. Resale on either isn't that impressive; conversely I could re-buy one eventually. Thoughts from the hive? So lets break this down; 870 - 350-400 P22 200-300 M44 100-120 150-200 VZ-24 ? i have no idea what they are worth So, if you could get top dollar and sell them all quickly, youll be in the 700-800bux range, youll still need more ammo and mags and youll have streamlined your arsenal, so if you have to "Bug Out' for a SHTF event, less you have to carry and less you have to leave behind. Mosin Nagant carbines are not all that cheap anymore. |
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Like the title says, I have to thin the herd. One of the conditions of buying an AR from the wife. The question is, which ones? Ruger 10/22 - wife actually shoots this when I go out, so I'm keeping it. Plus, modular like teh AR platform. Walther P22 - an impulse buy. Don't play with it much. Definitely on the chopping block. POS trash it and buy a buckmark 
Remington 870 - slug gun. Fun to play with, but I don't hunt. An ideal HD gun, but ... just sits around. Possibly to go. Sig P229 - cost me $25 in FFL, since inherited. It's .40, but I bought the .357Sig barrel. Keeping it. VZ-24 Mauser - not so accurate with stock sites. Fun to shoot, my dad has a Mauser and it's a strong platform. I hate to give it away b/c of potential, but the accuracy kills me. Probably have 150 rounds for it. M44 - Fun to shoot. Ammo kind of hard to find. Would prefer it to be a M38, but such is life. Decent accuracy currently. Problem with it and the Mauser is only range local is an indoor 25 meter. Both got better work outs when I had a 100 meter range a few years ago. Also about 150 rounds for it.AR-15 - sticking around. So currently I'm thinking the 870 and the P22. Kind of want to drop a rifle too, but not sure which of the 2 classics to get rid of. Resale on either isn't that impressive; conversely I could re-buy one eventually. Thoughts from the hive? the p22 has got to go ... sure they are fun to shoot, but after having my slide bounce off of my shoulder i'm a little jaded.... i hate to say it, but i'd give up the mauser as well, you said it yourself, you are not happy with the accuracy ... i'd keep the 870, i don't hunt either but every house needs a good shotgun. |
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I see some of the confusion; should have worded the OP better. The wife had the condition that I get rid of some guns prior to purchasing the AR. I agree with the -22 and 870. Think I'll ditch the Mauser too. It's never been super accurate anyway (ie, 1-2 feet from POA at 100 yards). And, yes, she's the one saying there's too many, though since we're talking about kids, I wonder how much that's playing in to it. As for HER stuff ... well, shoes, yeah, there's a lot but I swear half are flip flops. But she's actually pretty good about clothes; goes through about 2x/year and pulls out stuff she doesn't use anymore. As opposed to me and my T-shirts from 1997 .... I still don't get it. Your wife told you to sell some guns before she sold you her AR? Why didn't she just refuse to sell it to you until you sold some of your collection? My wife has guns she bought and I have guns that I bought, but we pretty much consider them to be joint property. No, she asked me to get rid of some guns before I bought a gun, from a store. I did not purchase the weapon from the wife. She owns no firearms. Clear? It is now. If you read the original post, it sounds like you bought an AR from your wife. I guess you meant the conditions were dictated by your wife not the rifle was purchased from the wife. Either way, we do it different in my house. Glad we cleared that up. And usually she doesn't give any grief, so this was a bit of a surprise. But, whatever, it's her money too. We both have similar paychecks. Sinsir, that's quite the crack! Makes me feel a lot better of getting rid of it. |
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I see some of the confusion; should have worded the OP better. The wife had the condition that I get rid of some guns prior to purchasing the AR. I agree with the -22 and 870. Think I'll ditch the Mauser too. It's never been super accurate anyway (ie, 1-2 feet from POA at 100 yards). And, yes, she's the one saying there's too many, though since we're talking about kids, I wonder how much that's playing in to it. As for HER stuff ... well, shoes, yeah, there's a lot but I swear half are flip flops. But she's actually pretty good about clothes; goes through about 2x/year and pulls out stuff she doesn't use anymore. As opposed to me and my T-shirts from 1997 .... I still don't get it. Your wife told you to sell some guns before she sold you her AR? Why didn't she just refuse to sell it to you until you sold some of your collection? My wife has guns she bought and I have guns that I bought, but we pretty much consider them to be joint property. No, she asked me to get rid of some guns before I bought a gun, from a store. I did not purchase the weapon from the wife. She owns no firearms. Clear? It is now. If you read the original post, it sounds like you bought an AR from your wife. I guess you meant the conditions were dictated by your wife not the rifle was purchased from the wife. Either way, we do it different in my house. Glad we cleared that up. And usually she doesn't give any grief, so this was a bit of a surprise. But, whatever, it's her money too. We both have similar paychecks. Sinsir, that's quite the crack! Makes me feel a lot better of getting rid of it. crack hell .... i shot the pistol, and the slide came back and bounced off of my shoulder .... i know i stood there for a few seconds saying to myself "WTF was that?" ... i dropped the muzzle and looked at the gun and was like  .... the slide is cast crap metal, smith replaced the slide, and then it had to go..... i bought a buckmark whisper and was never more happy with a gun buy.
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Like the title says, I have to thin the herd. One of the conditions of buying an AR from the wife. The question is, which ones? Ruger 10/22 - wife actually shoots this when I go out, so I'm keeping it. Plus, modular like teh AR platform. Walther P22 - an impulse buy. Don't play with it much. Definitely on the chopping block. Remington 870 - slug gun. Fun to play with, but I don't hunt. An ideal HD gun, but ... just sits around. Possibly to go. Sig P229 - cost me $25 in FFL, since inherited. It's .40, but I bought the .357Sig barrel. Keeping it. VZ-24 Mauser - not so accurate with stock sites. Fun to shoot, my dad has a Mauser and it's a strong platform. I hate to give it away b/c of potential, but the accuracy kills me. Probably have 150 rounds for it. M44 - Fun to shoot. Ammo kind of hard to find. Would prefer it to be a M38, but such is life. Decent accuracy currently. Problem with it and the Mauser is only range local is an indoor 25 meter. Both got better work outs when I had a 100 meter range a few years ago. Also about 150 rounds for it. AR-15 - sticking around. So currently I'm thinking the 870 and the P22. Kind of want to drop a rifle too, but not sure which of the 2 classics to get rid of. Resale on either isn't that impressive; conversely I could re-buy one eventually. Thoughts from the hive? If it were me I would sell the P22(traded mine for a tac sol upper)VZ-24 and the M44. I would then get another barrel for the 870 and a good .22 pistol like Ruger Mk2 or Browning. |
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