Let's say you have $750.00 in a new rifle, scope mounts. 200 rounds through the barrel.
What % should you expect to loose.
gregor_hermani
Feb 11
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Hey Guys, I'm looking to get my first rifle and I kinda settled my mind already. The problem is that I have limited experience and wanted to get some opinion from people who have first hand knowledge. First I'd like to explain where I'm coming from. I'm 23 and I come from Germany. I've been shooting since I'm 14 and got my owning licences for almost 3 years now. I'm somewhat limited in gun ownership so need to be sure about what I want. I'd like to get a rifle that can do almost everything. Diciplines including: 100m static, 300m static, 500m static, multi distace dynamic, maybe some IPSC. My primary goals are a little bit different though. I also would like to use is for hunting in the future and I really want to tackle the 1000m mark. I found a local gunsmithing company who's making custom ARs only. I haven't talked to them yet because I wanted to get more data. My plan is a lightweight AR-10 pattern rifle with a 16.5" Barrel chambered in 6.5CM. On goes a IOR 2-16x42. My Question is, is that possible? I mean, I did the maths and theoretically it should be. I just want to hear some expert opinions.
Thank you guys!
Do you know anyone who has the Blue Book of Gun Values? Maybe you could find it at your local library? I didn't look very closely, but they appear to have a website. http://bluebookofgunvalues.com/
What's the set-up and do you give discounts for Facebook friends? ;-)
Well I already sold it. I was just wondering if I went to cheap.
I want something new, the more I look at new rifles the more I get confused.
Sellers remorse, huh? I'd say forget about it and don't let it ruin your day!
The number of choices is overwhelming!
Just build exactly what you want. That's what I did. Not as expensive as you might think if you play your cards right. I'm VERY happy with my setup so far and I'm in my rifle for about a grand for everything from the scope base downward. Actually have more money in the glass than I do the rifle itself.
You know, i was thinking about this myself....lets use the same situation but for the example lets replaces guns and parts for a car. you leave the lot with it and comeback 2 months later and decide to trade it/sell it for a new car. how much do you get back?
Probably half what you bought it for. Maybe a little more. Firearms are a different animal though. Tend to hold value. I bought a Ruger 77 new about 14 years ago for $500-ish. Sold it two years ago for $400 when I had about $650 tied up in it. Not bad considering it wasn't in nearly as good of shape as when I got it (it was a "truck gun"). Sold it to (help) finance my precision rifle project.
I've sold a scope that the "Gold Ring" folks failed to correctly repair, a couple of 25 round mags that wouldn't seat in my Maten, and an arm brace that I didn't need since I paid ATF their 200 bucks. (Where the hell is my tax stamp for my can? It's closing in on a year!)
I'm old, but pretty new to the joys of firearm ownership, so my collection can be counted on one hand, and may not expand much after the bolt action I buy soon(ish).
I hope never to have to sell any of my guns!
I took small losses on every item I sold, but they went to people I know well and like!
Point I was making is at the end of the day you are still selling a used item, and it SHOULD have a used value. If I bought a rifle for $500 put 200 rds through it...that's a condition that is not on the shooter buying it from you. 200 rds with one of my rifles may not be broken in the way person A likes it, and I might be using peak pressure reloads that might not appease person B. However people get away with selling used firearms by lowering the coast a tad bit and making it the best offer or maybe in a location like Cali where it's off the roster and personal party transfer might be the only way to legally have said weapon in the state...then it becomes over priced.