rolodetective
Plinker
I went shooting last week with an enabler...I mean friend.
We shot shotgun, AR's, pistols then finished the day with his scoped .22 Marlin 795. I'm not embarrassed to say, that we had the most fun with the 795. That brief afternoon with the venerable .22 rifle turned me onto the scent. I had to have one.
I spotted a very good condition 1977 Glenfield Model 60 at my LGS last week marked for $129. The rifle was in very good condition, but the original scope left a little to be desired.....mostly isolated to a cracked eye piece. Although the rifle was in what I would say was very good condition, it was rather dirty with a sticky action.
Fast forward to today....I stopped in with a friend and we started talking to one of the sales guys. (Great guy BTW). Long story short, I walked out with that Glenfield and a rifle case for $80 this afternoon. (Thanks Dan!)
Got it home and broke it down. I'd estimate the rifle to have very few rounds through it. The black paint is still prominent on the underside of the aluminum receiver where the bolt rides back and forth. The gooey lube (likely from the 70's) has been removed and all is right in the world.
Funny how the addition of a little innocuous .22 rifle to the fleet of significantly more expensive battle ready toys can bring so much excitement.
We shot shotgun, AR's, pistols then finished the day with his scoped .22 Marlin 795. I'm not embarrassed to say, that we had the most fun with the 795. That brief afternoon with the venerable .22 rifle turned me onto the scent. I had to have one.
I spotted a very good condition 1977 Glenfield Model 60 at my LGS last week marked for $129. The rifle was in very good condition, but the original scope left a little to be desired.....mostly isolated to a cracked eye piece. Although the rifle was in what I would say was very good condition, it was rather dirty with a sticky action.
Fast forward to today....I stopped in with a friend and we started talking to one of the sales guys. (Great guy BTW). Long story short, I walked out with that Glenfield and a rifle case for $80 this afternoon. (Thanks Dan!)
Got it home and broke it down. I'd estimate the rifle to have very few rounds through it. The black paint is still prominent on the underside of the aluminum receiver where the bolt rides back and forth. The gooey lube (likely from the 70's) has been removed and all is right in the world.
Funny how the addition of a little innocuous .22 rifle to the fleet of significantly more expensive battle ready toys can bring so much excitement.