2 .22s = 1 12 gauge

[lncoop]

I was cleaning out a closet the other day and ran across two .22 rifles; a cheapie Marlin semi-auto and a nylon Remington Model 66. Obviously I wasn't using them since I'd forgotten they were even there.:facepalm: So, the next day I asked my gun nut buddy (we all have at least one, right?) if he had any thoughts about them and he offered to buy them on the spot. Apparently the Model 66 was the .22 his generation was raised on and has become quite popular as a nostalgia item, and he wanted to give the little Marlin to his son in law. I told him what I really wanted was a nice reliable shotgun for shooting at quackers. As it turned out he had just the thing. A few days later he went home with the .22s and I went home with an 870 Express Super Mag in new condition. I was a little apprehensive because the .22s hadn't been fired in at least ten years, but he let me know the other day he fired some rounds through both guns without incident and was very happy with the swap. I am too of course. How 'bout that, guys?

 

[JRJ]

Re: 2 .22s = 1 12 gauge

Sounds fair to me. Better to have one you'll use than two safe queens. I use gunbroker.com to get an idea of values when I'm curious.

 

[Summer Fun]

Re: 2 .22s = 1 12 gauge

Is this where we read in a few days,that you almost shot your eye out.

 

[lncoop]

Re: 2 .22s = 1 12 gauge

Is this where we read in a few days,that you almost shot your eye out.

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LOL! "Few things brought such swift and terrible retribution on a kid as a pair of busted glasses!" Now I'm gonna have to watch that tonight. It's not too early is it?

 

[lncoop]

Re: 2 .22s = 1 12 gauge

I love deals where both parties walk away thinking they got the best part of it.


As an FYI: I can't begin to tell you how many boxes of rounds I sent through my Marlin .22 as a young guy.

I knew this guy would shoot me straight (see how I did that?) so I just took his word on it. Need to run a few shells through that shotgun before duck season.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Re: 2 .22s = 1 12 gauge

Saw a big flock of geese heading your way yesterday. They're getting to be a little late leaving. Although, we still have open water.......................... today!

 

[ajgraz]

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Using a Marlin .22 as a lad is how I discovered I needed eyeglasses.

 

[waterinthefuel]

Re: 2 .22s = 1 12 gauge

You say "cheapie" Marlin. Shoot, my dad has a .22 Marlin he's had since I can remember and he's shot the pee-yonk outta that thing and it's worked perfectly. We put a scope on it and I sighted it in for him and now it's his long-range beaver buster.

 

[lncoop]

Re: 2 .22s = 1 12 gauge

You say "cheapie" Marlin. Shoot, my dad has a .22 Marlin he's had since I can remember and he's shot the pee-yonk outta that thing and it's worked perfectly. We put a scope on it and I sighted it in for him and now it's his long-range beaver buster.

That model Marlin can be had new for a C note, hence my description of it as cheap. That's not my opinion of its quality, merely its price. I grew up shooting a Marlin myself.

 

[southkogs]

Re: 2 .22s = 1 12 gauge

I've got one of those Marlins up in my closet! Funny that I also have a Mossberg 500, which I bought while looking for an 870 ...

You made a pretty good trade in my opinion. That 870 is a great gun.