Don't like it but do I keep it

[wvbuckbuster]

Anybody have a rifle you don't really like, warmed up to but keep it anyway? Maybe for a spare, loaner or whatever. Traded up a Weatherby Vanguard Compact 7mm08. Haven't really give it much of a chance yet but not sure if I should keep it. So far, it's a 1-1.5 in group rifle. That would be adequate for deer. Might not have found what it likes. Kinda like the compact size just riding the fence. Anybody else do this or is it just a senior moment? Dan.

 

[Guy Miner]

Naw... If I don't like 'em, they get sold or traded for something I do like.

Guy

 

[JD338]

I'm with Guy, like it or loose it.

JD338

 

[adm1977]

I have always made an informal pact with myself that if I buy a gun, I'm stuck with it. That being said, I picked up a " used" Savage Model 14 in 204 Ruger a few years back from Cabelas. It was out of state, so it had to be shipped in to my FFL. It was listed as factory re-conditioned. When I talked to them, they said it was technically NIB, but sent back to factory for warranty reasons. The price was right and I always wanted a 204, so I took a gamble on it. When I picked it up, it was like new and even had the factory stickers still on it. I took it home, mounted a scope and took it to my backyard range. It was very accurate, but unfortunately wouldn't feed from the clip, the next round just jammed. I did some internet searching and found this is a common problem with them. It recommended bending the lips if the clip. Didn't help. It is basically a single shot, which isn't bad for punching paper, but I bought it for nighttime predator hunting, and the big selling point for it was the clip. Much easier to load/ unload at night in the woods or fields. I guess this is my closest to don't like it but stuck with it gun.

 

[SJB358]

Anybody have a rifle you don't really like, warmed up to but keep it anyway? Maybe for a spare, loaner or whatever. Traded up a Weatherby Vanguard Compact 7mm08. Haven't really give it much of a chance yet but not sure if I should keep it. So far, it's a 1-1.5 in group rifle. That would be adequate for deer. Might not have found what it likes. Kinda like the compact size just riding the fence. Anybody else do this or is it just a senior moment? Dan.

I will continue fixing it till I’m forced to rebarrel. It’s a bad tick.

 

[RL338]

I have a pair of Savages that I wasn’t fond of.
After a little tinkering of the 7-08 Striker , like a new barrel in 25 Creed now that one is good. The second Savage is a rebarreled 458 WM I bought used and I know why. Picky barrel on it , the plan is to hang a new 458 WM barrel on it sometime.

 

[gerry]

If it fills a need for a loaner gun then keep it. Sounds like it functions well and is reasonably accurate. If you find something you like better later then maybe unload it then.