I didn't need it, but.............................

[rjm158]

I was working my part time job at a pawn/gun shop today when a man came in with a rifle he wanted to trade. He said he'd bought it for his 16 year old daughter but it was "too much" for her and he wanted to trade it for a 30-30 Marlin.

We didn't have what he wanted but I told him I might be interested if the price was right. He told me $400 and since I'd already looked the rifle over, I wasted little time in paying the man.

The rifle is a Browning A-Bolt Hunter in .260 Remington and already fitted with Leupold bases and rings. It has a few minor dings in the finish but they look more like careless handling marks than honest hunting wounds. The blueing shows virtually no damage at all.

I didn't need it....................................... but for the price I didn't think I could pass it up.

Ron

 

[gerry]

Nice grab, I would have bought it too. Have you thought much yet about what you want to feed it?

 

[DrMike]

Nice grab, indeed! Great cartridge and a fine rifle. Congratulations.

 

[rjm158]

Gerry, since I only hunt whitetails where I live I'll probably load some 120 Ballistic Tips. They have worked well in other 260's for my wife and I. Although, I might try experimenting with some 100 BT's or 125 PT's as well. I'll probably use Varget powder since I have been very pleased with it's performance in 308-based calibers.

Ron

 

[longwinters]

Looks like a good deal. You could consider it a raise/benefit of working.

Long

 

[gerry]

Gerry, since I only hunt whitetails where I live I'll probably load some 120 Ballistic Tips. They have worked well in other 260's for my wife and I. Although, I might try experimenting with some 100 BT's or 125 PT's as well. I'll probably use Varget powder since I have been very pleased with it's performance in 308-based calibers.

Ron

All those slugs would work well.

 

[onesonek]

Gerry, since I only hunt whitetails where I live I'll probably load some 120 Ballistic Tips. They have worked well in other 260's for my wife and I. Although, I might try experimenting with some 100 BT's or 125 PT's as well. I'll probably use Varget powder since I have been very pleased with it's performance in 308-based calibers.

Ron

Nice score!
fwiw,,my .260 liked slower powder with those weights mention,,, 4350 being the fastest

 

[jmad_81]

Nice score!

I'm just starting to get my wife trained on the to good to pass up deals like the one you just scored :lol:

 

[taylorce1]

If I could find a .260 for $400 I'd buy it too! Nice score.

 

[BK]

I'm not a big A-Bolt guy but I would have been on that .260 like a pack of dogs on a crippled cat.

 

[FOTIS]

You stole it! :wink:

 

[cloverleaf]

SCORE!!!! Too Bad the guy is gonna look for a 30-30. My Dad had me use a model 94 for a couple years. That thing kicked like a registered Angus.. Eventually went to a 6.5 Jap....and then a 250 Savage :grin: Happy camper now....CL

 

[highcotton]

kinda wonder why he thinks a 30-30 will be "less gun" than a .260. My son shoots a .260 (he's eight), I've grown quite fond of that little cartridge.

 

[C.Smith]

Nice sounding rifle. Need some pics though. I'm with above my Marlin 336 has a pretty stout kick to it as well. Probably the hard pad.

Corey

 

[SJB358]

Same here, my little M94 30-30 has a brisk kick on the bench but it is a very easy rifle to shoot standing. Just the stock and hard pad though.. My son shoots the tar outta the rifle from standing and kneeling, but does not like it when shooting from the bench. Scotty

 

[rjm158]

I suspect the father bought some 140 gr factory loads and these would have some, comparatively, stout recoil. I load 120 BT's for my wife's Model 7 and she has no issue with recoil but the whitetails she's shot aren't so fond of'em. I've used 100's in a 6.5x55 Tikka and they kill deer just great with light recoil.

I'm guessing the father figured he would go to a much "smaller" caliber (30-30), either not knowing or considering the associated ballistic characteristics of it.

I got the impression from talking to him that he had his mind made up and no one or nothing was going to change it, regardless. Therefore, I didn't try.

Ron

 

[DrMike]

I've encountered a lot of "experts" who got their knowledge from a friend, a magazine article, their memory of a television show, etc. You did well, Ron, just letting the fellow talk himself out of a fine rifle. There is no need arguing with an "expert." If they know what they are talking about, they have a plan in mind. If they are a theoretical expert, you won't be able to change their mind as your knowledge isn't as great as their memory of what they thought they heard or read. It still sounds as if you got a great deal.

 

[Kodiak]

+1 with Mike