rjm158
Handloader
- Oct 15, 2009
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I was in a LGS looking for a 308 rifle my stepdaughter wanted to buy for my son-in-law. While there I saw a Marlin 30-30 on the rack and immediately noticed it was a pre-crossbolt safety model. I took it down to look it over and saw it was virtually brand new. No dings, worn areas, bluing gone, etc.
I talked to the owner and a short time later I was leaving with it. He also threw in a partial box of ammo and a cleaning kit, both items the previous owner had brought with it. The ammo is yellow box Winchester 150 gr Silvertips and the kit is an Outers 30 caliber that doesn't appear to have been used or at least not much. The box of ammo has 8 R-P rounds, 6 Winchester Silvertips, and four fired Winchester cases. The LGS owner said an elderly man traded the rifle and a .410 Mossberg pump in on a pistol. The shotgun was immaculate too.
It is a JM marked gun both on the barrel and the hammer extension. I researched the serial number when I got home and it was made in 1969. All in all, I figured for $455 out the door I didn't get hurt much :grin: .
If I can figure out how to post pictures I will.
Ron
I talked to the owner and a short time later I was leaving with it. He also threw in a partial box of ammo and a cleaning kit, both items the previous owner had brought with it. The ammo is yellow box Winchester 150 gr Silvertips and the kit is an Outers 30 caliber that doesn't appear to have been used or at least not much. The box of ammo has 8 R-P rounds, 6 Winchester Silvertips, and four fired Winchester cases. The LGS owner said an elderly man traded the rifle and a .410 Mossberg pump in on a pistol. The shotgun was immaculate too.
It is a JM marked gun both on the barrel and the hammer extension. I researched the serial number when I got home and it was made in 1969. All in all, I figured for $455 out the door I didn't get hurt much :grin: .
If I can figure out how to post pictures I will.
Ron
