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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: hookr88 on November 10, 2012, 09:48:37 PM

Title: .30-.30 dilema
Post by: hookr88 on November 10, 2012, 09:48:37 PM: So I was looking for a shooter winchester .30-.30 and just received a LNIB Buffalo Bill Commemorative .30-.30. Do I shoot it or sell it and by a shooter?
Title: Re: .30-.30 dilema
Post by: lokidog on November 10, 2012, 09:59:08 PM: Depends if it's "like new" or new. Once fired other than for the mandatory test shots at the company, I don't think it matters if it's fired once or 100 times, the bulk of the collector's value has been lost.
Title: Re: .30-.30 dilema
Post by: hookr88 on November 10, 2012, 10:10:55 PM: As far as I know it has never been fired.
Title: Re: .30-.30 dilema
Post by: lokidog on November 10, 2012, 10:17:44 PM: Then, I would check to see what the value of it was and look at selling if you want a shooting rifle.
Title: Re: .30-.30 dilema
Post by: Biggerhammer on November 10, 2012, 10:55:15 PM: It isn't going to matter with that model, shoot it and enjoy it.
Title: Re: .30-.30 dilema
Post by: mountainman on November 11, 2012, 08:52:46 AM: Check serial #. If it is within this range, WCF1- WCF300, DONT shoot it! Anything else, 100% bluebook is $695, so shoot it! :)
Title: Re: .30-.30 dilema
Post by: hookr88 on November 11, 2012, 04:29:36 PM: The serial # is WC86XX so shoot it I will. It will probably go to my son some day anyways. Thanks for all the input.
Title: Re: .30-.30 dilema
Post by: csaaphill on November 11, 2012, 05:12:37 PM: wow cool I got one too buffalo bill commaritive. used to use during deer season when I was younger.
would still shoot mine too 30/30's best brush gun around.
ill buy it of if you just want to give it away lol ill take it.
I'd shoot it persoanally.