What do you do with a rifle that is a dog??

30 October 2010, 05:13

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Originally posted by Snowwolfe:
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Originally posted by TEANCUM:
Not every rifle that you buy turns out to be a tack driver, at least not every rifle that I have bought.

If you have tried all the screws tightening, scope checks, stock modifications/replacements, reloading searches for bullet and powder combos, and the darn thing still won't perform like you thought it would for the intended purpose of it's purchase. What do you then do??

1. Trade it in and see if someone will buy it off the used shooter rack.

2. Give it away to a family member who either doesn't know it won't group well or could care less.

3. Put an add in the paper/internet and hope to sell it to a stranger who will never come back.

My question is, what level of accuracy do you consider to be unacceptable?

As stated in OP "won't perform like you thought it would for the intended purpose of it's purchase" which would/could be different for varmint hunting, big game hunting, or security.

Whatever your expectations were in those different areas that the rifle failed to meet.

29 November 2010, 03:02

Richard Florer

I buy "bad" rifles all the time. When I am done with them, they work great, then I sell them. That's how I make my living! I have never had a rifle that wasn't curable.
WYLD

29 November 2010, 07:54

SR4759

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Originally posted by Nomo4me:
SR for those of us whose time to play is limited such an endeavor would not be worth the trouble.
I want to spend my limited shooting time enjoying myself rather than farting around with endless puzzles.

Ten years from now you will not know anymore than you do now.