Found one in a pawn shop today in .300 Savage. Barrel is bulged noticeably about 3" from the muzzle, stocks look homemade and only about 80% of the bluing is left. SN is over 1,000,000 but less than 1.1 million. It has a fixed power Weaver scope on it. My question is: Would it be worth $190 to buy with the intent to rebuild it with a new barrel and stocks? What do you think?

I'd offer $150 cash. They might take it unless the price is firm. Still, the homemade stock and bulged barrel might offer a little more negotiating room.

Since you've got the tools and talent, I don't think $150 with a new barrel, stock, and rebluing would out of the question for Savage 99. For the price, I'd bite...

You might consider cutting the barrel to 18 1/2" and recrowning, rebluing and polishing up the wood a bit and peddeling it somewhere around International Falls Minnesota.....it's just the thing they like up there.

The only way I'd buy it at any cost is if the entire gun is salvagable.

You guys are way too high on the offers.

They only paid 10-20% of value, why not offer 25%, or $20 over their cost??

Many pawn shops will do that. Especially if you've been in and bought from them before.

I've never had to pay more than half the asking price on anything yet. Best place is the start with the person in a position to do the dealings. Not some school kid counter clerk that has to take your offers to someone else. Just tell them you're serious about making a deal, "go get who ever it is in charge of accepting offers."

George