Hunting Rifle Price Check

tully_mars · July 6, 2008, 08:10 AM

I have an opportunity to buy a LNIB Browning A-bolt .270 win synthetic stock with a Bushnell scope for $400. Is this a good deal? I don't think this is one of the more expensive Bushnell scopes, the rifle has only been shot a few times on a range and that is it.

Thanks,

TM

Sidetracked · July 6, 2008, 02:50 PM

Buy it.

Art Eatman · July 6, 2008, 07:12 PM

Jump into your little time mosheen and do it yesterday!

crowbeaner · July 6, 2008, 09:29 PM

How come I never find these great deals? Absolutely buy it and RUN!

tully_mars · July 7, 2008, 07:31 PM

Picked up the rifle today, it is like new! Only thing was the scope was a Tasco Golden Eagle 3x9, I don't know anything about this scope. I guess it will do for 100 yard stuff. The gun is clean and works smooth. Bonus was it came with two boxes of ammo less 5 rounds which were the only ones thru it.

TM

Art Eatman · July 7, 2008, 08:12 PM

Tascos are among the "You never know" scopes. That scope might last forever and work just fine. For now, I wouldn't worry about it.

masterhunter · July 7, 2008, 08:28 PM

I'd ask for my money back!

Logs · July 7, 2008, 09:18 PM

Good buy on the rifle, I would put a Nikon or Leupold on it though.

crowbeaner · July 7, 2008, 09:30 PM

Put a Bushnell Elite or Burris Fullfield on it for $200 and you'll have a fine hunting rig.

tully_mars · July 8, 2008, 10:00 PM

Yeah, I think I'll do something else for sure on the scope. Those are some good suggestions, I will definitely look at Bushnell and Leupold and others. I love Nikon camera products, but never had a scope. Any more +'s for Nikon?

Thanks,

TM

Sidetracked · July 8, 2008, 11:54 PM

Stay away from the low end Nikons. (Can't remember the name of the line.)
Other than that, Nikons are great.

Desertfox · July 9, 2008, 03:32 AM

I have three nikons. One is a Nikon Prostaff 3-9X40. One is a 4.5-14X40 Monarch and the other is a 3-9X40 Omega for my muzzleloader.

I am a fan. I have owned a few bushnell and one tasco and one BSA.

Like I said, I am a nikon fan. I am sure I would be a Leika or Swarovski fan if I had nothing better to spend my money on. Leopold is surely a nice piece of glass from everything I see and hear.

I just can't imagine buying a Browning and putting cheap glass on it.

July 6, 2008, 08:10 AM	#1
tully_mars Member Join Date: August 21, 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 60	Hunting Rifle Price Check I have an opportunity to buy a LNIB Browning A-bolt .270 win synthetic stock with a Bushnell scope for $400. Is this a good deal? I don't think this is one of the more expensive Bushnell scopes, the rifle has only been shot a few times on a range and that is it. Thanks, TM

July 6, 2008, 02:50 PM	#2
Sidetracked Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2008 Location: Henrietta, FL Posts: 306	Buy it. __________________ Feel free to disagree with my opinion. -I do it all the time.

July 6, 2008, 09:29 PM	#4
crowbeaner Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2007 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,943	How come I never find these great deals? Absolutely buy it and RUN! __________________ If you want your children to follow in your footsteps, be careful where you walk. Beware the man that only owns one gun; he probably knows how to use it. I just hope my ship comes in before my dock rots.

July 7, 2008, 09:30 PM	#9
crowbeaner Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2007 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,943	Put a Bushnell Elite or Burris Fullfield on it for $200 and you'll have a fine hunting rig. __________________ If you want your children to follow in your footsteps, be careful where you walk. Beware the man that only owns one gun; he probably knows how to use it. I just hope my ship comes in before my dock rots.

July 8, 2008, 11:54 PM	#11
Sidetracked Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2008 Location: Henrietta, FL Posts: 306	Stay away from the low end Nikons. (Can't remember the name of the line.) Other than that, Nikons are great. __________________ Feel free to disagree with my opinion. -I do it all the time.

July 6, 2008, 07:12 PM	#3
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Jump into your little time mosheen and do it yesterday!

July 7, 2008, 07:31 PM	#5
tully_mars Member Join Date: August 21, 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 60	Picked up the rifle today, it is like new! Only thing was the scope was a Tasco Golden Eagle 3x9, I don't know anything about this scope. I guess it will do for 100 yard stuff. The gun is clean and works smooth. Bonus was it came with two boxes of ammo less 5 rounds which were the only ones thru it. TM

July 7, 2008, 08:12 PM	#6
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Tascos are among the "You never know" scopes. That scope might last forever and work just fine. For now, I wouldn't worry about it.

July 7, 2008, 08:28 PM	#7
masterhunter Junior member Join Date: September 4, 2006 Location: In the USA.... Posts: 136	I'd ask for my money back!

July 7, 2008, 09:18 PM	#8
Logs Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 1999 Location: BLUEGRASS STATE KY USA Posts: 1,780	Good buy on the rifle, I would put a Nikon or Leupold on it though.

July 8, 2008, 10:00 PM	#10
tully_mars Member Join Date: August 21, 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 60	Yeah, I think I'll do something else for sure on the scope. Those are some good suggestions, I will definitely look at Bushnell and Leupold and others. I love Nikon camera products, but never had a scope. Any more +'s for Nikon? Thanks, TM

July 9, 2008, 03:32 AM	#12
Desertfox Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2006 Location: Arkansas-Oklahoma Line Posts: 336	I have three nikons. One is a Nikon Prostaff 3-9X40. One is a 4.5-14X40 Monarch and the other is a 3-9X40 Omega for my muzzleloader. I am a fan. I have owned a few bushnell and one tasco and one BSA. Like I said, I am a nikon fan. I am sure I would be a Leika or Swarovski fan if I had nothing better to spend my money on. Leopold is surely a nice piece of glass from everything I see and hear. I just can't imagine buying a Browning and putting cheap glass on it. __________________ Teach a kid to respect wildlife, then teach a kid to hunt and fish.