don't really want to add another 22... but...

[magnumwheelman]

my arm's being twisted...

my buddy has an old & well worn ( but is supposed to still shoot good ) Winchester Model 75... I guess it used to belong to my FIL, & it's one he picked up from the local school district, from back when they had a competing marksmanship program... the gun is well used...

a couple questions...

is it too valuable to have it reblued??? the bluing is well worn... it is a long barrel target model & comes with 2 magazines ( but likely not matching to the gun??? )what kind of value would it have??? I'd hate to cheat him, but everything I'm seeing on Gun Broker is $500.00 or more, but in better cosmetic shape than this gun...

may just buy it, to help him out, & stick it in the rack, or turn it at the next gun show... I've really been trying to distance myself from rim fire cartridges, after this last shortage... ( & I already have several decent 22 rifles )

Thoughts???

[bradshaw]

magnumwheelman..... "an old and well worn... Winchester Model 75" for 500 skins sounds steep. These are from an era of magnificent 22 rifles, sporter and target. While Remington and Winchester ruled the roost, Mossberg produced a variety of rimfires, performance of which outclassed their pricing. Shoot the rifle as carefully as possible at 25 and 50 yards. Check for any resistance on extraction, which may indicate belling erosion of the chamber. Precede shooting with passes of bronze brush and flannel patches.
David Bradshaw

[needsmostuff]

I hate to be the bearer of wet blankets but,,,,.
I do not own a 75 but I have or have had many other fat barreled 22s. For me it's a personal addiction as that was my first form of shooting , the old 4 position 22 target shooting. My very first rifle was a Remington 513 with Lyman peeps. With that said I still caution getting into it very deep as few share that passion . Most of the shooters I see are looking more for "Tactical" type 22s and view the target styles as beastly boat anchors and an antique.
As you stated you were trying to distance yourself from rimfire and as wonderful as these old targets are you may find yourself losing if you try to turn it.

[magnumwheelman]

thanks for the replies... the reasoning behind buying it stems from trying to help my buddy thin his herd, & get him a little extra cash... & because MRS dad used to own it ( MRS didn't complain about us already having too many guns when I mentioned it ) but other than that, I really don't have either the room or the desire for another 22 rifle, & already have a couple 22 rifles that were MRS's dad's guns, that we are keeping...

my buddy I'm sure is going to want to sell it "too cheaply" but as was mentioned here already, shooters of this type of rifle are fewer & further between than they used to be, so it may end up sitting in my vertical rack doubled up with another 22 rifle for another 20 years... & to me, it's not nice enough to warrant that space...

[jsh]

I am still a .22 junkie but I have backed wayyyy off on buying anymore. Actually have parted ways with all but a few.
The one thing that could put the 75 over the top are the sights. I won't go into details but some of the 75's and 52's I have purchased in years past with accessories, the sights are bringing almost as much as the guns.